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Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE: CRM) – the cloud-based platform offering customer relationship management services, announced the “Salesforce Talent Alliance” on Wednesday. As a part of the initiative, Salesforce, along with its partners, plans to build a highly-skilled diverse workforce following estimates from market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC). According to IDC’s forecast released in 2019, … Read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Eyeing a third consecutive NL East crown, the power-packed Atlanta Braves got their top starter back and made it an awfully easy night for him. Freddie Freeman added three more hits to his burgeoning MVP campaign, Ozzie Albies clubbed two of Atlanta’s six homers and the Braves battered New York Mets … Read more

It’s a bit light on the fiction front, but what did you expect? Bill Gates says that Donald Trump’s travel bans may actually have worsened the coronavirus pandemic not helped it. The billionaire Microsoft founder insists in a new interview that the speed with which the bans were introduced at the beginning of the crisis … Read more

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. ban on Huawei Technologies Co. was supposed to hand leadership of the lucrative market for wireless base stations to Ericsson AB and Nokia Oyj. It’s not working out that way. The crackdown on China’s largest technology company has given startups such as Altiostar Networks Inc. and new entrants including Qualcomm Inc. … Read more

DENVER (AP) — For his prodigious power, the 5-foot-9 Mookie Betts credits listening to his parents in the backyard. “When I was a kid, 4 or 5 years old, mom and dad would always tell me hit it over their head,” Betts explained. He’s been doing that to everyone ever since. Betts hit his NL-leading … Read more

Six rioters were charged by Colorado district attorneys on Thursday with allegations stemming from anti-police demonstrations in June and July. The demonstrations occurred following the death of George Floyd, who was killed during his arrest by Minneapolis police officers. However, Colorado demonstrations also protested the August, 2019, death of Elijah McClain, an African American man … Read more

Every investor in W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE:WPC) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. Large companies usually have institutions as shareholders, and we usually see insiders owning shares in smaller companies. We also tend to see lower insider ownership in companies that were previously publicly owned. W. P. Carey has a market … Read more

The Yankees fought back to defeat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 in extra innings on Friday night. >> Box score Seven takeaways from Friday’s game 1. With two outs in the ninth inning, Gary Sanchez tied the ballgame at four with a solo home run over the Green Monster. In his last seven games, Sanchez is 8-for-27 … Read more

MIAMI (AP) — A hurricane watch was issued late Friday for coastal Texas as Tropical Storm Beta gains strength in the Gulf of Mexico during an exceptionally busy Atlantic hurricane season. Beta was 305 miles (495 kilometers) east of the mouth of the Rio Grande with maximum sustained winds at 60 mph (95 kph), the … Read more

Bloomberg Perelman Selling Almost Everything as Pandemic Roils His Empire (Bloomberg) — Bit by bit, billionaire Ronald O. Perelman is parting with his treasures.His Gulfstream 650 is on the market. So is his 257-foot yacht. Movers hauled crates of art from his Upper East Side townhouse after he struck a deal with Sotheby’s to sell … Read more