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  • Ministers arrive to tackle climate talks' hot issues

    International climate talks in Madrid are kicking into high gear, with ministers arriving Tuesday to tackle some of the tough issues that negotiators...

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  • Kim Woo-choong, founder of Daewoo business group, dies

    Now-collapsed Daewoo Group founder Kim Woo-choong has died at 83

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  • Stocks are mostly lower on Wall Street with trade in focus

    Asian stock markets are lower as investors look ahead to U.S. and European interest rate decisions and a possible American tariff hike on Chinese...

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• Dec 9

  • Trump, Dems in tentative deal on North American trade pact

    House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labor leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal

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  • African countries set meetings to resolve Nile dam dispute

    Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have agreed to hold two technical meetings in coming weeks in an effort to resolve a number of...

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  • PG&E's $13.5B deal with fire victims removes huge obstacles

    Pacific Gas and Electric will be able to avoid two legal obstacles that could have tripped up its efforts to bounce back from bankruptcy

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  • White Castle recalls some burgers due to possible listeria

    The hamburgers and cheeseburgers involved had August 2020 best-by dates.

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  • Ex-Fed Chair Volcker dies, tamed inflation with recession

    Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker has died at age 92

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  • Amazon says Trump's 'improper pressure' doomed Pentagon bid

    Amazon says President Donald Trump's “improper pressure" and behind-the-scenes attacks harmed its chances of winning a $10 billion Pentagon contract

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  • Families of crash passengers want wider review of Boeing Max

    Family members say focusing on flight-control systems might miss something else.

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  • George Laurer, inventor of ubiquitous UPC, dies at 94

    The inventor of the Universal Product Code has died

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  • Amazon blames Trump's 'personal vendetta' for losing $10B contract

    Amazon is accusing Trump after it was passed over for a $10 billion contract.

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  • World trade without rules? US shuts down WTO appeals court

    Global commerce is losing its umpire and leaving countries unable to resolve trade disputes at the World Trade Organization

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  • PG&E's stock surges 16% on tentative wildfire settlement

    PG&E's stock is surging after the utility reached a tentative $13.5 billion settlement resolving all major claims related to Northern California...

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  • T-Mobile-Sprint antitrust trial begins in New York

    T-Mobile is facing off against 14 state attorneys general in defense of its attempt to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion

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  • Consulting firm allows Buttigieg to release names of clients

    The McKinsey consulting firm says that it will allow Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to release the identities of the clients he...

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  • How major US stock indexes fared Monday

    Technology, health care and financial companies drove stocks modestly lower on Wall Street Monday, snapping the S&P 500’s three-day winning streak

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  • ArQule and Fate Therapeutics soar; Sanofi and Diplomat fall

    Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: ArQule and Fate Therapeutics soar while Sanofi and Diplomat fall

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  • GM lending $40M to startup company buying closed Ohio plant

    General Motors has agreed to loan $40 million to a newly formed company that wants to make electric pickup trucks at a massive Ohio assembly plant GM...

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  • GM lending $40M to startup company buying closed Ohio plant

    General Motors has agreed to loan $40 million to a newly formed company that wants to make electric pickup trucks at a massive Ohio assembly plant GM...

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  • T-Mobile and Sprint 'megamerger' goes to trial

    The controversial merger has already received FCC and DOJ clearance.

    Dec 9

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  • Peace in sight? Paris summit seeks solution for Ukraine war

    Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine have met for the first time at a summit in Paris to try to find a way to end...

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  • Concerned EU weighs response to Turkey-Libya border deal

    The EU's top diplomat said some member countries are concerned over a Turkey-Libya maritime border deal that could give Ankara access to more...

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  • Saudi prince's ambitions hinge on triumphant Aramco sale

    Saudi Arabia is expected to set a new record on Wednesday with the sale of a sliver of Aramco, the state-owned oil company valued at $1.7 trillion

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  • Boy on hospital floor dominates Britain's election campaign

    A 4-year-old boy in a Spider-Man top lying on a hospital floor has taken center stage in the British election campaign

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  • UnitedHealth plans bargain bid for Diplomat Pharmacy

    UnitedHealth plans to acquire Diplomat Pharmacy at a steep discount about a month after the specialty drug provider said it may not be able to make...

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  • Small business hiring slow, likely to remain so, reports say

    Two reports last week showed that small business hiring still lags behind the strong job growth reported at larger companies, and that owners are...

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  • Business economists see US slowing but avoiding recession

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  • Business economists see US slowing but avoiding recession

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  • Stocks slip as investors weigh outlook for US-China trade

    Shares in Europe and Wall Street futures are down on Monday after a day of gains in Asia

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  • Traffic jams cripple Paris as pension strikes halt trains

    Paris commuters are inching to work through massive traffic jams because of national strikes that have shut down public transport

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  • Official: China hopes for US trade pact as tariff hike nears

    A Chinese official says Beijing wants prompt settlement of its trade war with Washington

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  • Big investors up call for governments to take climate action

    More than 600 institutional investors managing a whopping $37 trillion in client assets are calling for governments to step up their efforts against...

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  • German exports rise in October, defying expectations

    German exports posted a second consecutive month-on-month increase in October, defying economists' expectations of a slight decline

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  • Lufthansa selling European catering business to gategroup

    Lufthansa is selling the European business of its catering and services subsidiary LSG Group to Switzerland-based gategroup for an undisclosed amount

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  • This Week: GameStop earns, Fed meeting, retail sales

    Video-game retailer GameStop reports quarterly results Tuesday

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  • Asian shares rise after buying mood on Wall Street ends week

    Asian shares are mostly higher, cheered by a flurry of buying late last week on Wall Street after the U

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  • Japan economy marks 4th straight quarter of expansion

    Japan reports its economy expanded at a faster than earlier estimated   annual rate of 1

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  • Business economists see US slowing but avoiding recession

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  • Saudi restaurants no longer need to segregate women and men

    Saudi Arabia has taken another step toward upending decades of conservative restrictions by removing required partitions and separate entrances at...

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  • Climate scientists try to cut their own carbon footprints

    Some climate scientists are limiting their airline flights so they don’t worsen the global warming they study

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  • Gannett: ‘Frontline’ reporting jobs will be last to get cut

    Newspaper chain GateHouse and USA Today publisher Gannett recently combined to become the largest newspaper publisher in the U

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  • Minister: Brazil can't stop deforestation without help

    Brazil's environment minister says the country can’t stop deforestation in the Amazon without the help of rich nations

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  • Ukraine faces new challenges in peace talks with Russia

    Ukraine's president sits down Monday for peace talks in Paris with Russian President Vladimir Putin in their first face-to-face meeting, and the...

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  • China's trade with US sinks in November amid tariff war

    China's trade with the United States sank again in November as negotiators worked on the first stage of a possible deal to end a tariff war

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  • Protests subside, but economic aftershocks rattle Haitians

    The flaming barricades are mostly gone from Haiti’s streets and protesters have largely dissipated

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• Dec 7

  • Correction: Uber-Sexual Assaults-Reaction story

    In a story December 6, 2019, about Uber's safety report, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the company found that 99

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  • Uber weighs next steps after jarring sex assault report

    Uber revealed more than 3,000 riders, drivers were sexually assaulted last year.

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  • New Amazon lease for NY space renews debate over failed deal

    Amazon signed lease for new office space in Manhattan to house 1,500 employees.

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  • Tensions as yellow vests join French retirement protests

    French police have fired tear gas on some rowdy protesters.

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