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Buffett, Icahn remember the late T. Boone Pickens for 'great wit' and inimitable Texas personality

Buffett, Icahn remember the late T. Boone Pickens for 'great wit' and inimitable Texas personality

Magnates and friends of prominent wildcatter T. Boone Pickens remembered him fondly in comments to CNBC.

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U.S. House panel wants Boeing CEO to allow employee interviews on 737 MAX crashes

U.S. House panel wants Boeing CEO to allow employee interviews on 737 MAX crashes

Congress on Thursday asked Boeing Co's chief executive to make several employees available for interviews as part of a congressional probe into the design, development and certification of 737 MAX aircraft involved in two crashes that killed 346 people.



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Mnuchin says 100-year Treasury bond possible

Mnuchin says 100-year Treasury bond possible

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday said the United States will issue 50-year bonds if there is "proper demand," a moved aimed at "derisking" the government's $22 trillion of debt and locking in low interest rates.



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

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

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



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Libra: France opposes the development of Facebook’s currency “on European soil”

Libra: France opposes the development of Facebook’s currency “on European soil”

Le Monde with AFP | Sep 12, 2019 Bruno Le Maire expressed his hostility towards this cryptocurrency project, saying that "the monetary sovereignty of states is at stake" Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced on Thursday (September 12th) that France was refusing to authorize the development "on European soil" of libra, the cryptocurrency that Facebook

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U.S. House panel wants Boeing CEO to allow employee interviews on 737 MAX

U.S. House panel wants Boeing CEO to allow employee interviews on 737 MAX

A U.S. House committee on Thursday asked Boeing Co Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg to request interviews with several employees as part of the congressional probe into the design, development and certification of 737 MAX involved in two fatal crashes in five months killing 346 people.



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Time for Pemex to step up to fend off downgrade, deputy finance minister says

Time for Pemex to step up to fend off downgrade, deputy finance minister says

After a $5 billion government lifeline to pay off debt, Mexico's struggling state oil company Pemex must now do its part to fend off a threatened credit downgrade by keeping promises to increase production and lowering costs, a top official said.



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U.S. may issue 100-year bonds if 50-year bond issue succeeds: Mnuchin

U.S. may issue 100-year bonds if 50-year bond issue succeeds: Mnuchin

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday said the United States may issue 100-year bonds if a bid to issue 50-year bonds is successful.



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A crazy last 24 hours has put the market inches away from a record: Here's what happened

A crazy last 24 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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'Not enough:' Investors react to Pemex bond plan

'Not enough:' Investors react to Pemex bond plan

Mexico's national oil company Pemex will need more than the $5 billion cash capital contribution from the government announced on Wednesday to turn around its fate, investors said, although there was interest in the plan's lengthening of debt maturities.



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Trade hopes lifts stocks, bond yields

Trade hopes lifts stocks, bond yields

A gauge of global stock markets rose for a seventh straight day in choppy trading on Thursday after hints of progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute, pushing bond yields off lows hit earlier on the heels of new stimulus measures put forth by the European Central Bank.



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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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Record low rates deliver competitive advantages to Australia's biggest banks: regulator

Record low rates deliver competitive advantages to Australia's biggest banks: regulator

Australia's banking watchdog on Friday said record-low interest rates are likely to benefit the country's "Big Four" lenders over their smaller counterparts due to their better capital position and access to cheaper funds.



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White House moving forward to strip California of vehicle authority: sources

White House moving forward to strip California of vehicle authority: sources

The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to revoke California's authority to set its own vehicle greenhouse gas standards and declare that states are pre-empted from setting their own vehicle rules, three people briefed on the matter said on Thursday.



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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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