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Family of Trump Son-In-Law In $4 Bn Deal With Chinese Company

A company owned by the family of President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is set to receive more than $400...

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Oil Touches Three-Month Lows, As U.S. Supply Swells

Oil hovered around three-month lows on Monday, as rising U. S. inventories and drilling activity offset optimism over...

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China May Roll Back Electric Car Quotas As Industry Pushes Back

China is considering easing proposed quotas aimed at producing more electric vehicles, as Beijing gets pushback from...

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At the Fed, Spring Comes Early With Return To New ‘normal’

U. S. household wealth has hit record levels. U.S. stock prices recently hit all-time highs. Inflation is nearing the...

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China’s Wanda Aborts Bid For US TV Producer

A $1 billion bid by China's Wanda Group for the operator of the Golden Globe awards has been aborted, the US firm's...

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Runaway Bus ‘kills 34’ In Haitian City of Gonaives

At least 34 people have been killed after a runaway bus veered into crowd in the Haitian city of Gonaives, officials...

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Antibiotic-Free Meat Gets A Foothold In US

Facing pressure from environmentalists and shareholder activists, major US food companies and restaurant chains are...

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Volkswagen Pleads Guilty In U.S. Court In Diesel Emissions Scandal

Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p. DE) pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud, obstruction of justice and falsifying statements as part...

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Markets In ‘no Doubt’ On US Rate Rise

Traders see it as almost "inevitable" the US Federal Reserve will raise its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday after...

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1964 Formula One Champion Surtees Dead At 83

John Surtees, a Formula One great who won the 1964 championship with Ferrari and remains the only man to win world...

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Thousands of Nigerians Trapped By Conflict Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis

Thousands of people in northeastern Nigeria remain beyond the reach of aid, Doctors Without Borders said. Many of them...

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Pope Hints At Possible Ordination of Married Men

Pope Francis has said he may consider ordaining married men – under very specific circumstances – to address the...

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Stocks Rise As U.S. Jobs Data Points To Rate Hike; Crude Slips

Crude oil resumed a sharp decline and global equity markets rose on Friday after a robust U. S. jobs report drove home...

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Critics Call For Arrest of Impeached Park Geun-Hye

Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye is keeping her silence as calls grow for her arrest. Ms Park was forced from...

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Critics of South Korea’s Ousted Park Call For Her Arrest

Opponents of South Korea's ousted leader, Park Geun-hye, demanded on Saturday that she be arrested a day after she was...

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Facebook Scores Deal To Live Stream Major League Soccer Matches

As competition in the live streaming space heats up, Facebook has scored a significant deal that will allow it to...

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Thai Police End Search of Temple Without Finding Monk

Thai police ended their search of Thailand's biggest temple on Friday after laying siege to it for more than three...

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Exxon Stumps Up $2.8 Billion For Mozambique Gas Gateway To Asia

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM. N), the world's biggest publicly traded oil producer, has agreed to pay Italy's Eni (ENI.MI)...

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US Sends Marines To Support Raqqa Assault

The US has sent 400 additional troops to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the so-called Islamic...