Wednesday, June 8, 2016

12-Year-Old Boy Stabbed During Bank Robbery 'Doing Well' and other top stories.

  • 12-Year-Old Boy Stabbed During Bank Robbery 'Doing Well'

    12-Year-Old Boy Stabbed During Bank Robbery 'Doing Well'
    SAN LEANDRO (CBS SF) — A 12-year-old boy who was stabbed by an erratic woman trying to rob bank customers in San Leandro on Monday is recovering from surgery and “doing well,” a police lieutenant said Tuesday. The boy, identified Tuesday as Jacob Soriano, was sitting in a lobby chair at the Wells Fargo bank at 1298 E. 14th St. at about 11:30 a.m. waiting for a relative to finish a bank transaction. He was suddenly stabbed three times in the back, including a deep wound near his neck, by a woman..
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  • Smartphone sales growth will drop to single digits in 2016, says Gartner

    Smartphone sales growth will drop to single digits in 2016, says Gartner
    Analyst Gartner is expecting a big drop in smartphone sales growth, projecting the market will shrink from 14.4 per cent growth in 2015 to just 7 per cent in 2016 — with only 1.5 billion smartphone units being shipped globally this year. The high watermark for smartphone sales was back in 2010, when Gartner notes the market grew 73 per cent. The signs of a slowdown in the global smartphone market have been clear for more than a year, with mature Western markets saturated and China’s growth eng..
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  • China Exports Continue to Shrink as Demand Wanes

    China Exports Continue to Shrink as Demand Wanes
    BEIJING—China’s exports declined in May for the second consecutive month while imports fell slightly as weak demand further weighed on the world’s second-largest economy. Exports slid 4.1% last month from the previous year, after declining 1.8% in April, the General Administration of Customs said Wednesday. The rate is slightly stronger than the median 4.6% decline forecast by 16 economists polled by The Wall Street Journal....
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  • Three continents in 140 hours—Narendra Modi shows he doesn't know the meaning of “jet lag”

    Three continents in 140 hours—Narendra Modi shows he doesn't know the meaning of “jet lag”
    Narendra Modi is half-way across the world right now, on a two-day visit to the United States. In fact, over the past four days, the Indian prime minister has been travelling extensively—to four different countries in three continents, across varied time zones. On June 9, he will visit a fifth country, Mexico. Modi has had a tedious schedule all through, spending between a few hours in a country to a few days in another. By the time he returns to New Delhi on June 10—attending a full working da..
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  • Influential GOP Congressman Wants To Replace Key Bank Regulations

    Influential GOP Congressman Wants To Replace Key Bank Regulations
    House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, shown here at a hearing in March, claims many of the provisions in Dodd-Frank have hurt the economy. Jacquelyn Martin/wld hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/wld House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, shown here at a hearing in March, claims many of the provisions in..
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  • Kenya nationwide blackout caused by monkey tripping transformer: KenGen

    Kenya nationwide blackout caused by monkey tripping transformer: KenGen
    NAIROBI A nationwide blackout that hit Kenya on Tuesday was caused by a monkey tripping a transformer at a hydropower plant, leading to the loss of more than 180 megawatts from the grid, power producer Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) said.Power distributor Kenya Power and KenGen said electricity supply was knocked out at 11.30 a.m. local time after a technical fault at Gitaru Hydro power station.KenGen, the East African country's biggest power producer, runs the station. "A monke..
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  • Asian shares return to gains as markets digest China trade data

    Asian shares return to gains as markets digest China trade data
    SINGAPORE/TOKYO Asian shares edged up on Wednesday, as markets digested Chinese trade data against the backdrop of a brightening energy sector outlook and an expected delay in interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve. European markets though were poised for a subdued start, with financial spreadbetters expecting Britain's FTSE 100 and France's CAC to open down 0.2 percent, and Germany's DAX to start the day 0.3 percent lower. The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japa..
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  • Salesforce Beefs Up Lightning App Development Tools

    Salesforce Beefs Up Lightning App Development Tools
    TOP OF THE NEWS   JUNE 8, 2016 ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE MS Rolls Out Planner on Office 365 To improve employee collaboration.
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  • In boost to Paris climate pact, India says it aims to join this year

    In boost to Paris climate pact, India says it aims to join this year
    WASHINGTON India has agreed to work toward joining the Paris Agreement on climate change this year, India and the United States said on Tuesday, giving a jolt of momentum to the international fight to curb global warming.At a time of heightened tensions in Asia over China's assertive pursuit of territory, the two countries also pledged to expand military cooperation and outlined principles for cooperation on cyber issues. President Barack Obama welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to t..
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  • By 2020, half the world's wealth will be controlled by millionaires

    By 2020, half the world's wealth will be controlled by millionaires
    The trend will likely accelerate in the next five years, as the largest wealth gains are expected to go to those at the very top of the top. U.S. households worth $20 million or more will see their wealth growth by more than 7.6 percent over the next five years, according to the report. Those in the U.S. worth $1 million to $20 million will see there wealth grow 5.7 percent, while those worth less than $1 million will see their wealth grow 1.2 percent. The strongest growth in global millio..
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