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  • Paris Louvre museum closed amid strikes over pension plans

    Paris' Louvre museum is closed as protesters blocked the entrance to denounce the French government's plans to overhaul the pension system

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  • Global stocks inspired by US rally, hopes for Chinese growth

    Global stock markets are up, seemingly buoyed by high spirits on Wall Street this week

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  • Ghosn lawyers rebut new Nissan claims against fugitive exec

    The legal team of Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn has issued a statement refuting the latest allegations by the Japanese automaker against the...

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  • SoftBank to invest $40 billion for new Indonesia capital

    An Indonesian official says SoftBank is offering to invest $30 billion to $40 billion in the development of a new Indonesian capital on Borneo island

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  • Sales of flowers, pork push Dutch farm exports to new record

    The Netherlands' statistics office says that Dutch agriculture exports rose 4.6% in 2019 to a new record of 94.5 billion euros, or about $105 billion

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  • Truck slams into Illinois Starbucks; 4 sent to hospitals

    Police say a pickup truck has slammed into an Illinois Starbucks, injuring five people and causing massive damage to the coffee shop

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• Jan 16

  • China's 2019 economic growth weakens amid trade war

    China’s economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low in 2019 as Beijing fought a tariff war with Washington, but forecasters said an interim...

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  • Judge threatens to force PG&E to hire more tree trimmers

    A federal judge is threatening to force Pacific Gas & Electric to hire more tree trimmers to reduce the chances of its electrical grid igniting fires...

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  • Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, is moving into poor areas

    Starbucks, the home of the $4 latte, is expanding a program to open coffee shops in poor neighborhoods

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  • NBC hopes 'free' makes Peacock stand out in streaming era

    NBCUniversal is launching a new streaming service that will have a large part available for free, an approach it hopes will resonate with people who...

    Jan 16

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  • Senate passes US-Canada-Mexico trade deal, a Trump priority

    The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade pact that rewrites the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico

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  • Expert: Georgia election server showed signs of tampering

    A computer security expert says a forensic image of an election server central to a bitter legal battle over the security of Georgia's election...

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  • Panel finds FAA followed procedures in approving Boeing Max

    A government committee that reviewed how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new passenger planes for flight has determined that the system...

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  • Official says Phoenix airport ride-hailing fee is illegal

    The state attorney general says a new $4 fee on Uber and Lyft rides to and from Phoenix airport is “very likely” unconstitutional

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  • CSX 4Q profit declines 9% as railroad hauls less freight

    CSX said its profit declined 9% in the fourth quarter as the railroad hauled 7% less freight

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  • Kentucky coal miners end protest with paychecks

    A group of Kentucky coal miners who blocked a railroad track for three days over unpaid wages have ended their protest, claiming victory after...

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  • Gap dumps plans to spin off Old Navy as a separate entity

    Gap Inc. says it no longer intends to spin off Old Navy as a separate entity

    Jan 16

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  • Labor Department limits news outlets' use of embargoed data

    The Labor Department will begin restricting news organizations' use of economic data by barring computers from the rooms where reporters receive such...

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  • How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

    Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday, pushing major indexes to more record highs

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  • Boomers in the next decade: Working longer, living better

    By 2025 the number of seniors is expected to pass 85 million.

    Jan 16

• Jan 16

  • Morgan Stanley, Signet Jewelers rise; Alcoa, PPG fall

    Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: Morgan Stanley, Signet Jewelers rise; Alcoa, PPG fall

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• Jan 16

  • Microsoft: 'carbon-negative' by 2030 even for supply chain

    Microsoft says it will be 100% “carbon-negative” by 2030 by removing more carbon from the environment than it emits

    Jan 16

• Jan 16

  • Payless ShoeSource emerges from bankruptcy

    Payless ShoeSource has emerged from bankruptcy for the second time, with a focus on international markets

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  • A glance at US mortgage rates: 30-year loan at 3.65%

    U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose slightly this week after financial markets that had been roiled by the U.S.-Iran conflict stabilized

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  • Southwest joins rivals in again delaying Boeing jet's return

    Southwest Airlines is pulling the Boeing 737 Max out of its schedule for another two months

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  • US long-term mortgage rates edge up; 30-year loan at 3.65%

    U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose slightly this week after financial markets that had been roiled by the U.S.-Iran conflict stabilized

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• Jan 16

  • CEOs got a pass in 2019, but they need to grow profits soon

    Over the next month, companies across the country will be telling investors how much profit they made in the last quarter of 2019

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• Jan 16

  • After his client fled the country, lawyer for fugitive former Nissan chief quits

    Carlos Ghosn fled ahead of his trial for financial misconduct charges.

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• Jan 16

  • Nation's largest retail trade group: holiday sales rose 4.1%

    The nation's largest retail trade group says that holiday sales increased 4.1%,  the top end of its forecast

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• Jan 16

  • Carlos Ghosn’s lawyer, defense team resign

    The former chairman of Nissan and Renault fled Japan, where he was awaiting trial for financial misconduct.

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  • European carmakers build out charging network for electrics

    Europe's major carmakers are building more places to charge electric cars along highways

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  • Tesla to open a design center for 'Chinese-style' vehicles in China

    The company's first Chinese-made cars were delivered in Dec. 2019.

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  • European Central Bank sees a few upbeat signs in eurozone

    Europe's shaky economy is showing signs of stabilizing

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  • Morgan Stanley's 4Q profits jump, helped by trading boost

    Morgan Stanley's fourth-quarter profits jumped 46% from a year earlier helped by a massive boost from the bank's trading desks

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  • Confident consumers lift US retail sales in December

    Confident consumers lift US retail sales in December

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  • Germany agrees timeline, compensation for coal phase-out

    Germany will pay utility companies billions to speed up the shutdown of their coal-fired power plants

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  • US shoppers lift retail sales a solid 0.3% last month after sluggish start to holidays

    US shoppers lift retail sales a solid 0.3% last month after sluggish start to holidays

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  • World shares subdued after signing of China-US trade pact

    Global markets are subdued after rising on the signing of a preliminary China-U.S. trade agreement

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  • Next Russian PM a career bureaucrat with no political desire

    Mikhail Mishustin never had any political ambitions as a career bureaucrat and his name didn't came up as a top candidate to become Russia's next...

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  • Ghosn's Japan lawyer quits after client's flight to Lebanon

    One of the Japanese lawyers for former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn has stepped down from that job after Ghosn fled to Lebanon

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  • 3 African nations reach preliminary deal in Nile dam dispute

    Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have reached a preliminary agreement that should help clear the way for the filling and operation of...

    Jan 16

• Jan 15

  • Asian shares mixed after signing of China-US trade pact

    Share prices are mixed in moderate trading in Asia after the U.S. and China signed a preliminary trade agreement that investors hope will bring better...

    Jan 15

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  • California targets companies with highly paid execs

    California is considering raising taxes on some of the country's largest companies

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  • Aviation experts puzzled after airliner dumps fuel over city

    At least 60 kids were treated after the incident.

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  • Emphasis on US exports, trade secrets in China trade deal

    The United States and China have signed off on a trade deal that eases tensions between the world’s two biggest economies, offers big export...

    Jan 15

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  • Trade deal: US eases sanctions, China to buy more US exports

    A trade agreement signed Wednesday in Washington commits the United States to scaling back economic sanctions on China

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  • How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

    Stocks ended a wobbly day with modest gains, enough to send the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first close above 29,000 points

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• Jan 15

  • UnitedHealth Group, BlackRock rise; Target, Nektar fall

    Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday: UnitedHealth, BlackRock rise; Target, Nektar fall

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  • Dow 29,000: Here are other times Dow has crossed milestones

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 29,000 points for the first time Wednesday

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  • Does the naked body belong on Facebook? It’s complicated

    The unclothed human body accounts for the bulk of the material Facebook removes from its service and some people are not happy

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