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Fed officials: Trade risks easing may mean bluer sky for 2020

Fed officials: Trade risks easing may mean bluer sky for 2020

The global trade wars may not be over, but U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Thursday said the economy may have weathered the worst of it as risks begin to ease and businesses adjust to a new trade environment.



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Italian court turns down Vivendi's request to suspend freeze on Mediaset stake

Italian court turns down Vivendi's request to suspend freeze on Mediaset stake

An Italian court has thrown out a request by Vivendi to suspend a ruling forcing it to freeze two-thirds of its stake in Italian broadcaster Mediaset , a court document showed on Thursday.



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Oil eases as focus shifts from Iran tensions to U.S. crude build

Oil eases as focus shifts from Iran tensions to U.S. crude build

Oil prices retreated further on Thursday, adding to sharp losses in the previous session as the market shifted focus toward rising U.S. crude stocks and away from worries about the conflict between the United States and Iran.



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Apple's iPhone sales in China up 18% in December: government data

Apple's iPhone sales in China up 18% in December: government data

Sales of Apple Inc's iPhone in China in December jumped more than 18% year on year, government data showed on Thursday.



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First Abu Dhabi Bank to auction Al Jaber's Dubai Shangri-La hotel: sources

First Abu Dhabi Bank to auction Al Jaber's Dubai Shangri-La hotel: sources

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has started an auction process for a Dubai hotel operated by Shangri-La and owned by indebted construction group Al Jaber with a starting price of 700 million dirhams ($190.59 million), two sources said.



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Democratic lawmaker rebukes Wells Fargo rebate request

Democratic lawmaker rebukes Wells Fargo rebate request

Democratic Representative Katie Porter, a first-term lawmaker known as a tough Wall Street critic, accused Wells Fargo & Co of passing on costs associated with its wide-ranging scandals to third parties, in a scathing letter sent to the bank's new chief executive on Thursday.



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Oil steadies around levels prevailing before U.S.-Iran attacks

Oil steadies around levels prevailing before U.S.-Iran attacks

Oil prices steadied on Thursday after the previous session's sharp losses on the back of swelling U.S. crude stocks and easing fears of an escalation in conflict between the United States and Iran.



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Lebanon seeks Ghosn file from Japan-Lebanese judicial source

Lebanon seeks Ghosn file from Japan-Lebanese judicial source

Lebanese judicial authorities have asked Japan for its file on Carlos Ghosn, including the charges against him, and will not question him again until the information is received, a Lebanese judicial source told Reuters on Thursday after Ghosn was questioned.



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Factbox: A look at British Airways-owner IAG's new first-in-command

Factbox: A look at British Airways-owner IAG's new first-in-command

Willie Walsh, the chief executive of British Airways-owner IAG , will step down from the airlines group he helped to build later this year and hand the reins to Luis Gallego.



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Oil edges higher after previous day's plunge

Oil edges higher after previous day's plunge

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, clawing back some of the sharp losses made in the previous session on the back of easing fears of an escalation in the conflict between the United States and Iran and swelling U.S. crude stocks.



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Mercedes-Benz poised to clinch premium sales crown for 2019

Mercedes-Benz poised to clinch premium sales crown for 2019

Daimler sold 2.34 million Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in 2019 for a ninth consecutive year of record sales, it said on Thursday, putting the German carmaker in pole position to retain the title of biggest-selling premium car brand.



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Lebanese investigators finish questioning Ghosn, file referred to prosecutor: judicial source

Lebanese investigators finish questioning Ghosn, file referred to prosecutor: judicial source

Lebanese investigators finished questioning former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Thursday, a judicial source said, after he was summoned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges.



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EU resumes probe into Boeing-Embraer deal, sets new April 30 deadline

EU resumes probe into Boeing-Embraer deal, sets new April 30 deadline

The European Union's antitrust regulators have resumed their investigation into Boeing's deal to buy the commercial arm of Brazil's Embraer , according to a filing posted on the EU's website on Thursday.



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Lebanon imposes travel ban on Ghosn after questioning over warrant: judicial source

Lebanon imposes travel ban on Ghosn after questioning over warrant: judicial source

A Lebanese prosecutor imposed a travel ban on former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Thursday, a judicial source said, after he was questioned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges.



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Lebanese investigators question ex-Nissan boss Ghosn: source

Lebanese investigators question ex-Nissan boss Ghosn: source

Lebanese investigators questioned Carlos Ghosn on Thursday under the supervision of the prosecutor in Beirut, a judicial source said, after he was summoned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges.



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