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Tecnotree Recognized in the 2024 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Customer Experience and Monetization in the Communications Industry

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Espoo, Finland:   Tecnotree, a global leader in digital Business Support System (BSS) provider and a transformation solution, is thrilled to announce its inclusion in the 2024 Gartner Hype Cycle for Customer Experience and Monetization in the Communications Industry. We believe, this acknowledgment highlights Tecnotree’s pioneering

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Dollar strength reminds Wall Street ‘U.S. exceptionalism’ isn’t isolationism
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Dollar strength reminds Wall Street ‘U.S. exceptionalism’ isn’t isolationism

January 16, 2025
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Jamie McGeever While “U.S. exceptionalism” has undoubtedly helped drive Wall Street’s record-busting returns in recent years, it should not be confused with isolationism. The fourth-quarter U.S. earnings season that gets underway in earnest this week is a reminder that American firms–magnificent as some may be–still operate in a global marketplace.

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U.S. importers rush in goods from China as Trump tariff threat looms
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U.S. importers rush in goods from China as Trump tariff threat looms

January 16, 2025
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U.S. imports from China finished the year strong after some companies stockpiled shipments of apparel, toys, furniture and electronics ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs that could revive a trade war between the world’s economic superpowers. Mr. Trump, who has threatened to slap tariffs of 10%

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Short-seller Hindenburg Research to be disbanded: founder
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Short-seller Hindenburg Research to be disbanded: founder

January 16, 2025
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Hindenburg Research founder Nathan ‘Nate’ Anderson. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images U.S. investment group Hindenburg Research will be disbanded, its founder Nate Anderson said Wednesday, adding that it has completed the projects it was handling. Founded in 2017 as a kind of corporate muckraker, the short- seller with around

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Swiss Defense Minister Resigns Amid Criticism Over Military

January 16, 2025
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(Bloomberg) — Swiss defense minister Viola Amherd announced her resignation, in an unexpected move that comes amid criticism of procurement projects for the nation’s military. Amherd, 62, had been a member of Switzerland’s executive since 2019, spending all of that time leading the defense department. She will step down on

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How Beijing is seeking to jump-start wavering economy
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How Beijing is seeking to jump-start wavering economy

January 15, 2025
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As China’s economy struggles, officials in Beijing have the arduous task of formulating a policy response that can ensure sustainable growth in what promises to be a challenging year ahead. Sluggish domestic spending, a years-long property market slump and the prospect of an intensified trade war after US President-elect Donald

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Former Bernie Sanders campaign manager Faiz Shakir enters DNC Chair race
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Former Bernie Sanders campaign manager Faiz Shakir enters DNC Chair race

January 15, 2025
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Faiz Shakir, who led Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, is jumping into the race for chair of the Democratic National Committee — injecting a new candidate into the low-key contest. Shakir confirmed his candidacy in a text message to POLITICO. The New York Times first reported Shakir’s decision. Shakir’s late

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Trump says he will create new agency to collect revenue from foreign sources
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Trump says he will create new agency to collect revenue from foreign sources

January 15, 2025
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday (January 14, 2024) he will create a new government agency called the External Revenue Service “to collect tariffs, duties, and all revenue” from foreign sources as he readies new import tariffs ahead of his inauguration

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Esmark, Inc. and Esmark Steel Group Reaffirms Support for U.S. Steel Merger by Nippon Steel

January 15, 2025
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Sewickley, Pa., Indian Rocks Beach, Fla., Chicago Heights, Ill., United States:   Esmark, Inc. and Esmark Steel Group today reaffirmed their support for the proposed merger between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel and urges the Trump administration to revisit this alliance. The proposed merger is positioned

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Renewed US trade war threatens China’s ‘lifeline’
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Renewed US trade war threatens China’s ‘lifeline’

January 15, 2025
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China might not be able to rely on trade to steer it out of trouble as blistering tariffs being considered by US President-elect Donald Trump threaten an already struggling economy. Exports have historically represented a key engine in the world’s number two economy, where authorities will release 2024 growth data

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