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Barneys New York files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

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Stocks plunge in worst loss of year as trade war escalates

The escalating dispute between the world's largest economies is rattling investors unnerved about a global economy that was already slowing and falling USA co...

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Pilot arrested before boarding flight to USA is released

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Owner of several Kansas newspapers to merge with USA Today owner

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Fed to develop real-time payments system for launch in 2023 or 2024

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Republican politician blames videogames for mass shootings

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Fox Corp. to Buy $265 Million Majority Stake in Credible Labs

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Gold prices touch all-time high amid trade, J&K tensions

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Walmart to keep selling guns

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Mike Ashley snaps up struggling fashion retailer Jack Wills

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ReAssure agrees to £425m acquisition

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Tesco set to axe 4500 jobs

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Democrats have told Google to make its contractors permanent employees

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