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COUPONS September 15, 2017 Insurers cutting back on drug coupons amid concerns over consumer costs
By: Loknath DasJohn Ellmann, 59, of Highwood, speaks about his struggle with affording his medicine; his health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, has put limits on coupons he uses for his copay. (Alyssa Pointer/Chicago Tribune) With many drug prices rising, consumers often pull out coupons or discount cards from drugmakers to save money when they buy medications […]
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ELECTRONICS May 26, 2017 Samsung Electronics to set up fund to help suppliers amid President Moon Jae-in’s reform push
By: Loknath DasSamsung Electronics Co Ltd said it would set up a 500 billion won ($445 million) fund to help small suppliers, the highest-profile South Korean firm to unveil steps in the wake of new President Moon Jae-in’s call to protect small businesses. Samsung Electronics said the fund will allow its suppliers to borrow cash interest-free for […]
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HOME & GARDEN October 22, 2016 Puns flower in Troll Knoll garden amid the Sierra foothills
By: sristy SahaIn the garden of John and Ann Morris, the hills have eyes. So do many trees and bushes. What would you expect in a Troll Knoll? Hundreds of unblinking eyes dot tree trunks in their Funny Face Forest. Guarded by rust-colored dragons, large glowing eyes stare out from grassy mounds. Along a walkway amid Romanesque […]
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COMPUTERS August 29, 2016 Lenovo Reports Strong PC Sales Amid Tepid Smartphone Demand
By: sristy SahaChina’s Lenovo Group Ltd, the world’s biggest personal computer (PC) maker, said on Thursday its first-quarter net profit rose 64 percent, beating estimates as solid PC sales offset tepid smartphone demand. Beijing-based Lenovo said in a filing that net profit grew to $173 million (roughly Rs. 1,155 crores) for the quarter ended June from $105 […]
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ELECTRONICS July 1, 2016 Samsung Electronics Warns of difficult 2016 Amid q4 Outlook concerns
By: sristy SahaSouth Korean tech large Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it expects a difficult enterprise environment in 2016 due to susceptible global monetary conditions and heightened opposition in key businessestogether with memory chips and smartphones. In a assertion on Monday, Samsung said chief government Kwon Oh-hyun instructed employees in a new yr‘s cope with that low […]
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NEWS May 21, 2016 G7 warns against manipulating currencies, amid coverage cut up
By: sristy Sahamembers at the primary session on the G7 finance ministers and crucial bankers assembly in Sendai, Japan. picture: Kyodo thru Reuters Sendai (Japan): G7 ministers warned on Saturday towards contributors manipulating their currencies, coming down in opposition to host Japan, whose plans to tame the resurgent yen ignited a coverage splitwithin the membership of rich […]
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ELECTRONICS April 12, 2016 New Report Calls for Ban on ‘Killer Robots’ Amid UN Meeting
By: sristy SahaTechnology allowing a pre-programmed robot to shoot to kill, or a tank to fire at a target with no human involvement, is only years away, experts say. A new report called Monday for a ban on such “killer robots.” The report by Human Rights Watch and the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic was […]
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NEWS April 1, 2016 Mitsui sees first loss since 1947 amid $2 billion writedown
By: sristy SahaImpairment charges on mining and energy projects from South America to Australia levied a heavy toll on the books of the Tokyo-based trading house. Photo: Reuters Tokyo: Mitsui & Co., Japan’s second biggest trading house, forecast its first net loss since it was founded in its modern form in 1947 due to impairment charges on […]
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NEWS March 21, 2016 Apple Said to Have Hired a Corporate Security Officer Amid Legal Battle With the US
By: sristy SahaApple Inc, amid a pitched battle with the US government over law enforcement’s desire to crack into iPhones, has hired a new security executive to oversee its corporate digital defences, people familiar with the matter said. Apple appointed George Stathakopoulos, formerly vice president of information security at Amazonand before that Microsoft Corp’s general manager of […]
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