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Friday, Nov 30

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MarketWatch First Take: HP says it could have sold more PCs if more chips were available

Hewlett-Packard Co. is feeling constraints from the Intel Corp.’s supply issues and could have sold more PCs, in an unusually strong PC environment, but a few unknowns remain.

Thursday, Nov 29

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‘Sextortion’ by prison inmates cheats soldiers out of nearly $600K, prosecutors say

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Prisoners targeted military members looking for love, then blackmailed them, authorities say.

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Cryptos: Hunker down, crypto owners, the worst is yet to come: Fred Wilson

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Despite a 10% rally off the lows, bitcoin owners are far from out of the woods, says Fred Wilson.

Cryptos: Coinbase, Digital Currency Group invest in Flipside Crypto — aim to value cryptos for more than hype

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Flipside Crypto adds Coinbase and Digital Currency Group, two of the biggest names in the U.S. cryptocurrency industry, as investors.

NewsWatch: Has Fed’s Powell just led stock investors into a dangerous ‘bear trap’?

Our call of the day says investors will need to stay on their toes as the market enters a ‘critical phase.’ It involves the Fed Chairman, Trump’s China trip and a potentially dangerous bear trap.

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Deep Dive: How to be a better investor: Apply your shopping skills when buying stocks

George Young of Villere & Co. discusses investors’ psychological traps.

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The Wall Street Journal: Dell says hackers tried to get customer data

Dell Inc. said Wednesday it identified unauthorized attempts earlier this month to extract Dell.com customer information on from its network.

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The Wall Street Journal: Internal emails show Facebook considered selling user data

Internal emails show Facebook Inc. considered charging companies for continued access to user data several years ago, a step that would have marked a dramatic shift away from the social-media giant’s policy of not selling that information,…

Wednesday, Nov 28

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The Ratings Game: Salesforce stock logs best day in 3½ years as analysts embrace confidence in growth

Salesforce.com Inc. shares rally Wednesday as analysts took a strong earnings report and outlook as a sign the customer-relations management software company may be insulated by a feared tech downturn because of digital transformation…

Deep Dive: Here are the stocks that powered the Dow after the Fed’s Powell soothed investors

The Federal Reserve chairman seemed to indicate a slower approach to increasing interest rates.