LG Electronics estimates first quarter profit surged, likely best in nearly eight years
SEOUL South Korea's LG Electronics Inc (066570.KS) estimated on Friday its first-quarter operating profit rose 82 percent to its highest in nearly eight years, handily beating market expectations on healthy sales of appliances and televisions. LG, the world's No. 2 television maker behind Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), said January-March operating profit was likely 922 billion won ($812.62 million), compared with an average forecast of 518 billion won from a Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S su..>> view originalTwitter sues US government over demands to release anti-Trump account details
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Tesla's (TSLA) Model 3 development team was back blogging on Thursday and they sure seem to be trying to avoid cannibalizing the top of the line Model S. "With a new model coming this year, we know our customers will have questions about which car is ...>> view originalOil prices hit one-month highs as buyers stay upbeat
By David Gaffen | NEW YORK NEW YORK Oil prices rose by 1 percent on Thursday, posting a fourth straight day of gains, but analysts remained cautious about record-high U.S. crude inventories. Brent crude futures settled up 53 cents, or 1 percent, at $54.89 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 1.1 percent, or 55 cents a barrel, to $51.70. The gains gave crude its highest close since a March 8 rout when investors bailed out of bullish positions due to concerns about supply...>> view originalWeb page for US public lands agency showcases coal mine
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After a week of fierce debate between opposing interests, the state Legislature on Thursday approved a plan to raise gas taxes and vehicle fees by $5.2 billion a year to pay for the repair of California’s pothole-ridden, decaying system of roads, highways and bridges.The bill squeaked through the Senate on a 27-11 vote and cleared the Assembly with 54 votes, the bare minimum required in both houses. The measure sparked suspenseful wrangling in the waning hours of Thursday, with Assembly Democra..>> view originalBillionaire Ev Williams Plans to Sell Up To 30% Of His Twitter Stake
Medium CEO Evan Williams (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for Vanity Fair) Billionaire Twitter cofounder Ev Williams is selling a significant chunk of his $630 million stake in Twitter, but he went out of his way to explain why. On Thursday, Williams wrote a Medium post explaining a recently disclosed Twitter stock sale and his plan sell more Twitter stock going forward. In a statement, Twitter said Williams is not expected to sell more than 30% of his holdings and described him as a ..>> view originalAmazon to Create 30000 Part-time Jobs
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Investing.com - Crude prices held well above 1% gains in Asia on Friday after earlier sinking more than 2% after U.S. fired dozens of missiles into Syria in response to a chemical weapons attack on civilians. On the New York Mercantile Exchange crude ...>> view original
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