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Monday, November 27, 2017

Exclusive: Cyber Monday showdown - Wal-Mart closes in on Amazon in online price war

(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is within striking distance of matching Amazon.com Inc's online prices for the first time, a key milestone in its effort to regain the "low price leader" title.

Google seeks to defuse row with Russia over website rankings

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Google does not change its search algorithm to re-rank individual websites, it said in a letter to Russia's communications watchdog, after Moscow expressed concerns the search engine might discriminate against Russian media.

Bubble or breakthrough? Bitcoin keeps central bankers on edge

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Central bankers say the success of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is just a bubble.

Philippines' PLDT says its digital unit may bring in a Chinese partner

MANILA (Reuters) - PLDT Inc, one of only two wireless carriers in the Philippines, said on Monday its digital applications unit could bring in a Chinese partner and even PLDT itself is open to tying up with a mainland firm.

Court halts Uber's trial program in Israel

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - A court in Israel ordered Uber on Monday to halt a trial program in the Tel Aviv area that the U.S. ride-hailing company had hoped would pave the way for its full operations in the country.

Shell and carmakers aim to go the distance with highway charging

LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has partnered with top carmakers to deploy ultra-fast chargers on Europe's highways, stealing a march on rivals in the race to remove one of the biggest obstacles facing the electric car sector.

Black Friday, Thanksgiving online sales climb to record high

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Black Friday and Thanksgiving online sales in the United States surged to record highs as shoppers bagged deep discounts and bought more on their mobile devices, heralding a promising start to the key holiday season, according to retail analytics firms.

U.S. prosecutors' letter spurred orders in self-driving car lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The judge overseeing a lawsuit between Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] and Alphabet Inc's Waymo self-driving car unit issued a series of orders this week, prompted by information shared with him by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Mexican authorities seek information from Uber about data breach

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's transparency body said on Sunday it would seek information from Uber about the consequences of a large data breach that the ride-hailing company disclosed on Tuesday.

Canadian charged in Yahoo hacking case to plead guilty in U.S.

(Reuters) - A Canadian accused by the United States of helping Russian intelligence agents break into email accounts as part of a massive 2014 breach of Yahoo accounts is expected to plead guilty next week, according to court records.