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GM cuts 2019 outlook as United States strike weighs on profits

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Boris Johnson launches Tory election campaign against Brexit backdrop

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Fiat Chrysler, PSA Peugeot boards approve merger

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Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot in merger talks to create $50bn firm

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Gold rises as investors await Fed rate decision

Though the economy appears mostly healthy, inflation remains below the Fed's 2% target and Americans increasingly expect inflation to stay unusually low. Growth...

Ex-California governor slams GM for backing Trump on tailpipe emissions

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Maker of China's TikTok denies report it is planning HK listing

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Fiat Chrysler in merger talks with Peugeot

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Google parent Alphabet profits slip amid bigger investments

Livingston Group Asset Management CO operating as Southport Capital Management lifted its position in shares of Alphabet by 14.9% in the third quarter . The co...

Amazon makes grocery delivery service free for Prime members

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China state paper urges calm after blockchain stocks, bitcoin soar

Lee was positive that Bitcoin will easily register new highs and that in the coin's short history, the price of the prized digital asset has hovered around th...

Microsoft wins US Dept of Defense $10 billion cloud contract

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Oil posts biggest weekly gain in five weeks on trade optimism

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NYSE welcomes SPCE as Virgin Galactic stock blasts off

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Mark your calendars - Popeyes’ spicy chicken sandwich is officially coming back

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Apple Pay top mobile payment app in US

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HBO Max to offer a cheaper ad-supported tier by 2021

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Mario Draghi Presides Over His Final ECB Meeting

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos regains top spot as world's richest man

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UAW to bargain next with Ford on new contract deal

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Britain’s top payday lender to pull out of country

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Ford unveils release date for Mustang-inspired electric SUV

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Popeyes' popular chicken sandwich coming back, report says

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Pentagon snubs Amazon in $15.7 billion 'war cloud' deal

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Pharmacies pull Johnson & Johnson baby powder products off shelves

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European Union shelves Brexit delay decision as Britain squabbles over election

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Donald Trump wants iPhone home button back

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Huawei can still use ARM's technologies to manufacture HiSilicon chipsets

Though it is owned by SoftBank in Japan and headquartered in Cambridge in the UK, Arm fell under the U.S. export ban due its attempt to license its semicon...