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Rising healthcare costs power U.S. consumer inflation

U.S. consumer prices jumped by the most in seven months in October, which together with abating fears of a recession, support the Federal Reserve's signal for no further interest rate cuts in the near term.



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Alibaba's Jack Ma says Singles' Day shopping results miss expectations

Alibaba Group Holding Inc co-founder Jack Ma said on Wednesday results from the Singles' Day annual online shopping festival had missed the Chinese e-commerce giant's expectations.



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Alibaba launches $13.4 billion Hong Kong listing to fund expansion

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group launched the share sale for its Hong Kong listing on Wednesday, braving unrest in the global financial hub to try to raise up to $13.4 billion to fund its expansion plans.



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Biotech-for-hire PeptiDream charts new path and becomes short target

The promise of PeptiDream Inc's drug-discovery technology and its lucrative research-for-hire contracts have made it a darling of the Tokyo stock market. Now, those gains have made it a target for short-seller Muddy Waters.



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Oil is our gold and we aim to use all of it, ADNOC official says

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co aims to exhaust its vast oil and gas reserves even as many consumers switch to cleaner sources of energy, a senior executive in the Gulf oil company said.



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London forex trader accuses Citigroup of unfair dismissal

A former top Citigroup trader, who was fired in 2014 but acquitted of foreign exchange-rigging charges after a trial in New York, told a London employment tribunal he was unfairly dismissed despite being in the "eye of the storm" at the time.



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Airbus says A400M technical issues not safety critical

Airbus said on Wednesday that technical issues in its A400M planes that had prompted Germany to refuse delivery of two of the aircraft were not safety critical.



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Wall Street slips on trade worries, Hong Kong unrest

Wall Street edged lower on Wednesday as President Donald Trump's threat to "substantially" raise tariffs if China did not make a trade deal with the United States as well as escalating tensions in Hong Kong kept investors away from riskier assets.



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Mediation between Bayer, plaintiffs seeks to clarify all justified claims: U.S. mediator

Mediation between Bayer and plaintiffs in the United States aims to clarify all justified claims related to Roundup herbicide both at the national and state level, mediator Ken Feinberg told a German magazine.



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German auto lobby to pick utility manager Hildegard Mueller as president: report

The German carmakers lobby VDA is set to appoint conservative politician and former Innogy board member Hildegard Mueller as president, Berlin daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel reported on Wednesday, citing sources.



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The biggest mistakes people make with their 401(k)s

These are the most common mistakes people make with their 401(k) plans.

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Germany welcomes Tesla's Berlin move as boost to e-car shift

The German government on Wednesday welcomed Tesla's decision to set up shop in Berlin, a move it believes will turbo-charge the country's shift into the electric car era even as costs of running a business in Europe's largest economy remain high.



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Facebook adds Instagram data to content moderation transparency report

Facebook Inc released its fourth report on enforcement against content that violates its policies on Wednesday, adding data on photo-sharing app Instagram and content depicting suicide or self-harm for the first time.



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Disney+ streaming service reaches 10 million sign-ups, shares surge

Walt Disney Co on Wednesday said its new streaming service, Disney+, has reached 10 million sign-ups since launching on Nov. 12, sending shares up 3.5% to $143.53 on the New York Stock Exchange.



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