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Rolls-Royce sees further delay in Trent 1000 engine overhaul

British engineering firm Rolls-Royce said on Friday it expects problems with its Trent 1000 engines to take longer to fix, with a target of fewer than 10 grounded aircraft delayed until the second quarter of 2020.



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Alison Rose gets top job at RBS, first woman to lead major UK lender

Royal Bank of Scotland named Alison Rose as its new chief executive on Friday, becoming the first major British lender to appoint a woman to its top job.



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Economic stimulus lifts shares, oil edges up on Mideast tensions

Asian share prices rose on Friday as economic stimulus around the world helped eased fears over slowing growth, while crude oil prices climbed on concerns that last weekend's attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities still pose supply risks.



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Singapore luxury apartment sales hit 11-year high, driven by Chinese demand

Sales of Singapore apartments worth at least S$10 million ($7.3 million) have hit an 11-year high, fueled by increased demand from Chinese millionaires seeking safe-haven assets, say property consultants OrangeTee & Tie.



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UK's Thomas Cook hunts for $250 million to fend off collapse

Britain's Thomas Cook said its banks had ordered the company to find an additional 200 million pounds ($251 million) of funding in order to guarantee the survival of the world's oldest holiday company.



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Shares soothed by stimulus, oil heads higher

World shares rose on Friday as stimulus measures by major central banks eased worries about growth, especially in Asian markets, while oil headed for its best week since January.



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Britain's Thomas Cook scrambles for $250 million to avert collapse

Britain's Thomas Cook scrambled on Friday to find an extra 200 million pounds ($251 million) to satisfy its lenders and secure the survival of the world's oldest holiday company.



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Belgian police search property of KPN's new CEO over Proximus share sale

Belgian police searched the home and office of Dominique Leroy, the incoming chief executive of Dutch telecom firm KPN , to investigate her sale of shares in Proximus , the company she is leaving.



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Rolls-Royce hit by further setback to fixing Boeing 787 engines

Rolls-Royce will take longer than expected to fix problems with its Trent 1000 engine, frustrating efforts to get Boeing 787s grounded by the glitch flying again and knocking the British company's shares.



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No crowds as Apple's iPhone 11 hits stores in China

Apple's latest iPhone 11 range hit stores in China on Friday, with short queues of die-hard fans contrasting with the hundreds who camped out ahead of some previous launches.



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Fed's Bullard, explaining dissent, says U.S. manufacturing appears 'in recession'

St. Louis Federal Reserve bank president James Bullard said on Friday he argued for a deeper, half a percentage point cut at this week's Fed meeting because of signs the U.S. economy will slow "in the near horizon," and that manufacturing "already appears in recession."



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Amazon is building its own carbon-neutral UPS, Bank of America says

Bank of America says Amazon's plans to build its own fleet of carbon-neutral delivery trucks bode well for its bottom line.

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Analyst initiates Roku with sell rating, says cost of streaming devices going to 'zero'

Pivotal Research Group began coverage of Roku with a sell rating on Friday

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Wall Street futures rise on global stimulus efforts

U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as China became the third country to trim interest rates in the past few days, raising hopes that major central banks stand ready to blunt the impact of a prolonged Sino-U.S. trade war on global growth.



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Stimulus soothes stocks as oil heads higher

World shares climbed on Friday as stimulus measures by major central banks eased worries about growth, especially in Asian markets, while oil headed for its best week since January.



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