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Oil dips as China posts slowest GDP growth in almost three decades

Oil dips as China posts slowest GDP growth in almost three decades

Oil prices fell on Friday after China, the world's largest oil importer, recorded its weakest quarter of economic growth in nearly three decades, dragged down by a trade dispute with the United States.



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Goldman wants traders to be more like dealmakers and coders

Goldman wants traders to be more like dealmakers and coders

Over the past decade or so, Goldman Sachs Group Inc has watched its annual trading profits fall 84%, as post-financial crisis regulations upended Wall Street. Now, bank executives are hoping they have figured out the key to a turnaround: asking traders to be more like investment bankers.



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Wall Street higher on strong earnings, Brexit deal

Wall Street higher on strong earnings, Brexit deal

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday on the back of strong earnings from Netflix and Morgan Stanley, with Britain's preliminary last-minute deal with the European Union adding to the upbeat mood.



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Union Pacific misses profit expectations amid trade war, to cut spending, jobs

Union Pacific misses profit expectations amid trade war, to cut spending, jobs

Railroad operator Union Pacific Corp on Thursday reported quarterly profit that missed analysts' estimates and said it would cut capital spending and jobs as the multi-front U.S. trade war worsens an industry-wide freight volume slump.



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NTSB to determine probable cause of fatal Uber self-driving crash

NTSB to determine probable cause of fatal Uber self-driving crash

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a Nov. 19 hearing to determine the probable cause of a March 2018 Uber Technologies Inc self-driving vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Arizona.



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Saudi Aramco delays planned IPO: FT

Saudi Aramco delays planned IPO: FT

Saudi Aramco has delayed the planned launch of its initial public offering (IPO), the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.



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Renault warns sales to fall in 2019 as automakers struggle

Renault warns sales to fall in 2019 as automakers struggle

France's Renault on Thursday cut its revenue guidance for 2019 further and lowered its profitability forecast, citing difficulties in markets such as Turkey and Argentina as carmakers grapple with a broad-based slump in auto sales.



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Saudi Aramco delays planned IPO until after earnings update: sources

Saudi Aramco delays planned IPO until after earnings update: sources

Saudi Aramco has delayed the planned launch of its initial public offering in hopes that pending third-quarter results will bolster investor confidence in the world's largest oil firm, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.



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Asian shares erase gains after weak China GDP, pound pulls back

Asian shares erase gains after weak China GDP, pound pulls back

Asian stocks stumbled on Friday after China posted its weakest growth in nearly three decades, countering a global lift in sentiment on the UK and European Union striking a long-awaited Brexit deal.



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Six warning lights flashing for China’s slowing economy

Six warning lights flashing for China’s slowing economy

China’s $13 trillion economy is slowing and indicators showing that range from freight shipments to factory power generation and from employment to expenditures on entertainment.



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Instant View: China third-quarter GDP grows 6.0% year-on-year, misses expectations

Instant View: China third-quarter GDP grows 6.0% year-on-year, misses expectations

China's economic growth slowed more than expected to 6.0% year-on-year in the third quarter, the weakest pace in at least 27-1/2 years, as demand at home and abroad faltered amid a bruising Sino-U.S. trade war.



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China third-quarter GDP grows 6%, slowest pace in almost three decades

China third-quarter GDP grows 6%, slowest pace in almost three decades

China's economic growth slowed more than expected to 6.0% year-on-year in the third quarter, the weakest pace in almost three decades, hit by soft factory production amid a bruising Sino-U.S. trade war and lackluster demand at home.



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China market regulator chief met with Apple CEO Tim Cook

China market regulator chief met with Apple CEO Tim Cook

China's market regulator chief Xiao Yaqing met with Apple Inc's Chief Executive Tim Cook in Beijing on Thursday, the regulator said on Friday.



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Asian stocks track Brexit deal cheer but China caution prevails

Asian stocks track Brexit deal cheer but China caution prevails

Asian stocks edged higher on Friday, tracking the global lift in sentiment after the UK and the European Union struck a long-awaited Brexit deal, but concern about the Chinese economy is likely to cap gains with data expected to show weaker growth.



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Bank/Fintech Partnerships: The Fad Is Over

Bank/Fintech Partnerships: The Fad Is Over

Forbes | Ron Shevlin | Oct 14, 2019 Partnerships are Not the Future of Fintech “Bank/fintech partnerships are crucial to the future of banking” has become a widely accepted meme in the industry. In a recent study from Finextra, 81% of bank executives surveyed said that collaborating with partners was the best strategy to achieve

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