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International Monetary Fund staff analyzing Argentina's new debt plan - spokesman

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SEC reaches $10M settlement with crypto token issuers accused of fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) has recently announced that it would settle the charges related to Bitqyck , a cryptocurrency token ...

Yen back-pedals on hopes of easing US-China trade tensions

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Last chance for PPI refund claims

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US Navy ships drives Austal to a 64pc profit jump

Austal shares were last trading at $1.855, down 9.1 per cent from $2.04 in September, and 23 per cent lower than an eight-year high of $2.43 in November 2015. P...

Bank employees protest against Centre’s Merger move, wear black bands to work

Having this year lost to China its status as the fastest-growing major economy , the latest growth figure for India's first fiscal quarter fell well short of m...

Wall Street rises as China trade cheer persists

The S&P 500 was up 36.64 points, or 1.27 per cent, to 2,924.58. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was up 0.3 percent at 7,996.53. The monthslong trade war escalated ear...

Six Flags St. Louis unveils the Catwoman Whip in 2020!

The venue also plans on adding a new tailspin waterslide called "Tidal Wave" in 2020. If twirling through the air at high speeds is one of the things you love...

Google to pay up to $200 million to FTC on YouTube probe

The agreement could be announced as early as next week. Google was not immediately available for a Reuters request for comment. The settlement with the wo...

'Enjoy the low gas prices over the Labor Day weekend!'

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Unexplained difference of 13 cents found in B.C. gas prices: inquiry

But prior to 2015, Metro Vancouver drivers paid five cents a litre more than Seattle drivers. Premier John Horgan called the public inquiry in May as prices r...

Ford recalls more than 550,000 vehicles for seat strength problem

In a release Friday morning , the Dearborn-based automaker said there were no collisions, serious injuries, or deaths reported as a result of any of these probl...

Forgery crisis roils global gold industry

Major world refiners are on LBMA Good Delivery List, which means their bars have been accredited by LBMA as meeting the exacting standards for trading on the gl...

Twelve cannabis store applicants disqualified for not submitting documents

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario held a lottery for the right to apply for one of the next 42 cannabis store licences earlier this month. Niagara ...

Analysts Cut Oil Price Forecasts Due to Fears Over Economy, Trade

The WTI Crude Oil market has tried to rally during the week, but then broke down at the same $57 area to turn around and form a less than impressive candlesti...

Icra sacks CEO over high rating to IL&FS

While ICRA did not specify the reasons for the move, the decision had come at a time when credit rating agencies were under a cloud following the collapse of ...

India announces series of mergers of state-run banks

This is a big positive for state-run banks. Of these, the merger of Punjab National Bank with Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank will create the second...

Strong consumer spending propping up US economy

Consumer outlays for goods and services, which account for about 70% of gross domestic product, increased 0.6% during the month after a 0.3% June advance, Comme...

Dell Technologies Shares Soar On Big Q2 Earnings Beat

Even if a company reports a large earnings beat or miss, there is still no guarantee that the stock will move as expected following the results. Many investor...

Virgin Australia to cut 750 management jobs after $349m loss

Virgin Australia has made an announcement stating that the company is cutting 750 head office and corporate jobs, which is to be a part of the firm's new restru...

Glass cooktops recalled because they can turn themselves on

Health Canada reports no injuries related to the malfunction in the country, but, as of August 9, there was one report of cabinet damage. The Whirlpool , Kit...

Ireland's deputy leader accuses United Kingdom of 'wiping slate clean' on Irish issue

Parliament has rejected the Withdrawal Agreement, negotiated by Johnson's predecessor Theresa May and Brussels, three times. The backstop is an insurance poli...

'Cautious optimism': Woolworths' profit soars by 56 per cent

It noted that the Australian economy has slowed to its weakest level since the global financial crisis in 2009, and "despite record low interest rates and stron...

Air Canada ordered to pay $21000 to two francophones over language violations

This week, the Federal Court ordered Air Canada to pay more than $15,000 ($21,000 CAD) and send formal apology letters to a French-speaking couple in Ottawa for...

Toyota buys stake in Suzuki

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Govt banks on big bang mergers as GDP tanks

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Trump singles out GM for moving plants to China

Despite their history in Detroit, General Motors now employs fewer union American workers in the city than any of their domestic rivals. By calling attentio...

Exports drive Canada's best quarterly economic growth since 2017

It's the Canadian economy's best quarterly performance since 2017. At 3:59 p.m. the Canadian dollar was trading 0.1 per cent lower at 1.3304 to the greenback,...

General Dynamics wins $7.6B USA government cloud contract

According to the US Defence Department and General Services Administration, the victor of the Defence Enterprise Office Solution (DEOS) will provide email, cale...

Twitter's Jack Dorsey has own account hacked

The hacker also told users to follow an account "or Twitter headquarters is blowing up". The first Tweet sent by Jack Dorsey's account after an apparent hac...