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Nintendo partnered with Niantic to develop the real-world mobile game, Pokémon Go

The much-loved cartoon monsters on TV, Pokémon, will have its mobile game version in 2016. Nintendo tied up with Niantic to launch the free-to-play game Pokémon Go. Players could catch pocket monsters around their vicinity through their smartphone's location.

Sep 11, 2015 06:22 AM EDT


Apple TV Shows Promise, but It Still Doesn't Change the Way People Watch TV

The new Apple TV has a lot of promising features, including the Siri remote, but critics say it doesn’t really revolutionise the way people watch television.

Sep 11, 2015 06:19 AM EDT


French Industry Production Plunges Lower to 0.8%, Lowest Since November 2014

French industy forcasted a 0.2 increase in production but had it unexpectedly drop to 0.8%, a number lowest since November 2014.

Sep 11, 2015 06:13 AM EDT


Matahari Mall launches in Indonesia, with $500M funding from Lippo Group, Aims to be "Alibaba of Indonesia"

Matahari Mall officially launched Wednesday with ambitions to be the “Alibaba of Indonesia,” with $500 million funding from real estate giant Lippo Group.

Sep 11, 2015 06:11 AM EDT


Two Giant Debt Collectors Ordered to Refund a Collected $61million to Consumers

Two of the largest debt collection companies are ordered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to refund a collected $61 million to customers for allegedly using deceptive strategies to collect debt.

Sep 11, 2015 05:50 AM EDT


Glencore Billionaire Willing To Pay $210 Million Bill To Help Company's Balance Sheet

Glencore’s Chief Executive Officer Ivan Glasenberg is on the hook to pay $210 million of the company’s impending doomsday sale of $2.5 billion to bolster its balance sheet.

Sep 11, 2015 05:41 AM EDT


S&P Downgrades Brazil's Credit Rating Straight Down to Junk Territory

S&P junks Brazil’s investment-grade credit Wednesday as the nation faces recession that is seen to last until 2017, as well as political strife.

Sep 11, 2015 05:31 AM EDT


Twitter partners with giant Indonesian carrier Indosat on #TwitBuy

Twitter lets 68 million Indonesians use its direct messaging feature by partnering with giant carrier Indosat.

Sep 11, 2015 05:09 AM EDT


Apple launches upgrades, including first ever Apple Pencil; Looks great but impractical, says professional designers

Apple launches a series of hardware upgrades Wednesday, but the most notable one is its first Apple Pencil, which has been getting a few unlikeable reactions from professional designers and creatives.

Sep 11, 2015 05:05 AM EDT


Oil price decline makes gasoline less expensive

Enjoy the savings while it last. This is what the Americans are doing right now, as they took advantage of the cheap gasoline price and have their engine tanks full.

Sep 11, 2015 04:48 AM EDT


Eravacycline test failure plunges Tetraphase shares

It is a disappointing share decline for Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc. when its manufactured drug, eravacycline failed to proved its efficiency to cure bacteria called superbugs. It may be better than Merck's ertapenem but not with Johnson & Johnson's levofloxacin.

Sep 11, 2015 04:45 AM EDT


Jeb Bush promises 4% growth in US economy

Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida, has promised 4% growth in the economy for the world's largest country.

Sep 11, 2015 04:43 AM EDT


Broadcast Music Inc. Earned Industry-Breaking $1B Revenue, $877 Million of Which Went to Affiliates

Broadcast Music Inc (BMI) announced Tuesday that it surpassed the $1 billion revenue mark, generating $1.013 billion over the fiscal year, which is the biggest in the industry.

Sep 11, 2015 03:32 AM EDT


Buffett Dumps Exxon, Buys Refiner Phillips Stake Due to Falling Oil Prices

Warren Buffett sold Exxon Mobil Corp. shares and bought refiner Phillips 66 stake due to plummeting oil prices.

Sep 11, 2015 03:22 AM EDT


Wall Street turns to bitcoin technology as Nasdaq invests in Chain.com

Nasdaq, Citi, Visa and other companies invested $30 million in Chain.com, a Blockchain startup engaged in the virtual currency, Bitcoin. The investment made by Nasdaq is considered to be Wall Street's inclination towards bitcoin technology.

Sep 11, 2015 02:52 AM EDT


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