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Health-care costs are going up so quickly, they're devouring your salary increases

Even if you have health insurance through work, you can expect to spend a hefty amount of money on care for yourself and your family. Premiums are only part of the story.

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Wall Street rallies as investors cheer global stimulus efforts

U.S. stocks climbed on Monday as reports of stimulus efforts in China and Germany calmed fears of a severe downturn in the global economy that were stoked last week as bond yields fell.



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Plant-based meat alternatives crowd U.S. grocery stores

Plant-based meat alternatives have seen booming interest from consumers, prompting a growing number of companies to enter the space in hopes of carving out a spot for their products in the competitive supermarket aisle.



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Oil rises 2% after attack on Saudi field, stimulus expectations

Oil prices gained roughly 2% on Monday after a weekend attack on a Saudi oil facility by Yemen's Houthi forces threatened crude supplies and as traders looked for signs that top economies would take measures to counteract a global slowdown.



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Factbox: Disney to take on Netflix as streaming war heats up

The crowded market for video streaming, currently dominated by Netflix Inc, is expected to heat up further as Walt Disney Co rolls out its Disney+ service on Nov. 12 in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands.



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U.S. tech industry leaders: French digital service tax harms global tax reform

Major tech firms and U.S. tech industry groups said on Monday that France's new digital services tax undermines the global tax regime and multilateral efforts to reform it.



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Wall Street rallies on hopes of global economic stimulus

U.S. stocks climbed on Monday as reports of stimulus efforts in China and Germany calmed fears of a severe downturn in the global economy that were stoked last week as bond yields fell.



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Top U.S. CEOs say companies should put social responsibility above profit

Corporate America is responsible for providing economic benefits to all, not just its investors, the Business Roundtable group said on Monday.



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New money-laundering rules change everything for cryptocurrency exchanges

MIT Technology Review | Mike Orcutt | Aug 15, 2019 Complying with regulators could mean the difference between going mainstream and remaining forever on the margins of the global financial system. One of the biggest knocks against cryptocurrency has always been its status as a refuge for tech-savvy criminals. Even as some bigger players—particularly exchanges

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United States: The Fed’s Jump Into Real Time Payments Appears To Be Good News For Community Banks and FinTechs

Pryor Cashman | Jeffrey Alberts and Dustin N. Nofziger | Aug 13, 2019 The Federal Reserve Board has announced plans to develop a real-time payment service that should appeal to FinTech companies and community banks. The Board announced last Monday that it will develop a new round-the-clock real time payment and settlement service to support

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General Electric fortifies defense against charges of bogus accounting

General Electric Co reinforced its defense of its accounting practices on Monday after investors asked more questions about an unusual research report last week that accused the jet engine and power plant maker of financial fraud.



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Japan Inc backs Abe's tough trade stance vs South Korea amid row: Reuters poll

Japanese companies broadly support Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's tough trade stance against South Korea, a Reuters poll found.



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Asian shares nudge higher on stimulus hopes, recession fears ease

Asian shares extended their gains on Tuesday as hopes for stimulus in major economies tempered anxiety about a global recession, helping boost riskier assets and drawing money from safe-havens such as bonds and gold.



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Oil prices slip, but supported by hopes trade tensions could ease

Crude oil prices slipped on Tuesday, but losses were limited as equity markets rallied and as traders hoped Sino-U.S. trade tensions would ease.



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Oil prices hold steady on hopes trade tensions could ease

Crude oil prices held mostly steady on Tuesday on optimism that U.S.-China trade tensions would ease and on hopes that major economies would enact stimulus measures to counter a possible global economic slowdown that could affect oil demand.



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