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Oil prices climb amid fall in U.S. stockpiles, Middle East worries

Oil prices climb amid fall in U.S. stockpiles, Middle East worries

Oil prices rose over 1% on Wednesday to hit their highest in nearly a month as widely-watched data showed U.S. crude stockpiles fell more than expected, underpinning a market already buoyed by worries over potential U.S.-Iran conflict.



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Fed's Barkin sees risk the U.S. could talk itself into a recession; no sign of it yet

Fed's Barkin sees risk the U.S. could talk itself into a recession; no sign of it yet

Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin on Tuesday said there was a risk the United States could talk itself into a recession but added he saw no sign of this happening yet.



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Tesla faces delivery bottleneck at close of second quarter: Electrek

Tesla faces delivery bottleneck at close of second quarter: Electrek

Shares of Tesla Inc fell 1.7% on Tuesday after news website Electrek reported that the electric-car maker has so far delivered 49,000 vehicles in North America during the second quarter, threatening its goal of a new record.



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Micron says some Huawei shipments resumed, shares rise

Micron says some Huawei shipments resumed, shares rise

Micron Technology Inc said it had resumed some microchip shipments to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and still expects demand for its chips to recover later this year, sending shares up as much as 10% late on Tuesday.



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Micron resumes some Huawei shipments, shares rise

Micron resumes some Huawei shipments, shares rise

Micron Technology Inc shares rose as much as 10% on Tuesday as the memory chip maker said it had resumed some shipments to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and still expected demand for its chips to recover later this year.



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Secrets lawsuit to be dropped under Mitsubishi-Bombardier deal

Secrets lawsuit to be dropped under Mitsubishi-Bombardier deal

A trade secrets lawsuit brought by Canada’s Bombardier against the aircraft unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd has been "stayed" or suspended and will be dropped when a deal for the Japanese company to buy Bombardier's regional jet program closes, Mitsubishi said on Tuesday.



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FedEx profit beats estimates, warns of pain in 2020 from trade war

FedEx profit beats estimates, warns of pain in 2020 from trade war

Package delivery company FedEx Corp beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday, but warned that U.S.-China trade tensions and the non-renewal of its contract with Amazon.com Inc would hurt its fiscal 2020 performance.



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Disney poaches Netflix film-making chief for streaming service: Deadline

Disney poaches Netflix film-making chief for streaming service: Deadline

Walt Disney Co has hired the head of Netflix Inc's original film division, Matt Brodlie, for its streaming service Disney+, according to a report by Deadline on Tuesday.



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Disney poaches Netflix film executive for streaming service

Disney poaches Netflix film executive for streaming service

Walt Disney Co said on Tuesday it had hired a top executive in Netflix Inc's original film division, Matt Brodlie, to lead international content development for its upcoming family-oriented streaming service called Disney+.



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UPS will not join FedEx lawsuit against U.S. government

UPS will not join FedEx lawsuit against U.S. government

Parcel delivery company United Parcel Service Inc said on Tuesday it would not join rival FedEx Corp's lawsuit against the U.S. government.



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Gold soars to six-year high, stocks slide after Powell speech

Gold soars to six-year high, stocks slide after Powell speech

Gold soared to an almost six-year high on Tuesday on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, while equity markets slid on disappointing economic data and uncertainty that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in July as has been expected.



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Tesla likely to miss record second-quarter delivery target: Electrek

Tesla likely to miss record second-quarter delivery target: Electrek

Shares of Tesla Inc fell 1.3% on Tuesday after news website Electrek reported that the electric-car maker has so far delivered 49,000 vehicles in North America during the second quarter and may miss its quarterly target.



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Powell says Fed insulated from politics, wrestling with rate cuts

Powell says Fed insulated from politics, wrestling with rate cuts

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday said the U.S. central bank is "insulated from short-term political pressures," and that its policymakers are wrestling with whether to cut interest rates as President Donald Trump has demanded.



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Fed chief Jerome Powell warns against policy bending to 'short-term political interests'

Powell stresses the central bank's independence amid continuous pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rates.

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Major companies are ringing alarm bells, trying to warn Washington about more tariffs

More than 300 companies are talking to government officials in Washington about how detrimental the trade war is.

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