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Purdue Pharma reaches tentative opioid settlement: sources

Purdue Pharma reaches tentative opioid settlement: sources

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP reached a tentative agreement with some plaintiffs to resolve widespread litigation over its alleged role in fueling the U.S. opioid crisis and plans to tussle with states opposing its settlement offer in bankruptcy proceedings starting as soon as next week, people familiar with the matter said.



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What’s The Current BTC to XRP Rate?

What’s The Current BTC to XRP Rate?

NCFA Guest Post | Sep 9, 2019 The world was shook when online money was first introduced. Some people didn’t like the idea. They’d prefer having something tangible, something that they can actually see and touch to use as currency. Some people were positive about the new experience. They believe that it can certainly make

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Investors unwind bearish bets as optimism grows on trade and stimulus

Investors unwind bearish bets as optimism grows on trade and stimulus

World stocks rose for the sixth straight day on Wednesday and bond prices fell as investors continued to unwind safety bets, encouraged by hopes of a resolution to the Sino-U.S. trade standoff and signs Europe may be preparing to ease budget spending rules.



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Wall Street advances as China extends trade olive branch

Wall Street advances as China extends trade olive branch

Wall Street was pushed higher on Wednesday by tariff-sensitive technology and industrial shares after China extended an olive branch ahead of next month's trade negotiations with the United States.



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Italy's 5-Star Movement says to monitor closely Hong Kong's bid for LSE

Italy's 5-Star Movement says to monitor closely Hong Kong's bid for LSE

Italy's ruling 5-Star Movement will monitor closely a bid by Hong Kong Exchange for the London Stock Exchange to ensure it does not hurt Italian interests, it said on Wednesday.



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Trade hopes lift stocks, bond yields up ahead of ECB

Trade hopes lift stocks, bond yields up ahead of ECB

A gauge of global equity markets climbed on Wednesday, amid small signs of progress in the trade war between the United States and China, while bond yields rose as investors remained unsure what stimulus measures the European Central Bank will provide at its Thursday meeting.



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'Oracle of oil' T. Boone Pickens dies at 91

'Oracle of oil' T. Boone Pickens dies at 91

T. Boone Pickens, a celebrated corporate raider and energy industry magnate who made an empire out of an initial $2,500 investment, died on Wednesday at age 91, his spokesman said.



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Lending Loop Surpasses $50 million Milestone and helps thousands of Canadian Businesses and Investors

Lending Loop Surpasses $50 million Milestone and helps thousands of Canadian Businesses and Investors

NCFA Canada on behalf of our partner's Lending Loop | Sep 11, 2019 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A CHESHIRE CAT SMILE? Well they deserve it. Back in October 2015, NCFA made this introductory video with Cato Pastoll, CEO and Co-Founder of Lending Loop, about a peer to peer lending marketplace for small businesses model that

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Here's how many people tapped their retirement plan to buy a house

Here's how many people tapped their retirement plan to buy a house

Some prospective homeowners will do just about anything to buy their first house. Borrowing from a 401(k) plan, selling their belongings and borrowing from family are all possibilities, according to data from Bankrate.com

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Here's how to play the massive transformation taking place in the stock market

Here's how to play the massive transformation taking place in the stock market

A huge rotation out of momentum stocks is underway as investors pile on bets on economically sensitive, cheap stocks.

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Italy should consider special powers to protect bourse in HK bid on LSE: League

Italy should consider special powers to protect bourse in HK bid on LSE: League

The Italian government should consider using its special powers to safeguard the country's stock exchange in case a bid from Hong Kong Exchange on the London Stock Exchange goes through, a League party's lawmaker said.



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Saudi Aramco gives nine banks top roles on world's biggest IPO: sources

Saudi Aramco gives nine banks top roles on world's biggest IPO: sources

Saudi Aramco has hired nine banks as joint global coordinators to lead its planned initial public offering (IPO), slated to be the world's largest, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.



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U.S. producer prices rise; Fed still seen cutting interest rates

U.S. producer prices rise; Fed still seen cutting interest rates

U.S. producer prices unexpectedly rose in August and underlying producer inflation rebounded, but the data on Wednesday did not change financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again next week to support a slowing economy.



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Trade optimism, Apple push Wall Street slightly higher

Trade optimism, Apple push Wall Street slightly higher

U.S. stocks rose slightly on Wednesday as China's move to ease trade tensions with the United States soothed investor nerves, while shares of Apple gained a day after the launch of its latest iPhones.



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Factbox: How the LSE and HKEX stack up

Factbox: How the LSE and HKEX stack up

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has made an unsolicited $39 billion takeover approach for the London Stock Exchange (LSE), with any offer contingent on the LSE ditching its acquisition of data company Refinitiv.



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