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Apple, Qualcomm battle over possible ban on some U.S. iPhone imports

The San Diego chipmaker filed a complaint against Apple nearly a year ago, asking the commission to ban the import of iPhones containing rival chipmaker Intel Corp's (INTC.O) so-called modem chips, which help mobile phones connect to wireless data networks. At a trial in Washington that started on Friday, the ITC staff said Apple violated one of Qualcomm's patents around battery-saving technology.


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AT&T CEO says ready to invest, WarnerMedia rebranding unveiled

AT&T CEO says ready to invest, WarnerMedia rebranding unveiled

"We're not going to be penny-wise and pound-foolish here," Stephenson said in an interview on the financial news channel. The No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier closed its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner on Thursday and now faces the task of integrating a media company into its operations as it seeks to rival Netflix Inc (NFLX.O), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and other technology companies providing entertainment directly to customers. Time Warner will be renamed WarnerMedia, according to a memo sent to employees by John Stankey, who will serve as CEO of WarnerMedia.


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Investors Should Follow Buffett Into Phillips 66 Stock

Warren Buffett clearly knows his way around the stock market. There's no reason to go over America's favorite value investor's history of great returns and generating gains for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A, NYSE:BRK.B). The key for Buffett's and Berk's success comes down to buying companies with large economic moats that generate huge amounts of rising cash flows.


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Judge jails ex-Trump campaign chair Manafort ahead of trial

Judge jails ex-Trump campaign chair Manafort ahead of trial

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was jailed Friday after a federal judge revoked his house arrest over allegations of witness tampering in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. The order by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson adds to the already intense pressure on President Donald Trump's former top campaign aide in the special counsel's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election campaign and the possible coordination with Trump aides. Manafort, who is 69, now loses the relative freedom he enjoyed while preparing for two criminal trials, and he faces the possibility, if tried and convicted, of spending the rest of his life in prison.


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