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Diageo unions demand 5% pay rise as they prepare for strikes: source

Diageo unions demand 5% pay rise as they prepare for strikes: source

Unions at Diageo are demanding a 5% pay rise for workers due to go on strike in Scotland later this month and believe the stoppages will cost the drinks company 1 million pounds ($1.2 million) a day, a source familiar with the matter said.



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WeWork considering curbing Neumann's voting power to save IPO: source

WeWork considering curbing Neumann's voting power to save IPO: source

WeWork owner The We Company's executives, investors and advisers are discussing curbing the voting power of founder Adam Neumann and removing his co-founder wife from a role in succession planning, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.



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Mexico's Pemex offers to prepay chunk of $14.7 billion in bonds

Mexico's Pemex offers to prepay chunk of $14.7 billion in bonds

Mexico's Pemex said on Thursday it had launched a tender offer to prepay around a third of $14.7 billion in bonds maturing between 2020-2023, in President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's latest effort to shore up the state oil firm.



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Stocks rise, bond yields off lows, on trade optimism

Stocks rise, bond yields off lows, on trade optimism

A gauge of global stock markets reached a six-week high in choppy trading on Thursday after new hints of progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute, sending bond yields off lows hit earlier in the wake of the European Central Bank's new stimulus measures.



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Exclusive: Two JPMorgan metals executives put on leave amid U.S. probe - source

Exclusive: Two JPMorgan metals executives put on leave amid U.S. probe - source

Two JPMorgan Chase & Co employees, including a top metals trading executive, have been placed on leave in response to a U.S. criminal investigation into the bank’s metals trading practices, according to a source familiar with the matter.



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Reuters asks judge to release secret Propecia documents

Reuters asks judge to release secret Propecia documents

Reuters asked a U.S. judge on Thursday to unseal documents filed in court regarding potential risks associated with Propecia, Merck & Co's popular baldness drug.



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Wall Street advances on trade concessions, euro zone stimulus

Wall Street advances on trade concessions, euro zone stimulus

Wall Street advanced on Thursday, and the S&P 500 hovered a hair's breadth below its all-time high, buoyed by positive developments on the U.S.-China trade front and a promise of continued stimulus from the European Central Bank.



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A crazy last 12 hours has put the market inches away from a record: Here's what happened

A crazy last 12 hours has put the market inches away from a record: Here's what happened

Here's what investors need to know about what's happening in this rapidly changing U.S. market environment.

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Senate approves full term for Fed's Bowman

Senate approves full term for Fed's Bowman

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman to a full 14-year term.



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Asian shares advance on U.S.-China trade hopes, ECB stimulus

Asian shares advance on U.S.-China trade hopes, ECB stimulus

Asian stocks advanced on Friday as hints of progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute and aggressive stimulus from the European Central Bank helped to counter worries about a global economic slowdown.



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Wall Street gets boost from easing trade concerns, euro zone stimulus

Wall Street gets boost from easing trade concerns, euro zone stimulus

U.S. stocks were on track for a second straight session of gains on Thursday, after a stimulus drive by the European Central Bank added to an upbeat mood from trade concessions by Washington and Beijing ahead of planned negotiations in October.



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Asian shares advance on U.S.-China trade progress, ECB easing

Asian shares advance on U.S.-China trade progress, ECB easing

Asian stocks advanced on Friday as hints of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and aggressive stimulus from the European Central Bank helped counter worries about a global economic slowdown.



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Self-employed? Here's why your retirement savings are falling short

Self-employed? Here's why your retirement savings are falling short

Independent contractors are facing two huge obstacles when it comes to retirement security: low earnings and low savings levels, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts. Here's how to catch up.

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U.S. probes 553,000 Nissan Rogue SUVs for unintended emergency braking

U.S. probes 553,000 Nissan Rogue SUVs for unintended emergency braking

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a preliminary investigation into 553,000 Nissan Rogue sport utility vehicles after reports of their automatic emergency braking systems engaging without warning or an obstruction, the agency said on Thursday.



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SmileDirectClub falls 11% in U.S. market debut

SmileDirectClub falls 11% in U.S. market debut

Shares of SmileDirectClub , a teeth alignment company, tumbled 10.7% in their market debut on Thursday, after the company's initial public offering was priced above expectations.



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