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IPOs have their best quarter in years in terms of performance and capital raised

The first half of 2019 was a big surprise to many IPO investors.

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Sarepta surges after Pfizer gene therapy data raises safety concerns

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc surged 15% on Friday after some safety concerns were raised in a small, early-stage study of a competing gene therapy for a rare muscle-wasting disorder from Pfizer Inc .



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Trump, with a wag, asks Putin not to meddle in U.S. elections

President Donald Trump on Friday sardonically asked his Russian counterpart to please not meddle in U.S. elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that led to an investigation of his campaign's contact with the Kremlin during 2016 elections.



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Oil prices steady, set for weekly gain ahead of G20 talks, OPEC

Oil prices were steady on Friday and on track for a second straight week of gains, ahead of talks over the trade dispute between the U.S. and Chinese presidents this weekend and on production cuts from OPEC on Monday.



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USDA reports large U.S. soybean sale to China ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday reported a large soybean sale to China in a surprise deal ahead of a meeting at the G20 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.



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U.S. court urged to throw out 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli's conviction

A lawyer for former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli on Friday urged a federal appeals court to overturn Shkreli's criminal conviction for defrauding investors in hedge funds he founded.



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Banks boost Wall Street with G20 in focus

U.S. stocks rose on Friday, as big banks gained after clearing the Federal Reserve's stress test, while investors kept a watch on the G20 summit where a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping could lay the groundwork to resolve their trade dispute.



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Best-case scenario for Trump-Xi talks is resumption of trade negotiations: Pence adviser

The best-case scenario for talks on Saturday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is a resumption of trade negotiations, a top adviser to Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday.



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Explainer: U.S.-China trade war - the levers each country can pull

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will seek to revive talks to end a trade war when they meet on Saturday on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Japan.



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Stocks advance to cap first half as G20 eyed

A gauge of global stocks advanced on Friday ahead of a meeting on trade between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, as global equities were poised to close out their best first half since 1997.



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Halfway through 2019, tech leads on Wall Street

Technology stocks are Wall Street's top performers as 2019 hits half-way, with investors betting on lower interest rates, although Apple and chipmakers face turbulence related to the U.S.-China trade war.



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Blockchain Association Takes Over Kik’s ‘Defend Crypto’ Crowdfunding Effort

Coindesk | Nikhilesh De | June 28, 2019 Canada-based social media company Kik is relinquishing control of its legal defense crowdfunding campaign to the Blockchain Association in an effort to broaden the initiative’s reach. Kik and the Blockchain Association announced Friday that the D.C.-based lobbyist group would be taking over “Defend Crypto,” the crowdfunding initiative

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U.S. banks play cat-and-mouse game with Fed on capital returns

An annual stress test of banks introduced by U.S. regulators after the 2007-09 financial crisis to prevent taxpayer bailouts has become a fight over how quickly lenders can return capital to shareholders.



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U.S.-China trade talks: where they are and what's at stake

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet on Saturday at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Japan to try to resurrect a deal to end a costly trade war.



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Wall St. set for best June in decades as G20 convenes

Wall Street advanced on Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow on track for their best June in generations, ahead of the much-anticipated trade talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the G20 summit now underway in Japan.



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