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Huawei boosts China smartphone market share to 42% in third quarter: Canalys

Huawei Technologies strengthened its dominance of China's smartphone market, with shipments rising 66% in the third quarter as domestic consumers rallied behind it after U.S. sanctions, according to market data released on Wednesday.



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An Elizabeth Warren presidency may not be as bad for stocks as some investors fear, strategist says

Warren, a 2020 frontrunner, has bashed the rich – proposing a wealth tax – and lambasted the financial industry among other sectors.

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Australian regulator files privacy suit against Google alleging location data misuse

An Australian regulator has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google, accusing it of misleading smartphone users about how it collected and used personal location data, advancing a global crackdown on the world's biggest tech firms.



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Three-peat? Fed copies 1990s playbook in bid to avert a downturn

In the midst of what became a golden decade for the U.S. Federal Reserve, central bankers twice in the 1990s cut interest rates in short bursts that managed to help the U.S. economy continue growing despite slowing investment and weak growth overseas.



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Asia shares touch three-month top, cautious on Fed

Asian shares crept to a three-month peak on Tuesday after Wall Street hit all-time highs amid hopes of progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks and for another dose of policy stimulus from the Federal Reserve this week.



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Saudi Aramco aims to begin planned IPO on Nov. 3: sources

Saudi Aramco aims to announce the start of its initial public offering (IPO) on Nov. 3, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, after delaying the deal earlier this month to give advisers time to secure cornerstone investors.



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Iran's thirsty energy industry runs up against water shortage

The plan to build a petrochemical plant near the Iranian city of Firouzabad had everything usually needed to get a project off the ground: approval from the nation's top authority, funding from the Revolutionary Guards and plentiful gas feedstock.



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Factbox: Downstream Iranian energy projects disrupted by water crisis

Below is a list of Iranian downstream energy projects where construction has been delayed and existing facilities where operations have been disrupted due to water scarcity. [L5N26W2I0]



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Oil prices fall a second day ahead of U.S. stockpile numbers

Oil prices fell for a second day on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S. crude inventory data for more insight into oil demand trends, while concerns about economic growth overshadowed signs of a thawing in the trade war between Washington and Beijing.



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U.S.-China tensions spur progress on giant Asia trade pact

Tensions between the United States and China have given new impetus to a China-backed trade pact and there is a chance of major progress, if not final agreement, when Southeast Asian leaders meet in Bangkok this week, analysts say.



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Saudi Aramco to start IPO subscription on Dec. 4: Arabiya

Saudi Aramco will start subscription for investors in its initial public offering on Dec. 4, Saudi-owned news channel Al-Arabiya said in a news flash on Tuesday citing sources.



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Blackrock CEO says the world will see higher equity markets in 2020

U.S. fund manager BlackRock Inc chief executive said on Tuesday the world will see higher equity markets in 2020.



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Exclusive: India's IndiGo close to mammoth 300-plane Airbus deal - sources

Indian budget airline IndiGo is close to placing a near-record order for more than 300 Airbus A320neo-family jets worth at least $33 billion at recent catalog prices to cement its position as India's largest carrier by market share.



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Merck quarterly profit falls on deal-related charge

Drugmaker Merck & Co Inc reported a drop in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, hit by a $982 million charge related to its acquisition of Peloton Therapeutics.



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China to ease foreign investments curbs, won't force tech transfers: vice minister

China will eliminate all restrictions on foreign investments not included in its self-styled "negative lists", a vice commerce minister said on Tuesday, signaling upcoming directives.



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