Archive for the International Business Times Category
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Leicester City ‘Moneyball’: Did The Ultimate Underdogs Use Data To Pull Off Sports’ Greatest Upset?
June 16, 2016LONDON — Leicester City’s victory in this year’s English Premier League soccer championship has been called the biggest upset in the history of team sports anywhere…. Read More
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Shanghai Disneyland Opening: Chinese Attraction Is World’s Sixth Disney Theme Park
June 16, 2016Tourists in China, take out your Mickey Mouse ears: The gates to Shanghai Disneyland have been flung open. Walt Disney Co. opened the sprawling $5.5… Read More
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Panicky Investors Drive Swiss Bond Yield Into Negative Territory, Send Gold Soaring
June 16, 2016Global investor fears, growing for months for a variety of reasons, Thursday drove the yield on Switzerland’s ultrasecure 30-year bond into negative territory for the… Read More
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Daily Fantasy Sports Firms FanDuel, DraftKings In Merger Talks: Sources
June 13, 2016The two largest daily fantasy sports companies, FanDuel Inc. and DraftKings Inc., are in early-stage talks to merge, people familiar with the matter said on… Read More