Target posts strongest performance in over a decade
Target Corporation (TGT) posted a 3.4% rise in total revenues to $16.8 billion for the first quarter of 2018 helped...
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Head of flying taxi program Jeff Holden is the latest to leave Uber
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Elon Musk offers LA residents $1 per ride in underground tunnels
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United Airlines finance chief Andrew Levy resigns
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Applied Materials sinks despite revenue and earnings beat
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Cisco reports earnings and revenue beat for Q3
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