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Qantas completes 'double sunrise' test flight from London to Sydney, aircraft order could follow

Qantas Airways Ltd could place an order for planes capable of ultra long-haul flights early next year, the airline's chief executive said after he completed a 19 hour, 19 minute non-stop test flight from London to Sydney on Friday.



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Volkswagen says it has no plans to cooperate with Tesla

Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess on Friday said the German carmaker has no plans to cooperate with start-up electric carmaker Tesla .



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T. Rowe, Fidelity get green light to launch special funds allowing them to join the ETF boom

Asset managers including T. Rowe Price, Natixis and Fidelity have won the preliminary regulatory approval to launch non-transparent ETFs.

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Timeline: Amazon challenges Pentagon awarding $10 billion cloud deal to Microsoft

Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it is contesting the Pentagon's award of an up to $10 billion cloud computing deal to Microsoft Corp , expressing concern that politics got in the way of a fair contracting process.



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Mexican president welcomes Pelosi remarks on North American trade deal approval

Mexico's president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday welcomed remarks by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that U.S. legislators were making progress in the ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal.



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Trade optimism, earnings power Wall Street to another record high

Wall Street's main indexes hit fresh record highs on Friday, as optimism related to U.S.-China trade talks and solid earnings from semiconductor industry bellwether Applied Materials brightened sentiment.



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Citi names Manuel Romo CEO of Mexican unit

Manuel Romo has been appointed Chief Executive of Citigroup's Mexican operation Citibanamex with immediate effect, the Mexican unit said in a statement on Friday.



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BMW executive Markus Duesmann tasked with reviving Audi

Volkswagen on Friday installed former BMW executive Markus Duesmann to reinvent Audi after the German premium brand lost key engineering know-how and influence in the wake of the 2015 diesel-cheating scandal.



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U.S.-China trade hopes revive stocks, yields rise

Global equities markets rose and safe-haven assets such as gold and government debt fell on Friday on renewed hopes that the United States and China will reach a deal to de-escalate their trade war helped boost risk appetite.



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On board Qantas' ultra-long haul test flight

When I signed up to join a trial run of the world's longest commercial flight, I expected an exercise in endurance but not steak for breakfast and a physical work-out regime.



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WeWork faces U.S. SEC inquiry over possible rule violations: Bloomberg

WeWork is facing scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over whether it violated financial rules in the run-up to its canceled initial public offering, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.



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Economic growth is close to zero for the fourth quarter, according to Fed gauges

The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow says growth is likely to come in at 0.3%. The New York Fed's GDP Nowcast is showing a gain of 0.4%.

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Unhappy with the terms on your Apple or other credit card? Here's how to change them

It can be hard to know why you were given a particular credit card limit or interest rate. Here's how to improve your terms.

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New 'Star Wars' title from EA set to be big draw this holiday season

Electronic Arts Inc launched "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order" on Friday, garnering strong reviews for its flagship action-adventure series that is crucial to its holiday sales, after the videogame publisher shelved "NBA Live" game.



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United joins U.S. peers in pulling 737 MAX until early March

United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it is extending cancellations of Boeing 737 MAX flights until March 4, joining U.S. peers who are also scheduling without the aircraft until early March as the jet awaits approval to fly again.



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