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Goldman profit falls short on weak M&A advisory; WeWork weighs

Goldman Sachs Group Inc missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday as global economic worries dampened appetite for deals, while it faced up to losses on its own high-profile investments in Uber Technologies and WeWork.



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Wells Fargo disappoints Wall Street as legal costs mount

Wells Fargo & Co missed third-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday as mortgage income sank and the fourth-largest U.S. bank by assets braced for additional legal expenses tied to a sales practices scandal that erupted more than three years ago.



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JPMorgan beats profit estimates, says consumer remains strong

JPMorgan Chase & Co kicked off bank earnings on Tuesday by beating Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit by a wide margin, a signal that the U.S. consumer remains strong, executives at the largest U.S. bank said.



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Experience, not nationality, key for new CEO at France's Renault: minister

Experience in overhauling a company and a track record in industry will be more important than nationality when carmaker Renault chooses a new chief executive, France's junior economy minister said on Tuesday.



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Goldman profit slammed by souring WeWork, Uber bets

Goldman Sachs Group Inc missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday as it took heavy losses from high-profile investments in WeWork and Uber Technologies and faced up to a weakening global economy.



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Google unveils Pixel 4 phones with radar, more affordable laptop

Alphabet Inc's Google unveiled new Pixel smartphones with higher quality cameras, a radar sensor and faster virtual assistant on Tuesday, but failed to provide enough to set the devices apart from rivals and nix concerns about price.



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Stocks jump on report Brexit deal may be close, oil slips

Stocks in Europe and on Wall Street jumped more than 1% on Tuesday on strong U.S. corporate results and a possible deal to avoid a disorderly British exit from the European Union, while oil prices fell as weak China data kindled global economy fears.



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You can trick yourself into saving more. Here's how

If you want a bigger cushion of cash to fall back on, research shows that two lesser-known strategies can help you get there.

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Wall Street soars after strong start to earnings season

Wall Street gained 1% on Tuesday as strong earnings from JPMorgan, UnitedHealth and Johnson & Johnson allayed concerns about the fallout from a prolonged U.S.-China trade war on corporate America.



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UnitedHealth sees 2020 profit above Street target; shares climb 8%

UnitedHealth Group Inc on Tuesday provided an optimistic outlook for 2020 profit, saying it expected growth to be at least 13%, which outpaces current Wall Street estimates and sent its shares up as much as 8.6%.



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Time running out to get off Amazon's addictive cloud French minister warns

Amazon's cloud computing is like a "soft drug", a French minister said on Tuesday, warning that time was running out for Europe to wean itself off the U.S. company's services.



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Big banks say U.S. consumers sturdy as businesses quiver with growth fears

Quarterly results from four of the largest U.S. banks on Tuesday showed that American consumers are helping to prop up the economy, even as recession fears have led businesses to pull back on spending and borrowing.



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Goldman Sachs says it marked down WeWork stake by $80 million

Still, Goldman's WeWork writedown was smaller than the $264 million estimate of Morgan Stanley analyst Betsy Graseck.

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Use these time-tested strategies to make sure you don't spend too much in retirement

People entering retirement will have to devise a smart strategy of how to spend their savings.

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Buffett's Berkshire seeks Fed leeway to boost BofA bet: Bloomberg

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc is seeking permission from the Federal Reserve to boost its stake in Bank of America Corp above the 10% level, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.



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