Sherman murders: Billionaire predicted his own murder in 2001 book

As police try to figure out who killed Canadian billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman and made it look like murder-suicide, it has emerged the slain drug company boss predicted his own assassination.Mr Sherman, 75, founder of generic... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Unemployed Brisbane conman pretended to be a doctor for months

An unemployed man pretended to be a doctor at Brisbane's children's hospital to make friends and kept the deception going after starting a fling with a security staffer.Nicholas Brett Delaney stole security credentials and walked... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Reported plan for government wireless network gets panned

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican regulators and telecom industry groups are voicing opposition to a government-built wireless network that the Trump administration is reportedly considering .The news website Axios reported Sunday that... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Secret Service warns financial companies of ATM cyberattacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service is warning financial institutions about a type of cyberattack known as jackpotting.Secret Service officials say the crime involves installing malicious software or hardware at ATMs that force... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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US says NAFTA talks are progressing very slowly

MONTREAL (AP) — U.S. Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer says talks to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement are progressing very slowly.Lighthizer said Monday the U.S. views NAFTA as a "very important agreement" and says the... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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This Week: McDonald's, Amazon report earnings; jobs report

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:A WINNING RECIPE?Cheap soda and discounts on burgers and other items has helped McDonald's woo more customers.The fast-food company's rollout... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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LA Times names Kirk as editor, D'Vorkin moves to content job

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A spokeswoman for Los Angeles Times' parent company said Sunday it plans to announce that Jim Kirk will be named the newspaper's editor in chief.Tronc, Inc. spokeswoman Marisa Kollias said that Monday's is also... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Kochs warm to Trump policies, not behavior

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — For the Koch brothers and their powerful donor network, the trouble with President Donald Trump isn't what he's doing. It's how he's doing it.Huddled at a private retreat in the California desert, the... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Sales are up for companies, and so are wages, survey says

NEW YORK (AP) — Sales and profits picked up for companies at the end of last year, and more say they're paying their workers higher wages and salaries in the latest signs that the U.S. economy continues to improve.The encouraging... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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'A true bloodbath': The timebomb that may bring down bitcoin

Bitcoin could crash up to 80 per cent if it turns out the price has been artificially pumped up by controversial crytpocurrency tether, analysts have warned.Tether, a so-called "stablecoin" which aims to maintain a value of one... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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