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French 'AHTOP' tourism association urges France to act after Airbnb ruling

French 'AHTOP' tourism association urges France to act after Airbnb ruling

France's 'AHTOP' tourism association urged the French government to take action after U.S. homesharing site Airbnb won its battle to remain exempt from onerous European property regulations.



6 years ago
Swatch ticked off with Swiss anti-trust agency parts ban

Swatch ticked off with Swiss anti-trust agency parts ban

Swatch will be blocked from selling some parts to watchmakers, ranging from Richemont's Cartier to Chopard and Breitling, from next year in an escalation of a row between the world's biggest watchmaker and Switzerland's competition regulator.



6 years ago
U.S. labor market on solid ground; mid-Atlantic factories sputter

U.S. labor market on solid ground; mid-Atlantic factories sputter

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits dropped from a more than two-year high last week, pointing to sustained labor market strength that should continue to underpin consumer spending and the economy.



6 years ago
Starbucks settles New York probe into illegal sick leave policy

Starbucks settles New York probe into illegal sick leave policy

Starbucks Corp agreed on Thursday to pay restitution and accept greater oversight to settle a multi-year probe finding that it had illegally required New York City employees to find substitutes when they needed to use sick leave.



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[Deadline Jan 3, 2020]:  OSC LaunchPad Survey – Regulatory and Capital Raising Challenges

[Deadline Jan 3, 2020]: OSC LaunchPad Survey – Regulatory and Capital Raising Challenges

OSC LaunchPad | Jonathan Yeung | Dec 19, 2019 You're Invited to Participate in an OSC LaunchPad Survey We invite you to participate in an OSC LaunchPad survey that solicits feedback on the regulatory and capital raising challenges faced by innovative businesses at various stages of development. The survey was developed in collaboration with two

6 years ago
Wall Street hits new highs as Mnuchin says trade pact to be signed in January

Wall Street hits new highs as Mnuchin says trade pact to be signed in January

Wall Street hit all-time highs again on Thursday as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said an initial U.S.-China trade deal would be signed in early January, adding to optimism that was fueled by a breakthrough in trade talks last week.



6 years ago
Facebook EU user data transfer contracts are legal, but risks ahead: EU court adviser

Facebook EU user data transfer contracts are legal, but risks ahead: EU court adviser

Agreements that let Facebook and other firms send European citizens' data to the United States and other countries are valid, a key EU court adviser said on Thursday, although he left room for such transfers to be blocked if European data protection standards are not met in countries receiving the information.



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Senior U.S. lawmaker to seek testimony of Wells Fargo's board

Senior U.S. lawmaker to seek testimony of Wells Fargo's board

Wells Fargo's board of directors will be called to testify before Congress about the bank's numerous scandals sometime in 2020, a senior U.S. House lawmaker told Reuters Thursday.



6 years ago
Boeing astronaut capsule faces key test on trip to space station

Boeing astronaut capsule faces key test on trip to space station

Boeing Co is set to launch its new astronaut capsule on Friday on its first unmanned journey to the International Space Station, a milestone test for the U.S. aerospace firm that is vying with SpaceX to revive NASA's human spaceflight capabilities.



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Amazon to deliver 3.5 billion packages through own network in 2019

Amazon to deliver 3.5 billion packages through own network in 2019

Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it was on track to deliver 3.5 billion customer packages globally this year through its in-house delivery network.



6 years ago
Lawmakers are killing this popular retirement tax break for the wealthy

Lawmakers are killing this popular retirement tax break for the wealthy

Lawmakers are severely curtailing the "stretch IRA," a strategy allowing wealthy Americans to leave sizable inheritances to beneficiaries who can then tap those assets for decades.

6 years ago
U.S. House set to approve North American trade deal replacing NAFTA

U.S. House set to approve North American trade deal replacing NAFTA

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to approve a rewritten North American trade deal on Thursday that includes tougher labor and automotive content rules than its predecessor, but leaves $1.2 trillion in U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade flows largely unchanged.



6 years ago
Congress approves major changes to how you save for retirement

Congress approves major changes to how you save for retirement

With the Senate's approval on Thursday of a 2020 spending bill that includes the bipartisan Secure Act, big changes to the nation's retirement system are on their way.

6 years ago
Apple held talks to add James Bond, live sports to streaming service: WSJ

Apple held talks to add James Bond, live sports to streaming service: WSJ

Apple Inc executives met James Bond franchise-owner MGM Holdings Inc and the collegiate athletic conference Pac-12 earlier this year as part of its efforts to boost the Apple TV service, the Wall Street Journal reported https://on.wsj.com/2PEGhH7 on Thursday.



6 years ago
Wall Street sets records again as Mnuchin says trade deal to be signed

Wall Street sets records again as Mnuchin says trade deal to be signed

Wall Street's major indexes resumed their rally with fresh records on Thursday as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said an initial U.S.-China trade deal would be signed in early January.



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