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Trump says U.S. doing well in trade negotiations with China
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U.S. sanctions on Venezuela would reroute crude, leave refiners short
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Unwinding a Big Short: Sterling finds even keel as Brexit endgame plays out
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Selling pounds has been a favourite game of the $5.1 trillion-a-day global currency market for over two years. But as the Brexit endgame plays out and ‘worst case’ scenarios ebb, market
China says it can achieve sustainable economic growth
[ad_1] DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – China’s economy can maintain sustainable rates of growth despite global uncertainties, Vice President Wang Qishan said on Wednesday, days after the world’s second-largest economy posted its weakest expansion in nearly
Facebook’s Sandberg says Zuckerberg should remain CEO, chairman
[ad_1] Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on foreign influence operations on social media platforms on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) –
Merkel calls for global cooperation to reach ‘win-win outcomes’
[ad_1] DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a robust defence of the post-war multilateral order on Wednesday, lauding compromise as a virtue in international relations in a veiled criticism of U.S. President
Strong earnings boost Dow at the open
[ad_1] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Strong earnings from IBM, United Technologies and Procter & Gamble boosted
Kimberly-Clark misses profit estimates, shares fall
[ad_1] A woman walks outside a Kimberly-Clark building in Maracay, Venezuela July 10, 2016. To match Insight VENEZUELA-ECONOMY/ REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo (Reuters) – Kimberly-Clark Corp on Wednesday reported quarterly profit that missed Wall Street estimates,
Restaurant Brands names Burger King boss Jose Cil as CEO
[ad_1] The logo of U.S. fast food group Burger King is seen at a restaurant in Bruettisellen, Switzerland October 11, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo (Reuters) – Restaurant Brands International Inc on Wednesday named Jose Cil,