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  • Lowe's 3Q profit buoyed by strong economy; lifts outlook

    Lowe’s 3Q adjusted profit topped analysts’ expectations, helped by a strong economy and sales to contractors

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  • World shares retreat on jitters over US bill on Hong Kong

    Global shares retreat on poor Japan trade data, jitters over China trade, Hong Kong

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  • Target bursts into the holiday season with a bang

    Target, feeling the holiday cheer, reports surging profits and sales

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  • OxyContin maker thrives in China with abandoned US tactics

    Mundipharma reps have promoted OxyContin in China as less addictive than other opioids, the same pitch the company’s U.S. affiliate, Purdue Pharma,...

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  • UK Conservatives under fire for Twitter switch during debate

    Britain's Conservative Party has been accused of trying to deceive voters by changing the name of its press office Twitter channel to “factcheckUK”...

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  • E-commerce giant Alibaba raises $11 billion in share listing

    The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba raises $11 billion in Hong Kong share offering

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  • Emirates opts for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in revised deal

    Dubai’s carrier Emirates announces firm order for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, revising previous deal for 777x

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  • Muted launch for Google's game-streaming service Stadia

    Google’s game-streaming service Stadia launches

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  • Wine woes: Tariffs, Brexit cloud French Beaujolais season

    Celebration is the mot du jour in the Beaujolais region on the third Thursday of November

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  • Iconic singer hopes to close financing gap for African women

    Iconic singer Angelique Kidjo hopes to close billion-dollar financing gap for African women

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  • AP key findings about Mundipharma’s OxyContin sales in China

    Key findings of AP’s investigation about Mundipharma’s OxyContin sales in China

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  • Amnesty: At least 106 dead in protests, which Iran disputes

    Amnesty International says at least 106 people have died in fuel-price protests and a subsequent government crackdown in Iran

    Nov 20

• Nov 19

  • Safety agency says distracted driver caused fatal Uber crash

    The National Transportation Safety Board condemned a lack of state and federal regulation of autonomous vehicle testing before finding that a...

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  • Japan exports, imports weaken amid trade tensions, tax hike

    Japan exports, imports weaken amid trade tensions, tax hike

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  • PG&E boss says it wasn’t fully ready for California outages

    The CEO of the nation’s largest utility told California lawmakers that the company wasn’t as well prepared as it thought when it shut off power to...

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  • Asian shares retreat on poor Japan trade data, China news

    Asian shares retreat on poor Japan trade data, China news

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  • US Latinas need twice the time to match white male’s income

    Government figures show that on average, Latinas in the United States are paid 54 cents for every dollar that a white, non-Hispanic male makes

    Nov 19

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  • No clear champ as Johnson, Corbyn spar in UK election debate

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn have attacked each other’s policies on Brexit, health care and the economy in a...

    Nov 19

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  • Safety board favors redesign of engine part on Boeing 737s

    Federal safety board says Boeing should redesign part of the casing on some jet engines to prevent accidents like one that killed a passenger last...

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  • GateHouse, Gannett join, become largest US newspaper chain

    GateHouse has closed its $1.1 billion takeover of Gannett, becoming the country’s largest newspaper company by far as the industry tries to deal with...

    Nov 19

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  • Federal Reserve, FDIC approve merger of BB&T, SunTrust banks

    Federal Reserve, FDIC approve $66 billion merger between BB&T and SunTrust banks

    Nov 19

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  • How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

    Stocks struggled to a mixed finish on Wall Street Tuesday after disappointing earnings reports from big retailers and a slide in energy companies...

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  • Amazon tells senator it’s considered face-scanning doorbells

    Amazon says it has contemplated adding facial recognition technology to its Ring doorbell cameras

    Nov 19

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  • Home Depot, Kohl’s slip while Medicines, ServiceNow advance

    Home Depot, Kohl’s slip while Medicines, ServiceNow advance

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  • Uber’s chief product officer is latest executive to exit

    Another senior executive is leaving Uber as the company struggles to prove it can turn a profit

    Nov 19

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  • New York joins states suing e-cigarette maker Juul

    New York has joined the ranks of states suing Juul, the nation’s biggest e-cigarette maker

    Nov 19

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  • Nielsen's top programs for Nov. 11-17

    A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Nov. 11-17

    Nov 19

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  • STORY REMOVED: BC-US--Juul-New York Lawsuit

    STORY REMOVED: BC-US--Juul-New York Lawsuit

    Nov 19

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  • CBS takes weekly Nielsen crown behind ’60 Minutes’

    CBS won television’s weekly Nielsen crown, despite not having a prime-time football game, primarily because games on rival NBC and Fox had relatively...

    Nov 19

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  • Markets Right Now: US stocks struggle to a mixed finish

    Stocks struggled to a mixed finish on Wall Street as steep drops in Kohl's and Home Depot offset gains elsewhere in the market. Kohl's plunged after...

    Nov 19

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  • Official: Oregon lags in socially conscious investing

    An Oregon official says the state is moving toward stronger environmental and social investment standards amid news that its state employee pension...

    Nov 19

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  • Kohl's reduces annual profit outlook heading into holidays

    Kohl’s reduced annual profit outlook underscores overall department store industry challenges

    Nov 19

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  • Nerf gun, Power Rangers claw cited by toy safety watchdog

    A high-powered Nerf gun, ice cream-scented Nickelodeon slime and a plastic Power Rangers claw are among the toys on a consumer safety group's annual...

    Nov 19

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  • 5 Signs an Online Loan Is a Debt Trap

    Uncovering an online lender’s true intentions is sometimes as simple as checking their website for a few key giveaways

    Nov 19

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  • Boeing’s grounded 737 Max scores 2nd order at Dubai Airshow

    Boeing’s 737 Max jet gets another boost at Dubai Airshow from Kazakhstan’s newly-launched budget carrier

    Nov 19

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  • Disney Plus user accounts already found on hacking sites

    Disney Plus says it doesn’t have a security breach, but some users of the new streaming service have been shut out after hackers tried to break into...

    Nov 19

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  • Google’s do-good arm tries to make up for everything else

    Google Vice President Jacqueline Fuller says the company is having “a lot of conversations” internally amid worries about the tech giant’s bottomless...

    Nov 19

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  • Despite free-flowing kombucha, WeWork tenants feel unease

    WeWork’s stock market fiasco has yet to reverberate much for its more than 600,000 tenants but there is unease beneath the work-and-play cheer

    Nov 19

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  • Home Depot cuts outlook as 3Q revenue misses forecast

    Home Depot reports a sales short fall in the third quarter as its strategy to meld its online business and its physical stores take longer to deliver...

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  • US, Montenegro plot cyber warfare ahead of 2020 elections

    An elite cyber team of U.S. service members is working alongside Montenegrin cyber defenders to counter malicious cyber actors on critical networks...

    Nov 19

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  • Burger King customer files lawsuit against the Impossible Whopper production

    The customer claims the fast-food chain is contaminating the vegan item by cooking the plant-based whoppers on the same grill as meat-based burgers.

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  • US housing starts climbed 3.8% in October

    US home building jumped 3.8% in October to an annual pace of 1.31 million, as low mortgage rates and healthy job market support demand from buyers and...

    Nov 19

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  • US home building jumped 3.8% in October to an annual pace of 1.31 million, helped by low mortgage rates

    US home building jumped 3.8% in October to an annual pace of 1.31 million, helped by low mortgage rates

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  • UN watchdog: Iran now in violation of heavy water limits

    The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog says Iran has breached another limit of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers by stockpiling more heavy water than...

    Nov 19

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  • EasyJet says it will operate net-zero carbon flights

    European budget airline easyJet says it will become the first major carrier to operate net-zero carbon flights, offsetting carbon emissions from the...

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  • Global shares mostly rise while investors await trade news

    Global shares are up as investors appear hopeful for positive news from the trade talks between the United States and China

    Nov 19

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  • Toyota worker’s suicide ruled work-related after harassment

    Toyota worker’s suicide ruled work-related after harassment

    Nov 19

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  • German authorities conduct money laundering raids

    German authorities have conducted raids in five states in connection with money laundering and illegal transfers abroad

    Nov 19

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  • Vatican financial watchdog now a ‘shell’ after police raid

    A board member of the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency is resigning following a controversial Vatican police raid that resulted in the agency’s...

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• Nov 18

  • Long-running coal plant on Navajo Nation stops production

    A massive coal-fired power plant that served customers in the U.S. West for nearly 50 years has shut down

    Nov 18