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Unicredit boss Mustier emerges as contender for HSBC CEO role: Bloomberg

Unicredit boss Mustier emerges as contender for HSBC CEO role: Bloomberg

Unicredit Spa Chief Executive Officer Jean-Pierre Mustier has emerged as one of the main external candidates for the top job at HSBC Holdings Plc , Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.



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Uber returns to Colombia less than a month after exit

Uber returns to Colombia less than a month after exit

Uber Technologies Inc resumed transporting passengers in Colombia on Thursday with a new service model that allows users to rent cars with drivers, just 20 days after it exited the Andean country following a ruling by regulators which the company described as arbitrary.



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Exclusive: Canadian regulator considers changes to new drug pricing plan

Exclusive: Canadian regulator considers changes to new drug pricing plan

Canada's drug pricing agency is contemplating significant changes to how it will apply new regulations aimed at lowering costs, Reuters has learned, as drugmakers unhappy with the policy delay introducing new medicines in the country and blame it for job cuts.



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WeWork names COO in first major appointment under new CEO

WeWork names COO in first major appointment under new CEO

Office-sharing startup WeWork on Thursday named Shyam Gidumal, a former Ernst & Young executive, as its new chief operating officer in the first major executive appointment under new head Sandeep Mathrani.



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Mounting coronavirus fears knockdown Wall Street

Mounting coronavirus fears knockdown Wall Street

U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday, dragged down by technology heavyweights, as investors fretted over the rising number of coronavirus cases in China and other countries as well as the potential economic damage from the epidemic.



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Oil rises on supply woes; demand concerns from coronavirus ease

Oil rises on supply woes; demand concerns from coronavirus ease

Oil prices rose on Thursday, extending gains from its previous session, as the market shifted focus to supply disruptions, while demand concerns eased some after a sharp drop in new coronavirus cases at the epicenter of the outbreak.



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Trump economist says 'uncertainty' from trade disputes hit business investment

Trump economist says 'uncertainty' from trade disputes hit business investment

A slowdown in U.S. growth last year was at least partly the fault of President Donald Trump's global trade battles and the resulting hit to business investment, the administration's top economist said on Thursday in an outlook for the coming years.



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Walmart's struggling Japan unit finally delivers with online grocery growth

Walmart's struggling Japan unit finally delivers with online grocery growth

Walmart Inc might finally have found the sweet spot in Japan's food market with a fast-growing venture ranked third in a nascent online grocery sector, as the brick-and-mortar stores it bought into two decades ago continue their search for profit.



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Asian stocks slip as virus' regional spread spooks investors

Asian stocks slip as virus' regional spread spooks investors

Asian stocks slipped and so did the region's currencies on Thursday, as virus cases rose in South Korea and Japan and investors quit local assets in favor of safety further afield.



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Oil prices gain on supply threats; demand concerns from coronavirus ease

Oil prices gain on supply threats; demand concerns from coronavirus ease

Oil prices climbed on Thursday, extending gains from the previous session, as the market shifted focus to supply disruptions, while demand concerns eased following a drop in new coronavirus cases at the epicenter of the outbreak.



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Wall Street tumbles as coronavirus fears mount

Wall Street tumbles as coronavirus fears mount

U.S. stock indexes fell about 1% on Thursday, dragged down by technology heavyweights, as investors fretted over a rise in the cases of coronavirus and its economic impact.



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Oil near one-month high on supply threats, easing demand woes

Oil near one-month high on supply threats, easing demand woes

Brent oil prices held near one-month highs on Thursday supported by China's efforts to boost its economy, a drop in new coronavirus cases at the epicentre of the outbreak and supply concerns in Venezuela and Libya.



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Dollar tramples yen and everything else in its path

Dollar tramples yen and everything else in its path

The dollar trampled everything in its path on Thursday after a steep and sudden slide in the Japanese yen called into question its safe haven status and others from the euro to the Australian dollar were all knocked over.



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Volkswagen CFO will leave in summer next year: Manager Magazin

Volkswagen CFO will leave in summer next year: Manager Magazin

Volkswagen finance chief Frank Witter will leave the German car group in the summer of 2021, business publication Manager Magazin reported on Thursday.



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Foxconn says cautiously resuming China output, warns coronavirus will hit revenue

Foxconn says cautiously resuming China output, warns coronavirus will hit revenue

Apple iPhone maker Foxconn said on Thursday it is cautiously restarting production at its main plants in China and warned revenue will be hurt this year by the coronavirus epidemic.



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