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GM CEO Barra calls meeting with Trump 'productive and valuable'

GM CEO Barra calls meeting with Trump 'productive and valuable'

General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said her face-to-face session with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday was "productive and valuable," but declined to offer specifics.



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Stocks rally, Treasury yields rise on easing trade fears

Stocks rally, Treasury yields rise on easing trade fears

U.S. stocks followed worldwide equities to one-month highs and Treasury yields rose sharply on Thursday as renewed U.S.-China trade optimism and upbeat U.S. economic data stoked risk appetite and lured investors away from safe-haven assets.



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Exclusive: Mexico moves to launch world's largest oil hedge program - sources

Exclusive: Mexico moves to launch world's largest oil hedge program - sources

Mexico has made the first moves to launch its annual $1 billion oil hedging program by asking banks for quotes, sources familiar with the deal said, while buying in financial oil options contracts for 2020 has risen in recent days, consistent with the giant trade.



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Trade uncertainty to trim $850 billion global output: Fed paper

Trade uncertainty to trim $850 billion global output: Fed paper

Trade policy uncertainty driven by the Trump administration's escalating dispute with China means hundreds of billions of dollars in lost U.S. output and as much as $850 billion lost globally through early next year, research published this week by the Federal Reserve suggests.



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Argentina opposition front-runner strikes populist tone in Madrid, markets hold steady

Argentina opposition front-runner strikes populist tone in Madrid, markets hold steady

Argentina's likely next President, opposition front-runner Alberto Fernandez, laid out his populist credentials during a visit to Madrid on Thursday, saying local Argentine interests would trump those of creditors and energy investors.



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Slack shares recover from hammering after first results as public company

Slack shares recover from hammering after first results as public company

Shares of Slack Technologies Inc recovered initial losses to trade just 2% lower on Thursday, after the workplace messaging firm's first quarterly report as a public company beat expectations while warning of slowing growth.



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U.S., China agree to resume trade talks, markets jump

U.S., China agree to resume trade talks, markets jump

China and the United States on Thursday agreed to hold high-level talks in early October in Washington, cheering investors hoping for a trade war thaw as new U.S. tariffs on Chinese consumer goods chip away at global growth.



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Walgreens, CVS, Wegmans ask shoppers to not openly carry firearms

Walgreens, CVS, Wegmans ask shoppers to not openly carry firearms

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc , CVS Health Corp and supermarket chain Wegmans Food Markets Inc said on Thursday they would start asking customers to not openly carry firearms in their stores, joining Walmart Inc and Kroger Co , in a change of gun policy following several deadly mass shootings in the United States.



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Tennis legend Andy Roddick wants you to save your money. Here's how he did it

Onetime U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick shares his take on saving and investing with CNBC's "Fast Money: Halftime Report" Thursday.

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Exclusive: Middleman implicates top executives at Vitol, Trafigura in alleged bribery ring

Exclusive: Middleman implicates top executives at Vitol, Trafigura in alleged bribery ring

A middleman in a graft scheme at Brazilian state oil company Petrobras has implicated the chairman of global energy trading firm Vitol in a bribery operation to obtain oil contracts, as well as two high-ranking executives at rival Trafigura and its former CEO, according to plea bargain testimony seen by Reuters.



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Stocks jump, Treasury yields soar on news of U.S.-China trade talks

Stocks jump, Treasury yields soar on news of U.S.-China trade talks

Stocks worldwide hit one-month highs and U.S. Treasury yields surged on Thursday as renewed U.S.-China trade optimism and upbeat U.S. economic data boosted risk appetite and lured investors away from safe-haven assets.



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Fmr Rep. Harold Ford Jr: Washington must avoid half-measures and misguidance on legislating crypto

The lack of clarity from the federal government on the cryptocurrency industry is stifling American innovation.

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Kroger to sell its own plant-based meat products

Kroger to sell its own plant-based meat products

Kroger Co on Thursday said it would launch its own line of meatless burger patties, as the supermarket chain tries to cater to a growing appetite for plant-based meat alternatives, made popular by Beyond Meat .



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Walgreens asks shoppers to not openly carry firearms, joins Kroger and Walmart

Walgreens asks shoppers to not openly carry firearms, joins Kroger and Walmart

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Thursday it would start asking customers to not carry firearms in its stores, joining Walmart Inc and Kroger Co , in a change of gun policy following several deadly mass shootings in the United States.



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Sprint loses in Maryland cellphone trafficking appeal

Sprint loses in Maryland cellphone trafficking appeal

A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a $26.9 million award in favor of Sprint Corp , in a setback to the company's years-long campaign to stop what it calls cellphone trafficking.



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