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JPMorgan lowers account minimum, expands free trades for You Invest

JPMorgan lowers account minimum, expands free trades for You Invest

JPMorgan Chase & Co said Thursday it is giving free online trades to more customers and lowering the amount of money needed to open one of its robo-adviser accounts, as firms across the industry bow to pressure to reduce fees and account minimums.



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Microsoft granted license to export 'mass market' software to Huawei

Microsoft granted license to export 'mass market' software to Huawei

Microsoft Corp on Thursday said it has been granted a license to export software to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.



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Nordstrom bucks trend of grim retail forecasts; share jump 10%

Nordstrom bucks trend of grim retail forecasts; share jump 10%

Nordstrom Inc raised its 2019 forecast unlike many competitors and reported third-quarter profit above Wall Street expectations on Thursday, sending the retailer's shares up about 10% in extended trading.



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Gap's Old Navy brand to exit China in early 2020

Gap's Old Navy brand to exit China in early 2020

Gap Inc said on Thursday it would not sell its Old Navy apparels in China from early 2020 and instead would focus on its North America market to boost sales.



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Judge rejects U.S. move to disqualify states' lawyer in T-Mobile/Sprint lawsuit

Judge rejects U.S. move to disqualify states' lawyer in T-Mobile/Sprint lawsuit

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a U.S. government effort to disqualify a lawyer arguing for 15 states and the District of Columbia in their effort to block T-Mobile US Inc's planned $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint Corp .



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Exclusive: Unilever, Henkel and buyout funds eye bids for Coty's $7 billion beauty brands – sources

Exclusive: Unilever, Henkel and buyout funds eye bids for Coty's $7 billion beauty brands – sources

Consumer goods giants Unilever and Henkel and a series of buyout funds including Advent and Cinven are talking to U.S. cosmetics maker Coty to submit bids for some of its most popular beauty brands, three sources told Reuters.



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U.S. senators urge Trump administration to halt Huawei license approvals

U.S. senators urge Trump administration to halt Huawei license approvals

A bipartisan group of 15 U.S. senators urged the Commerce Department to suspend issuing licenses to U.S. firms that conduct business with China's Huawei Technologies Co, saying it could threaten U.S. security.



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Pelosi says progress was made on USMCA in meeting with Lighthizer

Pelosi says progress was made on USMCA in meeting with Lighthizer

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that progress was made on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact in a meeting she held with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Richard Neal, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.



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U.S House Democrats see progress on USMCA, passage still possible this year

U.S House Democrats see progress on USMCA, passage still possible this year

U.S. House Democrats said they ironed out some differences with the Trump administration on Thursday about a trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, and that Congress could still vote on the deal - one of President Donald Trump's top priorities - this year.



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GM's electric pickup to hit dealer showrooms in fall 2021: CEO

GM's electric pickup to hit dealer showrooms in fall 2021: CEO

General Motors Co's first electric pickup truck model will go on sale in the fall of 2021, the company's top executive said, around the same time that electric carmaker Tesla Inc's own model is expected to debut.



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Facebook agrees to provide additional documents in California AG data privacy probe

Facebook agrees to provide additional documents in California AG data privacy probe

Facebook Inc has agreed to turn over additional documents after the California state attorney general's office went to court earlier this month to compel the social media firm to comply with requests for information in its privacy investigation.



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Gap quarterly revenue beats, says plan to split Old Navy making progress

Gap quarterly revenue beats, says plan to split Old Navy making progress

Gap Inc on Thursday reported better-than-expected quarterly net sales, nearly two weeks after the retailer's longtime Chief Executive Officer Art Peck stepped down, sending its shares up 4%.



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Chinese antitrust regulator approves Boeing-Embraer deal

Chinese antitrust regulator approves Boeing-Embraer deal

A Chinese antitrust regulator has approved Boeing Co's deal to buy a controlling stake in the commercial jet division of Brazilian planemaker Embraer , according to a statement on the regulator's website.



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Stocks slip, dollar rebounds on trade hopes stir sentiment

Stocks slip, dollar rebounds on trade hopes stir sentiment

The dollar rebounded and global equity markets edged lower on Thursday as efforts by China to smooth the path forward in U.S.-Sino trade talks helped sooth investor sentiment, though fears remained that a phase one deal might not occur until next year.



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Wall Street dips as investors await U.S.-China trade progress

Wall Street dips as investors await U.S.-China trade progress

U.S. stock indexes moved slightly lower on Thursday as investors moved to the sidelines with mixed messages and no concrete signs of progress on U.S.-China relations.



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