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• Billionaire Dos Santos' Suitability as Shareholder in Question After Asset...

  By Victoria WalderseeLISBON (Reuters) - The Bank of Portugal is evaluating Angolan billionaire businesswoman Isabel dos Santos' suitability as a shareholde... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020

• Asia Stock Futures Gain as S&P 500 Hits New High: Markets Wrap

  (Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Asia were primed for gains on Friday after a strong start to the year lifted U.S. equities to fresh all-time highs. Treasuries and the... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020

• Tech Leads U.S. Stocks to Opening-Day 2020 Rally: Markets Wrap

  (Bloomberg) -- Stocks started the year on the front foot, building on strong gains for many asset classes in 2019 as investors cheered the latest policy move... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020

• Day Ahead: Top 3 Things to Watch for Jan. 3

  Investing.com – Here are three things that could rock the markets tomorrow.1. ISM PMI Seen RisingOn the U.S. economic calendar tomorrow the highlight... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020

• U.S. Oil Deals Hit Five-year High in 2019 on Occidental's Blockbuster Anadarko...

  (Reuters) - The value of U.S. oil and gas mergers and acquisitions reached a five-year peak of $96 billion in 2019 on the back of competing bids for Anadarko... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020

• Foreign Exchange Firm Travelex Hit by Software Virus

  LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign exchange firm Travelex said on Thursday it had taken all its systems offline after it was hit by a software virus earlier this... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020

• Turkish Central Bank to Apply Commission on Forex Required Reserves: Bloomberg HT

  ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank will begin applying a commission on foreign currency required reserves, broadcaster Bloomberg HT reported on... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020

• U.S. Fed Buys No Mortgage Bonds, Sells None

  NEW YORK, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve bought no agency mortgage-backed securities in the weekfrom Dec. 26 to Dec. 31, compared with $825 million... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020

• Gold Hits 4-Month Highs as 2020 Starts

  Investing.com – The gold bug isn’t giving up. Prices of the yellow metal hit four-month highs on Thursday, continuing their modest but persistent... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020

• Dollar Starts New Year with a Hangover as Others Find Cheer

  By Wayne ColeSYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar started the new year where it left the old one, under pressure as investors wagered U.S. economic outperformance coul... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020

• California Department to Reject Sezzle's Application for Lending License in State

  (Reuters) - Buy-now-pay-later company Sezzle Inc (AX:SZL) said on Thursday a U.S. government department had announced its intention to reject the... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020

• Major Commercial Plane Crash Deaths Worldwide Fell by More Than 50% in 2019:...

  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes fell by more than 50% in 2019 despite a high-profile... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020

• Austrian Conservatives and Greens Strike New Year's Coalition Deal

  By Francois MurphyVIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz struck a coalition deal on Wednesday with the Greens to ensure his return to... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020

• Former NBA Commissioner Stern Dies at Age 77

  (Reuters) - Former National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern, who oversaw the explosive growth in the popularity of the game during his... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020

• Austrian Conservatives and Greens Reach Coalition Deal, Greens Say

  VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz on Wednesday reached a coalition deal with the Greens to ensure his return to power and bring... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020

• Czech PM Would Allow Higher 2020 Budget Deficit If Slowdown Worsens

  PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government could allow the 2020 central state budget deficit to grow beyond a planned 40 billion crown ($1.77 billion) gap to... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020

• U.N. Secretary-general 'deeply Concerned' North Korea Said It Could Resume...

  By Michelle Nichols and Valerie VolcoviciUNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" that Nort... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020

• Study Finds Google System Could Improve Breast Cancer Detection

  By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) - A Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at predicting which women... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020

• U.S. Chief Justice Warns of Internet Disinformation, Urges Civics Education

  By Andrew Chung(Reuters) - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts expressed concern on Tuesday about disinformation amplified by the internet and social media as he... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020

• Celtics Bounce Back, Hand Hornets Sixth Straight Loss

  Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Kemba Walker added 22 points and seven assists, and the visiting Boston Celtics handed the Charlotte Hornets their sixth... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2019