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JPMorgan considers sale of $1 billion AARP credit-card portfolio: Bloomberg

JPMorgan Chase & Co is looking to sell the credit-card portfolio it built through a partnership with the nonprofit AARP, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.



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Oil up 1% as hopes grow for U.S.-China trade breakthrough

Oil prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump predicted a trade deal with China following positive comments by Beijing, calming concerns raised by an earlier round of tit-for-tat tariff hikes.



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TipSnaps on SeedInvest

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Google job search tool under EU microscope

EU regulators are checking Google for Jobs to see if the company unfairly favors its fast-growing tool for searching job listings, Europe's antitrust chief said on Tuesday.



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Weak dog food sales hit Smucker results; shares tumble

J. M. Smucker Co cut its full-year earnings forecast and reported disappointing quarterly results on Tuesday, as sales of its Nutrish dog food brand were hit by fierce competition, triggering a 10% drop in its shares.



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Philip Morris in merger talks with Altria; e-cigs a focus

Philip Morris International Inc and Altria Group Inc are discussing an all-stock merger, potentially reuniting two of the world's largest tobacco companies after more than a decade, in a deal aimed at domination of the fast-growing electronic-cigarette market.



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Mercedes Benz Brazil to invest 1.4 billion reais for new trucks, but exports still weak

The Brazil unit of Mercedes Benz, the local market leader in trucks and buses, said on Tuesday it will invest 1.4 billion reais ($340 million) to launch of a new line of trucks as it expects the domestic market to grow in 2020, even if exports could fall.



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U.S. appeals court revives aluminum antitrust cases vs Goldman, JPMorgan, Glencore

A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived lawsuits by aluminum purchasers that accused Goldman Sachs , JPMorgan Chase , mining company Glencore and other companies of conspiring to drive up prices for the metal by reducing supply.



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U.S. stocks lose steam as hopes waver for U.S.-China trade deal

Equity indexes on Wall Street gave up earlier gains on Tuesday amid uncertainty over the prospects for a U.S.-China trade deal, while demand for U.S. treasuries and precious metals grew, showing an appetite for less-risky investments.



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Wall Street treads water as financials fall, trade hopes flicker

Wall Street treaded water on Tuesday, as a drop in financials and renewed concerns about a U.S. recession offset early optimism about hopes of a resolution to the protracted trade war with China.



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Biden has a plan for student debt. It's not forgiveness

After an event at Keene State College in New Hampshire, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden sketched out his higher education plan.

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Pentagon in talks with Australia on rare earths plant: official

The U.S. Department of Defense is in talks with Australia to host a facility that would process rare earth minerals, part of an effort to reduce reliance on China for the specialized materials used in military equipment, a senior American official said.



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Oil turns lower as stock market weakens on trade deal uncertainty

Oil prices were steady to soft on Tuesday, paring earlier gains along with the stock market lower as China dampened optimism for a trade deal with the United States.



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SEC fines audit firm RSM $950,000 to settle independence violation claim

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday that it fined public accounting firm RSM US LLP $950,000 to settle claims it violated the agency's auditor independence rules.



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Wall Street slips as financials fall, trade hopes flicker

Wall Street slipped on Tuesday hurt by a fall in financial stocks, while revived worries about a U.S. recession overshadowed early optimism of a resolution to the prolonged trade dispute between the world's two largest economies.



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