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Wall St. brushes off Middle East tensions as tech-related shares gain

Wall St. brushes off Middle East tensions as tech-related shares gain

U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, rebounding from Friday's losses as investors brushed aside increased tensions in the Middle East, while shares of Alphabet and other internet names gained.



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JetBlue to become carbon neutral in 2020

JetBlue to become carbon neutral in 2020

JetBlue Airways Corp on Monday said it plans to become carbon neutral on all domestic flights by July 2020 and would use an alternative fuel source for flights leaving from San Francisco amid rising pressure to cut greenhouse emissions.



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Oil steadies as market ponders Iran's next move

Oil steadies as market ponders Iran's next move

Oil prices steadied on Monday after Brent touched above $70 a barrel on rhetoric from the United States, Iran and Iraq that fanned tensions in the Middle East after a U.S. air strike killed a top Iranian military commander.



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Qualcomm launches autonomous driving computer, aiming to hit roads by 2023

Qualcomm launches autonomous driving computer, aiming to hit roads by 2023

Qualcomm Inc on Monday announced a computing system for autonomous vehicles designed to handle everything from lane controls to full self-driving that it aims to have on the road by 2023.



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Xerox secures $24 billion financing for proposed HP takeover

Xerox secures $24 billion financing for proposed HP takeover

Xerox Holdings Corp said on Monday it has secured $24 billion in financing for its $33.5 billion takeover offer for HP Inc , a deal that the personal computer maker is opposing.



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Occidental to cut Western Midstream stake to reduce debt

Occidental to cut Western Midstream stake to reduce debt

Occidental Petroleum Corp said on Monday it would cut its majority stake in pipeline operator Western Midstream Partners LP to less than 50% in 2020, to reduce its debt that grew significantly with the Anadarko Petroleum Corp deal.



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Louis Dreyfus owner pledged stake to raise $1 billion Credit Suisse loan

Louis Dreyfus owner pledged stake to raise $1 billion Credit Suisse loan

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus borrowed $1 billion from Credit Suisse last year to buy out minority shareholders of Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), pledged her majority stake in the commodities trader as collateral, a company filing showed.



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Disney's streaming business is already worth more than $100 billion alone, investors believe

Disney's streaming business is already worth more than $100 billion alone, investors believe

The market is valuing Disney's streaming business at $108 billion, according to Barclays.

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Boeing considers raising more debt as MAX crisis weighs: WSJ

Boeing considers raising more debt as MAX crisis weighs: WSJ

Boeing Co is considering plans to raise more debt to bolster its finances after the grounding of its 737 MAX jet, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.



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Ghosn took bullet train to Osaka en route to Lebanon: Kyodo

Ghosn took bullet train to Osaka en route to Lebanon: Kyodo

Former Nissan and Renault boss Carlos Ghosn began his astonishing escape from Japan with a bullet train ride from Tokyo to Osaka, possibly accompanied by several people, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported Monday.



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Stocks wipe out new year gains; gold, oil soar on U.S.-Iran threat

Stocks wipe out new year gains; gold, oil soar on U.S.-Iran threat

Tensions in the Middle East after the United States killed an Iranian general erased new year's gains for world stocks on Monday as investors pushed safe-haven gold to a seven-year high and oil jumped to its highest since September.



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Oil tops $70 as Iran, Trump trade threats

Oil tops $70 as Iran, Trump trade threats

Oil prices rose over 1% on Monday, pushing Brent above $70 a barrel, as rhetoric from the United States, Iran and Iraq fanned tensions in the Middle East after a U.S. air strike which killed a top Iranian military commander.



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Data's the secret weapon for Rappi, SoftBank's big bet in Latin America

Data's the secret weapon for Rappi, SoftBank's big bet in Latin America

"We're going to help you understand your missed opportunities," the boss of delivery app Rappi tells restaurants and food brands. "Why Wednesday is maybe not the best day for you, or why lunch is better than dinner."



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Louis Dreyfus owner pledges her stake as collateral in $1 billion Credit Suisse loan: filing

Louis Dreyfus owner pledges her stake as collateral in $1 billion Credit Suisse loan: filing

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus borrowed $1 billion from Credit Suisse last year to buy out minority shareholders of Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) and pledged her majority stake in the commodities trader as collateral, a company filing showed.



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Ford U.S. sales fall 1.3% in fourth quarter

Ford U.S. sales fall 1.3% in fourth quarter

Ford Motor Co reported a 1.3% fall in sales for the fourth quarter in the United States, hurt by declining sales of passenger cars.



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