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D3sign | Moment | Getty ImagesWomen who invest began at an average age of 31, but most wish they had started putting money in the market earlier, a recent survey said.Nearly all — 90% — of the women investors surveyed said they’re “on the right track” to achieve their financial goals, according to the survey, by Charles Schwab, an investment and financial services firm.However, 85% share a common regret — they said they wish they had started investing at an earlier age, the survey said.When the age is broken down by generation, Schwab found that millennials began investing at age…

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Chinese tech company Tencent is a gaming giant and the parent company of WeChat, the ubiquitous social messaging app in China.Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesTencent has spent years evolving into a gaming and social media giant in China and in the process, has built up its cloud computing capabilities.The technology firm is now looking to bring that expertise to Europe as it ramps up expansion of its cloud business overseas, Dowson Tong, CEO of Tencent’s cloud group told CNBC.”We have strengths and competence in very specific technology areas, as well as industry verticals,” Tong said in…

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