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GM appeals directly to employees as strike losses pile up

GM appeals directly to employees as strike losses pile up

General Motors Co took the unusual step of appealing directly to employees in a blog post on Friday that laid out the terms of the automaker's latest offer aimed at ending a month-long strike.



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Take Five: Time to talk

Take Five: Time to talk

Sterling bulls could be forgiven if they thought Christmas had arrived early.



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Trump says U.S.-China trade talks are going well

Trump says U.S.-China trade talks are going well

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that U.S.-China trade talks were going well as the second day of top-level negotiations aimed at rolling back tensions between the world's two largest economies begins.



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Wind-driven Los Angeles wildfire leaves 1 dead, forces 100,000 to flee

Wind-driven Los Angeles wildfire leaves 1 dead, forces 100,000 to flee

A fierce, wind-driven wildfire swept through foothills and canyons along the northern edge of Los Angeles on Friday, engulfing homes, closing roads and engulfing acre upon acre of dry brush and chaparral as 100,000 residents were forced to flee.



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Renault ousts CEO in drive to reboot Nissan alliance

Renault ousts CEO in drive to reboot Nissan alliance

Renault ousted chief executive Thierry Bollore on Friday, as the French carmaker and its Japanese partner Nissan seek to rekindle their alliance following the scandal-hit tenure of former alliance supremo Carlos Ghosn.



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Stocks rally on trade talks; Brexit deal hopes boost pound

Stocks rally on trade talks; Brexit deal hopes boost pound

Global stocks and the euro rallied on Friday on signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and hopes that Britain was moving closer to a smooth exit from the European Union.



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Wind-driven Los Angeles wildfire leaves one dead, forces 100,000 to flee

Wind-driven Los Angeles wildfire leaves one dead, forces 100,000 to flee

A fierce, wind-driven wildfire swept through foothills and canyons along the northern edge of Los Angeles on Friday, engulfing homes, closing roads and devouring acre upon acre of dry brush and chaparral as 100,000 residents were forced to flee.



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Daimler recalls hundreds of thousands of Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles

Daimler recalls hundreds of thousands of Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles

German carmaker Daimler is recalling hundreds of thousands of Mercedes-Benz vehicles including Sprinter van models over diesel emissions issues.



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U.S.-China talks end amid growing hopes of trade war truce

U.S.-China talks end amid growing hopes of trade war truce

U.S. officials on Friday signaled good news was coming after a second day of trade talks with China ended, boosting investor hopes that the world's two largest economies would agree to cool the fires of their 15-month tariff war.



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Wall Street jumps on U.S.-China trade deal optimism

Wall Street jumps on U.S.-China trade deal optimism

U.S. stocks rose sharply on Friday as hopes grew that the talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He would culminate in a partial trade deal and delay planned U.S. tariff increases.



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Judge sees benefit in pausing lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue

Judge sees benefit in pausing lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue

A U.S. Bankruptcy Judge signaled support on Friday for a six-month pause to litigation led by 24 states against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP to give the company time to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging it fueled a deadly nationwide opioid crisis.



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Citi pays $30 million fine to settle real-estate violations: regulator

Citi pays $30 million fine to settle real-estate violations: regulator

Citibank has agreed to pay a $30 million fine to settle charges of repeated violations of real estate holding rules and for failing to meet its commitment to take corrective actions, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said on Friday.



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American Airlines says it is negotiating partnership with Brazil's Gol

American Airlines says it is negotiating partnership with Brazil's Gol

American Airlines Group Inc said on Friday it is negotiating a possible partnership with Brazil's Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA .



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U.S., China strike partial trade deal on agricultural purchases, currency

U.S., China strike partial trade deal on agricultural purchases, currency

The United States and China agreed on Friday to the first phase of a trade deal covering agricultural purchases, currency and some aspects of intellectual property protections, and averting a threatened tariff hike, but President Donald Trump said more needed to be negotiated.



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Trump says U.S., China have reached substantial phase-1 trade deal

Trump says U.S., China have reached substantial phase-1 trade deal

President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States and China had come to a substantial phase-1 trade deal, reaching agreement on intellectual property, financial services and big agricultural purchases.



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