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(Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open slightly lower on Wednesday, after a two-day rally, weighed down by a drop in Apple and as North Korea showed a trademark defiance over new U.N. sanctions.
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Rising U.S. wholesale prices in August reflect the biggest jump in energy costs since January, while underlying inflation remained contained, a Labor Department report showed Wednesday in Washington. Higher gas prices boost wholesale inflationMarketWatch US producer prices rose in August as energy costs shot upCharlotte Observer US Producer Price Indexes - August 2017Forex Factory
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Hurricane Irma has weakened to a tropical storm, but left damage to nearly all parts of a tightly connected Florida economy that relies heavily on tourism.
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Technology's a great thing when used by society to better itself. Often, when investors think of great technology, companies like Tesla Inc. (TSLA) and Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) spring to mind.
However, truth be told, technology is used by all kinds of businesses to make their companies more efficient.
"In ten years, every company will have to be an artificial intelligence company, or they won't be competitive," Loup Ventures Managing Partner Doug Clinton wrote in a July blog. "While traditional tech companies have been very forward about their advancements and investments in AI, there are non-tech companies that are poised to benefit from their efforts in AI."
While many investors are looking for the next big technology stock, a small minority are less concerned about the technology itself, but rather how the technology is used by a non-tech company to create a wider moat.
I've come up with seven non-tech stocks using technology to win.
Prices and data are from the original InvestorPlace story published on September 6, 2017. Click on ticker-symbol links in each slide for current prices and more.
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