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  • Delivery food fight: Just Eat rejects another takeover offer

    Food delivery company Just Eat has rejected a takeover offer from investment firm Prosus, saying that the 4.9 billion-pound ($6.2 billion) cash...

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  • Snoop Dogg to promote Israeli pot-growing machine

    An Israeli start-up that promotes home-grown marijuana says it has signed on American rapper Snoop Dogg as a brand ambassador

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  • High prices drove US home sales down 2.2% in September

    High prices drove US home sales down 2.2% in September, ending a two-month streak of sales gains

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  • US home sales dropped 2.2% in September as surging home prices push buyers away from the market

    US home sales dropped 2.2% in September as surging home prices push buyers away from the market

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  • UK's Johnson prepares push to heave Brexit bill over line

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is headed for a showdown with lawmakers who want to put the brakes on his drive to push his European Union...

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  • Report: SoftBank to take control of WeWork

    Japanese investment firm SoftBank is taking control of WeWork, according to The Wall Street Journal

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  • Under Armour founder Kevin Plank relinquishes CEO post

    Under Armour founder Plank will step down as CEO

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  • Markets Right Now: Stocks off to mixed start on Wall Street

    Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street as gains by health care companies are offset by losses elsewhere in the market.

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  • The Latest: British PM warns of new election if bill nixed

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that if lawmakers reject his accelerated three-day timetable for Brexit bill he will pull it and seek an election

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  • Macy's bans fur sales by end of 2020 fiscal year

    The retail giant said that fur will no longer be sold across Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s private brands or from brand partners, according to a press...

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  • 'Just too much': Meet the uber-rich who want a wealth tax

    Some billionaires are pushing the government to raise their taxes.

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  • Company says it will seek approval of Alzheimer's drug

    The drug company Biogen Inc. says it will seek federal approval for a medicine to treat early Alzheimer's disease, a landmark step toward finding a...

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  • AP-NORC/SAP poll: Some workers changing actions amid #MeToo

    AP-NORC/SAP poll: Roughly a third of American workers say they've changed how they act at work in the past year amid the #MeToo movement

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  • Vatican denies risk of default over structural deficit

    A top Vatican administrator is denying the Holy See risks default over its structural deficit, saying claims in a new book about possible financial...

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  • More choices and stable premiums for 'Obamacare' next year

    More choices and stable premiums for 'Obamacare' next year, but court case looms over the program

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  • McDonald's comparable-store sales feed on deliveries

    McDonald's delivery boosts same-store sales, but at a cost

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  • US highway deaths fall in 2018 for second straight year

    The U.S. government's road safety agency says traffic deaths fell by a small amount for the second straight year

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  • Swiss file their 1st charges in Petrobras-Odebrecht scandal

    Swiss prosecutors have filed their first indictment in investigations related to Brazilian construction company Odebrecht and state-run oil giant...

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  • UK lawmaker challenges Facebook on political ads

    An influential British lawmaker has challenged Facebook's new effort to safeguard elections, warning the company that the changes will place a heavy...

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  • World shares rise after upbeat talk on China-US trade

    World shares gain following upbeat talk on China-US trade dispute

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  • Demand for fast, online delivery drives UPS 3Q

    UPS capitalizes on demand for fast online delivery, topping profit and revenue expectations in 3Q

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  • AP Interview: Slovenia hails EU on Brexit, not enlargement

    Slovenia's foreign minister says Brexit showed European Union's unity as it stood by Ireland

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  • Under Armour founder Kevin Plank to relinquish CEO position, Patrik Frisk, chief operating officer, to take the job

    Under Armour founder Kevin Plank to relinquish CEO position, Patrik Frisk, chief operating officer, to take the job

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  • Best Buy joins Amazon, Walmart in offering next-day delivery

    Best Buy is firing the latest salvo in the holiday shipping wars with a new option: next day shipping _ with no minimum order

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• Oct 22

  • Berlin state government agrees on 5-year rent freeze

    Berlin's state Cabinet has agreed on a rent freeze for five years to counter rising rents in one of Germany's hottest real estate markets

    Oct 22

• Oct 22

  • The Latest: EU deciding on Brexit extension 'in coming days'

    European Council President Donald Tusk says European Union leaders "will decide in coming days" whether to grant Britain another extension to the...

    Oct 22

• Oct 22

  • Asian stocks climb, lifted by upbeat talk on China-US trade

    Asian shares advance on upbeat talk on China-US trade dispute

    Oct 22

• Oct 22

  • Venezuelans buy gas with cigarettes to battle inflation

    In socialist Venezuela, where residents have long enjoyed the world's cheapest gasoline, drivers have started paying to fill up their tank with small...

    Oct 22

• Oct 22

  • Venezuelans buy gas with cigarettes to battle inflation

    In socialist Venezuela, where residents have long enjoyed the world's cheapest gasoline, drivers have started paying to fill up their tank with small...

    Oct 22

• Oct 21

  • California governor wants investigation of high gas prices

    Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked California's attorney general to investigate why the state's gas prices are so high

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • Companies reach tentative deal to settle opioids lawsuit

    The nation's three largest drug distributors and a drugmaker have reached a $260 million deal to settle a lawsuit related to the toll of opioids,...

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • Trump blasts critics who pushed him to cancel G-7 at Doral

    President Donald Trump is lamenting that he was forced to move next year's Group of Seven summit from his private golf club in Florida after...

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • California won't approve sale of Berkshire Hathaway insurer

    California regulators say they won't approve the sale of one of Berkshire Hathaway's smaller insurance companies, but the company has voluntarily...

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • JPMorgan to push to hire more with criminal records

    JPMorgan Chase & Co. is announcing an expansion of its policy to hire more people with criminal records, potentially giving more former offenders a...

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • Exxon trial probes how oil giant accounts for climate change

    New York's attorney general is accusing Exxon Mobil of lying to investors about how profitable the company will remain as governments impose stricter...

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • TD Ameritrade 4Q profit up 21% before cutting commissions

    Online brokerage TD Ameritrade says its fiscal fourth quarter profit jumped 21% in the last quarter before it slashed its trading commissions to zero

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • How major US stock indexes fared Monday

    Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Monday, led by gains in technology and financial services companies

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • Boeing shares extend slide after Wall Street downgrades

    Two big Wall Street firms downgrade Boeing stock, and the aircraft maker's shares keep falling

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • Seattle Genetics and Coty rise while Boeing, McKesson fall

    Seattle Genetics and Coty rise while Boeing, McKesson fall

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • Markets Right Now: Stocks rise, led by tech companies, banks

    Stocks are closing higher Monday, led by gains in technology companies and banks. .

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • Clusters of illness linked to CBD vapes share 2nd connection

    A pioneer in marketing CBD as a health product has pleaded guilty to selling large quantities of synthetic marijuana which was secretly added to...

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • Facebook ramps up election security efforts ahead of 2020

    With just over a year left until the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Facebook is stepping up its efforts to ensure it is not used as a tool to...

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • Ex-Tennessee Gov. Bredesen introduces renewable energy firm

    Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen is introducing an initiative against climate change that lets companies trade off the carbon impact of their...

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • UK's Boris Johnson set to push for vote on EU divorce bill

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to lead Britain out of the European Union at the end of this month hit another roadblock when the speaker of the...

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • American Airlines jet lands in Dublin after fumes in cabin

    American Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Dublin after fumes from spilled cleaning fluid sicken people on board

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • Saks owner Hudson's Bay to go private

    Hudson's Bay, the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, is being taken private by a group of shareholders

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • Opioid companies reach tentative $260M settlement just before landmark trial

    The settlement was reached just hours before the trial was set to start in Ohio.

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • 2nd Sesame Street Place park opening in San Diego

    There are plenty of sunny days to sweep the clouds away where SeaWorld is opening its next theme park

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • What next after Boris Johnson denied vote on Brexit deal?

    A look at what might happen now, with the U.K. due to leave the EU in 10 days, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson stymied in his attempt to get...

    Oct 21

• Oct 21

  • Online ordering boom gives rise to virtual restaurants

    Thousands of restaurants are experimenting with virtual spinoffs as they try to capitalize on the rising popularity of online ordering

    Oct 21