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  • The Latest: Merkel likens Brexit talks to 'squaring circle'

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel is likening the effort to break the Brexit deadlock to "squaring the circle"

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  • Report: Deutsche Bank gave lavish gifts to China's leaders

    German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reports that Deutsche Bank gave expensive gifts to senior Chinese officials at a time when it was trying to...

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  • World shares mostly higher after wobbly day on Wall Street

    World shares mostly higher after wobbly day of trading on Wall Street

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  • China tempers hopes about US tariff truce

    China seeks to temper hopes over US tariff truce, while companies look for more market-opening

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  • Flooded bullet trains show Japan's risks from disasters

    Flooded bullet trains show Japan's risks from natural disasters as climate change brings weather extremes

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  • China says postal fees to rise after US complaint

    China says charges paid to US, other countries to deliver packages will nearly triple through 2025 after Washington complained

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  • Online retailer Zalando sets diversity target for management

    Online fashion retailer Zalando says it wants at least 40% of its senior managers to be women within four years, following recent criticism that all...

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  • EU's Barnier says Brexit deal still possible this week

    The European Union's Brexit negotiator says a divorce deal with the United Kingdom is still possible this week but that the British government needs...

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• Oct 15

  • Asia shares mixed as optimism over China-US trade deal fades

    Shares mixed in Asia after wobbly day of trading on Wall Street

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • How a 'broken rung' in the corporate ladder stops women from getting to the top

    A new report examines the reasons women aren't getting promoted at work.

    Oct 15

• Oct 14

  • California regulator criticizes utility over power outages

    California's utility regulator is issuing a series of sanctions against Pacific Gas and Electric for what it calls "failures in execution" during the...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Do California power shutoffs work? Hard to know, experts say

    Millions of Californians lost electricity last week in an unprecedented effort by utilities to prevent their equipment from starting another...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Ecuador crisis weakens president, strengthens indigenous

    Analysts say Ecuador's president appears weakened after nearly two weeks of protests that forced him to reverse an austerity plan that he called...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • The Latest: Nobel winner thought message was scam at first

    Nobel laureate thought a message from Sweden was a scam before realizing he'd been awarded the economics prize

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • 3 economists who study poverty win Nobel Prize

    The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been won by Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for groundbreaking work on how to...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Wages, pensions, plant investments still issues in GM strike

    As strike hits Day 29, GM and union still apart on products for U.S. factories, wages, and pensions

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Despite defections, Facebook officially launches Libra

    Facebook to move forward with its Libra digital currency project, despite several high-profile defections from the undertaking and pressure from U.S....

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Warren escalates Facebook fight with ad targeting Zuckerberg

    Big Tech is now a big punching bag for politicians of all stripes

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Brexit talks face uphill struggle as deadline looms

    Brexit divorce talks in Brussels are making such slow progress that three European Union nations predict the negotiations could spill beyond this...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Pope's bodyguard resigns over new financial leaks scandal

    The Vatican's latest leaks scandal claimed its first victim Monday, as Pope Francis' chief bodyguard resigned over the leak of a Vatican police flyer...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • 'Glory to Ukraine': Nationalist groups protest president

    Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president's peace plan as he warns against violence

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Protests erupt as Spain convicts leading Catalan separatists

    Riot police engaged in a running battle with protesters outside Barcelona's airport Monday after Spain's Supreme Court convicted 12 separatist leaders...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • How major US stock indexes fared Monday

    Stocks closed with modest losses on Wall Street Monday, a shaky start to the week for the market after its first weekly gain in four weeks

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Correction: Opioid Crisis-Purdue story

    Correction: Opioid Crisis-Purdue story

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Popular app in China is a 'surveillance device in your pocket,' advocacy group says

    There's no "reason that this app should be collecting all this information."

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Has tech made moving nukes safe enough? Depends whom you ask

    U.S. officials trying to determine where to ship and store nuclear waste agree with watchdogs that the public has concerns despite their safety...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Parsley Energy, Blackstone Group fall; Aecom rises

    Parsley Energy, Blackstone Group fall; Aecom, PPL rise

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Markets Right Now: US-China trade worries weigh on markets

    Major U.S. stock indexes edged lower on Wall Street, a shaky start to the week for the market after the S&P 500 notched its first weekly gain in four...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • 'Nothing-burger': US-China truce leaves big issues for later

    "Nothing-burger': US-China truce short on details, leaves tough issues for later

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • The Latest: 37 injured, 108 flights canceled in Barcelona

    Health authorities in northeastern Spain say 37 protesters have been injured during ongoing clashes with police at Barcelona's airport

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • If political talk disrupts a workplace, bosses must step in

    With the presidential election a little over a year away, business owners will likely start seeing staffers spending more time discussing politics

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • EU moves toward an arms export ban against Turkey

    European Union nations vented their outrage at Turkey's offensive in northern Syria and committed to join France and Germany in banning arms sales to...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Tunisia: Conservative law professor wins presidential race

    Tunisia's election commission says a preliminary count shows Islamist-backed law professor Kais Saied has won the country's presidential election by a...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Joe Biden's son Hunter stepping down from Chinese board

    Joe Biden's son Hunter is stepping down from the board of directors of a Chinese-backed private equity firm

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Protests erupt as Spain convicts leading Catalan separatists

    Riot police have charged at protesters outside Barcelona's airport after the Supreme Court sentenced 12 prominent Catalan separatists to lengthy...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Report: Softbank could take control of WeWork

    Report: Softbank could take control of WeWork as part of financial package following botched IPO

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • The Latest: Ireland: Brexit talks could go into next week

    Both Ireland and Spain are starting to say the Brexit negotiations could well spill beyond this week and go right down to the wire at the end of the...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Liz Weston: In 'SIM swap,' criminals really have your number

    In SIM swap fraud, criminals take over your phone number by duping your mobile carrier, which can unlock financial, email and social media accounts

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • UAW increases strike pay for GM workers as negotiations continue

    Union leaders are also allow striking workers to take part time jobs.

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president's peace plan

    Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president's peace plan as he warns against violence

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Stocks wobble in early trading as caution lingers over trade

    Stocks are wobbling between small gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street as investors remain cautious about the prospects of a full trade...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • AP Explains: A look at the verdict in Spain separatist trial

    AP Explains: A look at the verdict in Spain's separatist trial over Catalonia

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Union calls on Lufthansa cabin crew to strike on Sunday

    A union is calling on cabin crew at German airline Lufthansa to walk off the job for five hours next weekend in a long-running dispute over pay and...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Union calls on Lufthansa cabin crew to strike on Sunday

    A union is calling on cabin crew at German airline Lufthansa to walk off the job for five hours next weekend in a long-running dispute over pay and...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Global stocks turn lower as US-China tariff truce in focus

    Stocks turn lower as questions remain over U.S.-China trade war despite announced tariff truce.

    Oct 14

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  • EU OKs $419M German loan for Thomas Cook airline Condor

    The German government says the European Union has approved its decision to grant airline Condor, a subsidiary of collapsed tour operator Thomas Cook,...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • China's auto sales sink 6.3% in September

    China's auto sales sink 6.3% in September

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• Oct 14

  • China's trade with US shrinks again in September

    China's trade with US falls again in September amid tariff war

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• Oct 14

  • AP Interview: Sanders details plan to 'end corporate greed'

    AP Interview: Bernie Sanders on his proposal to 'end corporate greed and corruption' by making big companies give ownership stakes to workers

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • WTO body formally OKs US sanctions against EU in Airbus case

    The World Trade Organization has formally given the go-ahead for the United States to impose trade sanctions on up to $7.5 billion worth of European...

    Oct 14