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U.K. PM Boris Johnson presents new Brexit plan to Parliament

Commenting on one version of the proposals leaked shortly before their publication yesterday, they wrote: "The two major sticking points concern the physical ...

Google Court Case For Tracking Safari Users Receives Go Ahead

But the case was thrown out in October 2018 because the judge, Mr Justice Warby, said it was hard to calculate exactly how many people had been affected and cla...

How major United States stock indexes fared Wednesday

Treasuries climbed with gold and the yen on demand for haven assets. The S&P 500 headed for the biggest two-day slump in two months as private payrolls fell...

Whole Food Markets Recalls Cheese For Listeria Contamination

Food and Drug Administration . Whole Foods cut and wrapped the cheese wheels and sold it at stores in a plastic wrapping. Labels of the recalled cheese can ...

Forever 21 to close three Arizona stores

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Johnson makes one last Brexit offer

Finland, which now holds the EU rotating presidency, said that the European Commission led by Jean-Claude Juncker will assess the proposals "and is ready to...

Tesla shares fall despite record delivery numbers after missing Elon Musk's target

Tesla produced 96,155 vehicles and delivered slightly more-97,000. But Wall Street wasn't impressed by the new figures, with Tesla stock falling about 4% in aft...

GM lays off 6,000 more workers as union strike continues

GM chose to idle its pickup truck plant in Silao, Mexico as well as a nearby transmission plant due to a parts shortage caused by the strike, reports the Wal...

Porsche celebrates Panamera's 10-year anniversary with special edition model

Ten years later and 250,000 examples on the road, the Panamera still doesn't have time for doubters . The 10 Years Edition is only available for two of the ...

US wheat, corn, soybeans softened by technical trading

Soybeans rose on renewed optimism about Chinese demand for USA supplies of the oilseed. China, the world's largest soybean importer, has slashed US imports d...

Trump snaps back at claim he wanted alligators to stop immigrants

GOP HOUSE MINORITY LEADER KEVIN McCARTHY: "Whistleblowers were required to provide direct, first-hand knowledge of allegations.but just days before the Ukraine...

Airbus Says Trump Tariffs on WTO Ruling Would Hit U.S. Jobs

Brussels repeatedly urged the the arbitrators to defer the ruling until the outcome of the second compliance panel issued its report on the US' failure to imp...

Stars Group Trades Higher On All-Stock Merger With Flutter Entertainment

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Titanic shipyard saved from bankruptcy

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U.S. can slap tariffs on $7.5B of European Union goods, WTO rules

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‘Delisting of Chinese firms to hit investor confidence’

Now, it's firmly on the table. "The administration is not contemplating blocking Chinese companies from listing shares on US stock exchanges at this time", M...

Australia cuts interest rates to new record low

However, while CBA cut its standard variable rate for home loan customers by between 0.13 and 0.25 per cent it did not match the RBA's cut completely. "As the...

AUD/USD: Australian Dollar Price Outlook & RBA Decision Preview

Followers on twitter in general reacted with disappointment, seemingly frustrated that CBA did not pass the rate cut on in full. "Athena is offering a varia...

Trump administration considers a ban on Chinese listings in US

Reports of the USA government keeping Chinese companies out of the American stock market caused the S&P 500 to close 0.5% lower on Friday. "On Saturday, the...

UPS delivery drones are on the way after FAA certification

The FAA's Part 135 Standard certification has no limits on the size or scope of operations of the drone fleet, nor on the number of operators. UPS' first appr...

Malaysia's Sep manufacturing PMI at four-month high

Rob Dobson, director at IHS Markit , which compiles the survey, said: "The UK manufacturing downturn continued in September, adding to signs that the sector ...

IKEA recalls thousands of baby bibs over fears children could choke

In a press release yesterday, Ikea said that it has received reports that the button on this range of Matvra bibs can come off and become a choking hazard. The ...

S. Korea logs first drop in inflation in September

South Korea's headline inflation dropped for the first time in September due to declines in prices of agricultural products and stabilizing petroleum prices, th...

Australia's central bank cuts rates to record low

On Tuesday afternoon, the RBA announced the official cash rate would be dropped to 0.75 percent - the first time it has ever dropped below one percent. Deloitte...

Apple Must Pay Tariffs on 5 Mac Pro Components

That means those five components, including the computer's optional wheels , will be subject to the 25 percent tariff imposed on goods imported from China. O...

UAW strike forces GM to close Mexican pickup truck factory

Shares of GM stock were down 3.41 percent as of 2:43 p.m. ET on Tuesday. He wrote that GM was also seeking concessions from the union. "Regardless of what is ...

Thomas Cook customers may face 2-month delay for refunds - watchdog

The CAA said this is three times larger than any previous refund programme, and on October 7 it will be launching an online refund system to cope with deman...

Schwab Ends Commissions, Brokerage Stocks Tank

Schwab's online clients will qualify for zero commissions, down from US$4.95 per trade, starting October 7, the firm said in a statement. Rival Interactive Br...

Trump blasts Fed, says strong dollar hurting United States manufacturers

Earlier on Tuesday, the US dollar index was at its highest in more than two years, although it has retreated sharply in the aftermath of the ISM data. But three...

Updated Toyota C-HR brings new hybrid engine, added kit

Design-wise, the front units feature daytime running lights (DRLs) and indicators combined into one frontal projector, while the new combi lamps at the rear are...