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Oil prices fall nearly 2% on China data, trade war jitters

Oil prices fall nearly 2% on China data, trade war jitters

Oil prices fell further on Tuesday, after heavy losses in the previous session following two days of weak Chinese data and as investors continued to fret over prospects for a U.S.-China trade deal despite signs of a truce last week.



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Keen to develop self-driving cars, Hyundai Motor Group unveils $35 billion investment plan

Keen to develop self-driving cars, Hyundai Motor Group unveils $35 billion investment plan

Hyundai Motor Group said it plans to invest 41 trillion won ($35 billion) in mobility and other auto technologies by 2025, part of which will be directed to an ambitious effort to become more competitive in self-driving cars that has also received government backing.



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Former Thomas Cook boss defends record, pay after firm's collapse

Former Thomas Cook boss defends record, pay after firm's collapse

The former chief executive of bankrupt travel firm Thomas Cook on Tuesday said he understood public anger over his pay but defended his record, saying he had worked tirelessly to try and save the company.



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This major tax deadline is today. What you need to know

This major tax deadline is today. What you need to know

Procrastinators, your time is nearly up. Oct. 15 is the last day for taxpayers to submit their 2018 tax returns. Here's what you need to know.

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Blackstone plans to launch tender offer for Japan's Unizo

Blackstone plans to launch tender offer for Japan's Unizo

Private equity firm Blackstone Group said on Tuesday it would launch a tender offer for Japan's Unizo Holdings at 5,000 yen a share, doubling down on its $1.6 billion offer after the proposal was rebuffed by the hotel chain.



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Tesla to start Powerwall home battery installations in Japan

Tesla to start Powerwall home battery installations in Japan

Tesla Inc will start installing its Powerwall home power storage batteries in Japan next spring, the U.S. electric car and battery maker said on Tuesday, marking the product's debut in Asia.



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UnitedHealth beats quarterly profit, raises earnings forecast

UnitedHealth beats quarterly profit, raises earnings forecast

UnitedHealth Group Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit and raised its 2019 earnings forecast on Tuesday, benefiting from strength in its core business of selling health plans and its pharmacy benefits unit.



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KKR consortium cancels Australia's Latitude IPO: sources

KKR consortium cancels Australia's Latitude IPO: sources

U.S. private equity firm KKR & Co and its partners have canceled what was expected to be the biggest Australian IPO of the year, the listing of their lender Latitude Financial, two sources told Reuters.



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BlackRock profit beats as its low-risk funds attract more money

BlackRock profit beats as its low-risk funds attract more money

BlackRock Inc , the world's largest asset manager, beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday, as more money rolled into its fixed-income funds against the backdrop of an uncertain global economy.



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Here are the biggest analyst calls of the day: Amazon, Square, Lowe's & more

Here are the biggest analyst calls of the day: Amazon, Square, Lowe's & more

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Tuesday

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Google share of search ad market high but shrinking: eMarketer

Google share of search ad market high but shrinking: eMarketer

Alphabet Inc's Google dominates the growing U.S. search ad market but Amazon.com Inc is growing fast, according to data from the market research company eMarketer released on Tuesday.



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U.S. pension funds took positions in blacklisted Chinese surveillance company

U.S. pension funds took positions in blacklisted Chinese surveillance company

Some of the biggest public pensions funds in the United States have invested in one of the world's largest purveyors of video surveillance systems that the U.S. government claims are used in wide-scale repression of the Muslim population of western China.



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How Amazon.com moved into the business of U.S. elections

How Amazon.com moved into the business of U.S. elections

Amazon.com Inc's cloud computing arm is making an aggressive push into one of the most sensitive technology sectors: U.S. elections.



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Former Thomas Cook boss defends record after firm's collapse

Former Thomas Cook boss defends record after firm's collapse

The former chief executive of bankrupt travel firm Thomas Cook said on Tuesday he understood public anger over his pay but defended his record, saying he had worked tirelessly to try to save the company.



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Trump is on his way to an easy win in 2020, according to Moody's accurate election model

Trump is on his way to an easy win in 2020, according to Moody's accurate election model

Moody's three models show Trump getting at least 289 electoral votes, assuming average turnout.

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