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In response to Turkey's refusal to free Brunson, the United States placed sanctions on two Turkish officials. The Turkish lira dropped as much as 18 per cen...

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Average hourly wages in July, a figure watched closely by the central bank, rose by 3.0 percent from a year earlier. The total number of hours worked in July ...

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Chancellor Philip Hammond Considering 'Amazon Tax' For Online Retailers

Meanwhile, the UK's finance minister, Philip Hammond told Sky News earlier Friday, that the UK Government is considering an "Amazon tax" to ensure online only...

Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) Receiving Somewhat Positive Press Coverage, Analysis Shows

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Pinty's recalls product in Western Canada due to Listeria fears

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Butlin's suffers data breach after falling victim to email phishing scam

The incident was the result of a phishing attack via an unauthorised email, the company admitted, meaning this hack was entirely chaletmaid. The company has...

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Following an outcry from female employees, Nike announced Edwards would be departing from the company and later fired 11 other executives. The four plaint...

Stolen Alaska Airlines plane crashes after unauthorized takeoff from Seattle-Tacoma airport

The Pierce County sheriff said that the perpetrator acted alone and " was confirmed a suicidal male ". The plane was a Q400, a Bombardier turboprop plane , o...

New Hub? 50 ICOs Eye Thai Crypto License

According to a Bangkok Post report carried yesterday, The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) says that it has noticed a surge in the number of ...

Turkey turmoil spills over to Wall St, shaves 200 pts off Dow

Markets in Europe were also turbulent with Germany's DAX falling two percent, French CAC 40 falling nearly two percent, and Britain's FTSE 100 declining 0.8 per...

Brexit Britain Bounces Back as Economic Growth Doubles, Salaries Rise

Compared with a year ago, the economy stood 1.3 percent larger in the second quarter, only a touch above a almost six-year low touched in the first three months...

Horizon Air Q400 Hijacked from Seattle

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Fresh train misery as more strike dates announced

The rail operator said talks with the RMT failed to reach a resolution, accusing the union of failing to accept the same terms agreed on another franchise. "RMT...

Japan's Economy Hits More Than Expected Numbers In The Second Quarter

The figure - annualised at 1.9% - was better than market consensus of 0.3% growth, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News. The world's third largest eco...

The World Bank announces plan to release the world's first blockchain bond

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Alaska Airlines worker steals plane from Seattle airport, crashes nearby

The man used that tow knowledge to rotate the plane 180 degrees while it was parked in a cargo area Friday evening, Alaska officials said. It's unclear how he...

Mexico's economy minister upbeat on NAFTA progress

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Adjusted revenues increased 2%. "Digital Real Estate Services continues to flourish and we expanded into meaningful adjacencies, broadening our audience and o...

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Crocs has announced it is closing its remaining factories

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Crocs shutting down manufacturing facilities

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Trump Praises Mexico, Blasts Canada on Twitter

Auto industry officials familiar with the talks said the Trump administration wants the ability to impose national security tariffs on future Mexican production...

Elon Musk's tweet draws Tesla investor lawsuit over share price swing

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