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Leading union demands concessions in Thyssenkrupp elevator sale

Top representatives at IG Metall, Germany's biggest union, will not approve a sale of Thyssenkrupp's prized elevator division unless potential buyers give far-reaching concessions to employees, they said.



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UBS wants new recruit Khan to drop criminal complaint over spying: paper

UBS wants Iqbal Khan, co-head of its wealth management business, to drop his criminal complaint over a spying scandal that emerged after he left cross-town rival Credit Suisse , the SonntagsZeitung newspaper reported on Sunday.



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Turning 100? Your birthday gift could be an unexpected tax

Here's a birthday gift a centenarian might not see coming: a tax bill from the IRS. Certain life insurance policies give you access to "cash value" that grows tax-free. The catch: You might owe taxes when you hit 100.

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The holidays are coming up, here's how to avoid going in to debt

American consumers are already heavily in debt, here are some steps you can take to ensure you don't end up even deeper in the red this holiday season.

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Brazil working to bring Boeing 737 MAX plane back into service this year

Brazil is working to bring the Boeing 737 MAX airplane back to service "by the end of the year," Civil Aviation Secretary Ronei Glanzmann said on Sunday.



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Key dates leading up to the U.S. Pentagon's cloud-computing award to Microsoft

Microsoft Corp has won the U.S. Pentagon's $10 billion cloud-computing contract, the Defense Department said on Friday, beating out favorite Amazon.com Inc .



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Exclusive: Brazil to lure airlines to fly domestic, taking meetings with three carriers

Brazil is determined to lure airlines to operate domestic flights in Latin America's largest aviation market, and is taking meetings with at least three carriers, a senior government official told Reuters.



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Lazard appoints Girodolle CEO of Lazard France

Lazard said in a statement on Sunday it had appointed Louis Girodolle as chief executive officer of Lazard Investment Banking in France.



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U.S. lawmakers will press Boeing CEO for answers on 737 MAX crashes

The head of a U.S. Senate panel reviewing two catastrophic Boeing 737 MAX crashes told Reuters ahead of hearings this week that the plane would not return to U.S. skies until "99.9% of the American public" and policymakers are convinced it is safe.



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Prologis to buy warehouse rival Liberty in $12.6 billion deal

Warehouse giant Prologis Inc said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire rival industrial real-estate business Liberty Property Trust in a $12.6 billion deal to improve its U.S. presence amid the ecommerce boom.



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Oil holds steady as Russia reaffirms commitment to output cuts

Oil prices were steady on Monday, holding on to strong gains last week, after Russia affirmed its commitment to a deal with OPEC producers to keep production in check and support prices.



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Asian shares edge up to three-month high, dollar marks time before Fed

Asian shares rose on Monday to a three-month high as risk assets got a fillip from hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal as soon as next month while the dollar marked time as focus shifts to a U.S. rate decision.



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Asian shares rise to three-month highs, dollar waits for Fed

Asian shares extended gains on Monday to hit a three-month high as risk assets got a fillip from hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal as soon as next month while the dollar marked time as focus shifts to a U.S. rate decision.



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U.S., China say they are 'close to finalizing' part of a Phase One trade deal

U.S. and Chinese officials are "close to finalizing" some parts of a trade agreement after high-level telephone discussions on Friday, the U.S. Trade Representative's office and China's Commerce Ministry said, with talks to continue.



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Tech consultations on parts of U.S. trade deal completed - China's Commerce Ministry

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He had a phone call with U.S. trade officials as both countries confirmed technical consultations on some parts of a trade agreement were basically completed, China's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Saturday.



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