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G20 says global growth to pick up; trade, geopolitics among risks

G20 says global growth to pick up; trade, geopolitics among risks

Financial leaders of the world's biggest economies will say on Sunday that global growth is likely to pick up this year and next, but that intensified trade and geopolitical tensions were among the key downside risks, the final draft communique showed.



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French finance minister Le Maire says necessary to preserve Renault-Nissan alliance

French finance minister Le Maire says necessary to preserve Renault-Nissan alliance

French finance minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday said it was necessary to preserve the alliance between Renault SA and Japan's Nissan Motor Co Ltd, which he said has benefited the French automaker with synergies and technology.



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U.S. stock futures, Mexico peso gain on U.S.-Mexico deal

U.S. stock futures, Mexico peso gain on U.S.-Mexico deal

U.S. stock futures jumped on Monday after a migration deal between the United States and Mexico late last week to avert a tariff war added to a weak U.S. job data which cemented expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts.



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Exclusive: Some big tech firms cut employees' access to Huawei, muddying 5G rollout

Exclusive: Some big tech firms cut employees' access to Huawei, muddying 5G rollout

Some of the world's biggest tech companies have told their employees to stop talking about technology and technical standards with counterparts at Huawei Technologies Co Ltd in response to the recent U.S. blacklisting of the Chinese tech firm, according to people familiar with the matter.



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Trump says Mexico reaches deal with U.S. on migration, averting tariff war

Trump says Mexico reaches deal with U.S. on migration, averting tariff war

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday Mexico's government had reached a deal with the United States to avert a tariff war by pledging to take "strong measures" to contain migration of mostly Central Americans crossing the southern U.S. border.



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Raytheon and United Technologies in talks to merge: WSJ

Raytheon and United Technologies in talks to merge: WSJ

Raytheon Co and United Technologies Corp are in talks to merge in an all-stock deal, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with the matter.



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Trump is confident Mexico will enforce new immigration deal

Trump is confident Mexico will enforce new immigration deal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday predicted Mexico would strongly enforce a new deal under which it agreed to expand a controversial asylum program and boost security on its southern border to stem Central American migrants trying to reach the United States.



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Trump says he is confident Mexico will enforce new immigration deal

Trump says he is confident Mexico will enforce new immigration deal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday predicted Mexico would strongly enforce a new deal under which it agreed to expand a controversial asylum program and boost security on its southern border to stem Central American migrants trying to reach the United States.



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Trump deal with Mexico a win for 'hostage-taking': former WTO chief

Trump deal with Mexico a win for 'hostage-taking': former WTO chief

The migration deal imposed on Mexico this week by U.S. President Donald Trump under the threat of punitive tariffs was a victory for "hostage-taking" over international rules, a former head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Saturday.



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United Technologies nears deal to merge aerospace unit with Raytheon: sources

United Technologies nears deal to merge aerospace unit with Raytheon: sources

United Technologies Corp is nearing a deal to merge its aerospace business with U.S. defense contractor Raytheon Co and form a new company worth well over $100 billion, a person familiar with the matter said on Saturday.



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IMF's Lagarde highlights potential disruptive nature of fintech

IMF's Lagarde highlights potential disruptive nature of fintech

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned on Saturday that the increasing presence of technology giants using big data and artificial intelligence could cause a significant disruption to the world's financial system.



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G20 agrees to push ahead with digital tax: communique

G20 agrees to push ahead with digital tax: communique

Group of 20 finance ministers agreed on Saturday to compile common rules to close loopholes used by global tech giants such as Facebook to reduce their corporate taxes, a copy of the bloc's draft communique obtained by Reuters showed.



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Judge rules against FERC's jurisdiction over PG&E power contract dispute

Judge rules against FERC's jurisdiction over PG&E power contract dispute

A judge in San Francisco has ruled that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has no jurisdiction over a dispute involving PG&E Corp's $42 billion worth of contracts with energy companies.



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Iran has no plans to leave OPEC despite tensions: oil minister

Iran has no plans to leave OPEC despite tensions: oil minister

Iran has no plans to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries despite being treated like an enemy by some fellow members, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said in an interview published on Saturday.



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Trump suspends tariffs on Mexico after deal on immigration reached

Trump suspends tariffs on Mexico after deal on immigration reached

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has indefinitely suspended the threat of tariffs against Mexico after reaching "a signed agreement" on immigration.



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