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• Asian Shares Tiptoe Higher, Sterling Wounded Before BoE

  By Stanley WhiteTOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares edged higher on Thursday amid growing confidence in the global outlook following improving economic indicators an... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019

• Dollar Awaits Impeachment Vote, Kiwi Flies on GDP

  By Swati PandeySYDNEY (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar bounced from a one-week low on Thursday after the country's third quarter economic growth came in... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019

• UK House Prices to Rise 2% in 2020 as Brexit Uncertainty Remains: RICS

  LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices are expected to rise around 2% next year, little changed from this year, as uncertainty around Brexit is likely to lift... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019

• UK Companies Fear Hit from Brexit Migration Rules: CBI

  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's plans to introduce a new system for immigration after Brexit risk being too complicated and causing a shortage of skilled workers, ... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019

• Bank of England to Stay on Hold as Brexit Saga Plays on

  By William SchombergLONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will weigh up the Brexit outlook on Thursday after last week's election raised hopes of a smoother... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019

• China’s Got a Chip on Its Shoulder

  (Bloomberg Opinion) -- From sanctions to export restrictions, the rest of the world views China’s chip champions like Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp.... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019

• Crunch Moment for Facebook in Clash with Privacy Activist Schrems

  By Foo Yun CheeLUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Facebook's clash with Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems reaches a critical point on Thursday when an adviser to... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019

• Tariffs, Trade Tensions Worry Fortune 500 CEOs: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

  By Andrea ShalalWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tariffs and trade tensions are a huge source of worry for U.S. companies, with nearly half of Fortune 500 companies... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019

• Longtime China Watchers Predict What's Next for Slowing Economy

  (Bloomberg) -- China’s economy started the decade in a boom and will end it suffering the worst slowdown since the early 1990s.What comes next? Bloomberg asked... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019

• Trade, Trump and Protests: A Guide to the Main EM Risks in 2020

  (Bloomberg) -- A jump of almost $3 trillion in stock-market valuation this year, currency volatility at a five-year low and bond spreads at their narrowest leve... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019

• Chinese Leader Xi Visits Gambling Hub Macau as Nearby Hong Kong Seethes

  By Farah MasterHONG KONG (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping begins a three-day visit to the gambling hub of Macau on Wednesday to mark the 20th... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2019

• FedEx Cuts 2020 Profit, Cites 'significant Challenges'

  (Reuters) - FedEx Corp (N:FDX) on Tuesday issued its second warning on fiscal 2020 profit after quarterly earnings fell sharply on lackluster global trade and... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2019

• A $630 Billion Pension Market Is About to Enter a New Rate World

  (Bloomberg) -- Sweden’s pension industry is about to get its first taste of life after negative interest rates.Funds with a total of about $630 billion in asset... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2019

• YOUR MONEY - Don't Die Yet: New U.S. Law Will Muddle Estate Plans

  By Beth PinskerNEW YORK (Reuters) - It is not often that a spending bill in Congress will make regular Americans run to their financial planners for emergency... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019

• U.S. Liable for Home Damages from Flooding During 2017 Hurricane: Court

  HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of Houston homeowners near U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-managed reservoirs may receive compensation for flooding of their propertie... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019

• U.S. SEC Charges Former Palo Alto Networks IT Administrator, Others with...

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Tuesday said they have charged a former IT administrator and four friends involved in a years-long insider trading... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019

• Asia Stocks Set for Mixed Start; Dollar Advances: Markets Wrap

  (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks were set to open mixed Wednesday as investors take a breather after the partial U.S.-China trade deal that sent global equities clos... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019

• Producer on U.S. TV Show '60 Minutes' Sues CBS Over Gender Discrimination

  By Helen Coster(Reuters) - An associate producer on CBS current affairs TV show "60 Minutes" filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging gender discrimination and... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019

• Federal Judge Blasts FBI Over Handling of Wiretap Applications of ex-Trump...

  By Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge blasted the FBI on Tuesday for repeatedly submitting applications to wiretap former Trump campaign... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019

• Stocks - Housing, Manufacturing Push Dow Higher

  Investing.com - Stocks moved modestly higher Tuesday but still closed at new highs Tuesday thanks to strong reports on housing starts and manufacturing. The... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019