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Mondelez raises full-year organic sales forecast

Cadbury chocolate maker Mondelez International Inc raised its 2019 organic sales forecast on Tuesday, as the company benefits from efforts to tailor its products to the tastes and trends of certain geographies.



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Amgen quarterly results beat estimates, but revenue dips 3%

Amgen Inc on Tuesday said its second-quarter revenue fell 3% due to more competition for its older off-patent drugs, but rising sales of newer medicines helped its results exceed Wall Street forecasts.



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Apple forecasts strong revenue even as iPhones drop to under half of sales

Apple Inc iPhone sales dropped to less than half of quarterly revenue for the first time in seven years, but CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday described the change as successfully diversifying away from a single product and forecast results above Wall Street targets.



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Apple wants to make high-end computers in U.S., needs tariff relief - Cook

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook on Tuesday said that the desire to keep Mac Pro computer production in United States was behind the company's recent request for tariff exclusions.



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Trump warns China against delaying trade deal as talks resume

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned China against waiting out his first term to finalize any trade deal, saying if he wins re-election in the November 2020 U.S. presidential contest, the outcome will be worse for China.



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Open banking in Canada – time to prepare for change

The Sixty Percent | Dan Smith, Editor | July 30, 2019 As legislators tentatively prepare to adopt open banking, what are the opportunities and who are the beneficiaries of a new financial rulebook? Open banking is on its way to Canada, representing a major opportunity for the region’s fintechs. In September 2018, the Department of

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Amgen results beat estimates, cancer drug shows wider activity

Amgen Inc on Tuesday said its second-quarter revenue fell 3% due to more competition for its older off-patent drugs, but rising sales of newer medicines helped its results exceed Wall Street forecasts.



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Samsung Electronics second-quarter profit down 56% as chip troubles persist

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd posted a 56% drop in second-quarter operating profit on Wednesday, hit by continuing declines in memory chip prices amid oversupply.



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Oreo maker Mondelez raises sales forecast as emerging markets fuel growth

Mondelez International Inc raised its 2019 sales forecast on Tuesday, benefiting from several years of tailoring its chocolates and cookies to cater to consumer tastes in emerging markets such as China and India.



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Amgen results beat estimates, lung cancer trial planned

Amgen Inc on Tuesday said its second-quarter revenue fell 3% due to more competition for its older off-patent drugs, but rising sales of newer medicines helped its results exceed Wall Street forecasts.



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Ivory Coast, Ghana pricing agreement causing a 'spike in cocoa cost' - Mondelez

A new cocoa pricing mechanism announced by top growers Ivory Coast and Ghana earlier this month is causing cocoa costs to rise, a Mondelez International Inc executive said on an earnings call with analysts on Tuesday.



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Samsung Electronics looks to chip recovery as second-quarter profit falls 56%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd posted a 56% drop in second-quarter operating profit on Wednesday, hit by declines in memory chip prices amid oversupply.



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Apple's services, wearables shore up results as iPhone drops below half of sales

Apple Inc iPhone sales dropped to less than half of quarterly revenue for the first time in seven years, but CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday described the change as successfully diversifying away from a single product and forecast results above Wall Street targets.



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China's service sector activity grows at slower pace in July: official PMI

China's services sector activity grew at a slower pace in July, an official survey showed on Wednesday, heaping pressure on Beijing which is counting on the sector to help weather a sharp hit to its manufacturers and the economy from the Sino-U.S. trade war.



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Oil prices rise for fifth day after U.S. stocks decline

Oil prices rose for a fifth day on Wednesday, buoyed by a bigger than expected drop in U.S. inventories and as investors awaited a widely expected cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve, the first in more than 10 years.



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