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China's Singles' Day 2016 could see sales exceed $20bn, reports KPMG
First launched on November 11 in 2009 with just 27 participating merchants, Single's Day has grown to become the largest e-commerce shopping day in the world , generating $14.3 billion for Alibaba alone a year ago, which is more than double the $5.8 billion earned on Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.
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As San Francisco passes soda tax, other cities may follow suit
The tax, which appears on ballots as measure 2H, would install a 2-cents-per-ounce excise tax on distributors of drinks with at least 5 grams of added sugar per 12 fluids ounces; three of Dunn's probiotic teas, which retail on average for $3.29, would barely cross that threshold and thus would be taxed.
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India demonetisation: Chaos as ATMs run dry
Shares in top lender State Bank of India SBI.NS rose 2.9 percent on Wednesday on a Mumbai market .NSEI that closed 1.3 percent lower. We make a fervent appeal to all our esteemed customers to extend full cooperation toensure a smooth transition to the new currency system.
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Obama says health consumers need to shop around
In Providence, Rhode Island, for example, they've fallen 14 percent. If she is elected and pushes for a public option, in which individuals purchase a Medicare-like plan on state marketplaces , she could face another HillaryCare fiasco - not just because it won't fly politically, but because it's the wrong policy.
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Cempra to Present at Two Upcoming Investor Conferences
Price T Rowe Assoc Inc Md last reported 128,686 shares in the company. Additionally Needham issued their verdict on the stock of the company, on record date of Nov-07-16 the stock was "Reiterated" as Buy from $36 to $15 besides that on Nov-3-16 Cempra Inc (NASDAQ: CEMP ) was "Downgraded" by Stifel from Buy to Hold from $37 to $8.
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Gus Bradley: We need to win one to get hot
The Texans are 30 in the National Football League in total offense, with quarterback Brock Osweiler - who signed as an unrestricted free agent from Denver in the offseason - throwing nine touchdowns and nine interceptions. Welcome to the latest edition of The Good, the Bad and the Andy, where we take a look at what went right and what went wrong for the Chiefs in their latest game and what moments left us scratching our head .