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Asian stocks ride Wall Street momentum to eight-month peak, pound slips

Asian stocks ride Wall Street momentum to eight-month peak, pound slips

Asian shares rose to their highest in eight months on Tuesday, as trade deal optimism and Wall Street's streak to all-time highs supported sentiment, while familiar fears of a hard Brexit knocked the pound.



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Amazon blocks sellers from using FedEx for some Prime shipments

Amazon blocks sellers from using FedEx for some Prime shipments

Amazon.com Inc is temporarily blocking third-party sellers from using FedEx Corp's ground delivery network to handle Prime shipments as it strives to hit accelerated delivery deadlines this holiday season.



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Australian regulator investigates Westpac directors, executives after scandal

Australian regulator investigates Westpac directors, executives after scandal

Australia's banking regulator will use its increased investigative powers for the first time to examine whether Westpac Banking Corp directors and executives broke the law as part of the bank's money laundering scandal.



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Medical debt is making it harder for some Americans to get mortgages

Medical debt is making it harder for some Americans to get mortgages

A recent survey from Zillow found that individuals with medical debt were turned down for mortgages at a higher rate than those with student loans or credit card debt. Take these steps if you want to get out from under the weight of health-care bills.

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Factbox: Beijing statements on trade deal differ from those of U.S. on imports, timing

Factbox: Beijing statements on trade deal differ from those of U.S. on imports, timing

The U.S.-China trade deal announced https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2019/december/united-states-and-china-reach on Friday will be signed in early January, U.S. trade negotiators say.



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U.S. reply satisfies Mexican concerns over labor attaches: Seade

U.S. reply satisfies Mexican concerns over labor attaches: Seade

A letter by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has satisfied Mexican concerns over the United States' plan to appoint labor attaches to follow Mexico's application of its labor laws, a senior Mexican official said on Monday.



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Mexico seeks to counter criticism over U.S. labor provision in trade deal

Mexico seeks to counter criticism over U.S. labor provision in trade deal

The U.S. and Mexican governments on Monday sought to defuse a growing controversy over a U.S. plan to monitor Mexican labor standards under a new regional trade deal, with Mexico insisting it would have the final say over any U.S. officials appointed for that purpose.



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Boeing suppliers bracing for production freeze of grounded 737 MAX

Boeing suppliers bracing for production freeze of grounded 737 MAX

Boeing Co suppliers, customers and financiers braced on Monday for a possible freeze in Boeing 737 production for the first time in more than 20 years as the grounding of the best-selling MAX looks set to last well into 2020.



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Automakers, congressional aides do not expect budget deal will hike $7,500 EV tax credit

Automakers, congressional aides do not expect budget deal will hike $7,500 EV tax credit

Automakers and congressional aides told Reuters they do not expect the U.S. Congress will extend a $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles in a year-end spending bill expected to be released later on Monday.



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USMCA labor verifications will be done by independent panelists: USTR

USMCA labor verifications will be done by independent panelists: USTR

The USMCA trade deal does not include American "labor inspectors," U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Monday in a letter to a senior Mexican official.



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Wall St. hits fresh highs on trade deal boost

Wall St. hits fresh highs on trade deal boost

Wall Street hit record highs for the third straight session on Monday as cooling trade tensions between Washington and Beijing and upbeat economic data from China boosted investor sentiment.



6 years ago
PNC's fight with Venmo highlights bigger issue over who owns your banking data

PNC's fight with Venmo highlights bigger issue over who owns your banking data

PNC and Venmo are bickering over customer complaints about data, highlighting a sometimes murky area of connecting consumer apps to bank accounts.

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U.S. SEC settles with former Goldman banker over 1MDB scandal

U.S. SEC settles with former Goldman banker over 1MDB scandal

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled foreign corruption charges against former Goldman Sachs Group Inc executive Tim Leissner for his involvement in Malaysia's multibillion-dollar 1MDB corruption scandal, the agency said on Monday.



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Amazon blocks sellers from using FedEx for Prime shipments: WSJ

Amazon blocks sellers from using FedEx for Prime shipments: WSJ

Amazon.com Inc is blocking third-party sellers from using FedEx Corp's network for delivery of its Prime shipments, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a company email.



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Shares of Tyson Foods climb after it wins approval to export poultry to China

Shares of Tyson Foods climb after it wins approval to export poultry to China

Tyson Foods expects to start taking orders early next year and will start shipping from all 36 of its processing plants, Reuters reported

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