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Getty Museum sets record for Manet with $65.1 million purchase of 'Le Printemps'

French Impressionist painter Edouard Manet's "Le Printemps," which set a world record price for the artist when it sold at auction for $65.1 million at Christie's on Wednesday evening, will be going to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.


Insurance, income, education tied to survival after lung cancer surgery

How long patients survive after surgery to remove lung cancer may depend on factors like insurance, income and education, according to a new study.

Chinese social networking service Momo files for IPO

China's Momo Inc, a mobile-based social networking platform, filed with U.S. regulators on Friday to raise up to $300 million in an initial public offering of its American Depositary Shares (ADS).

Lyft board members discussed replacing CEO, court documents reveal

Lyft board members had discussed replacing current Chief Executive Officer Logan Green, who was not aware of those talks, according to Lyft's former chief operating officer in a court filing obtained by Reuters on Friday.


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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's Executive Chairman Jack Ma said on Friday the e-commerce giant's deliveries in the annual Nov. 11 'Singles' Day' shopping event could be affected by next week's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing.
Apple Inc pulled a "bait and switch" move to force GT Advanced Technologies into a money-losing deal to supply the iPhone maker with sapphire, according to an affidavit by a senior executive at the company.
U.S. taxi service firm Uber said it is in early talks with investors to raise money at a higher valuation than $17 billion it secured with June's round of funding, Financial Times reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter.
AT&T Inc agreed to pay $1.7 billion to acquire Mexico's third-largest wireless operator, Iusacell, as it seeks to grab a slice of a market with lower cellular penetration than the United States and faster potential growth.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will ask a federal judge to more than double the money Texas businessman Sam Wyly must pay from $200 million to $455 million for his involvement in an offshore fraud scheme, a lawyer for Wyly said on Friday.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) on Friday said third-quarter profit fell 9 percent as it took a large writeoff on one of its investments, but operating results easily topped forecasts amid improvement in its insurance, energy and railroad operations.
Former "Teen Mom 2" star, Farrah Abraham gives advice to troubled co-star Leah Messer-Calvert by not going to a rehabilitation center in an interview with Life & Style Magazine.
Next week the RBNZ is going to release its financial stability report and on Tuesday Governor Graeme Wheeler is scheduled to speak. BOE quarterly inflation report & US unemployment claims, retail sales and consumer sentiment are to be released in the upcoming week.
A few months ago, Keira Knightley did a topless photoshoot for Interview Magazine and now she explains why she did it in an interview with The Times.
The global economy is growing at a slower rate, but is expected to gather momentum gradually if countries implement growth-supportive policies.