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Asia shares echo Wall Street cheer, China more muted (Wed, 17 Oct 2018)
Asian equities got some welcome relief on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. earnings reports drove a rebound on Wall Street and helped restore a little faith in emerging market stocks and currencies.
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Pompeo says Saudis committed to complete probe into journalist's disappearance (Wed, 17 Oct 2018)
Saudi Arabia has committed to conducting a complete investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday before departing the kingdom for Turkey.
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Trump gives Saudi Arabia benefit of doubt in journalist's disappearance (Tue, 16 Oct 2018)
U.S. President Donald Trump gave Saudi Arabia the benefit of the doubt in the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi even as U.S. lawmakers pointed the finger at the Saudi leadership and Western pressure mounted on Riyadh to provide answers.
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Honduras, Guatemala move to stop migrant caravan after Trump threats (Tue, 16 Oct 2018)
The organizer of a migrant caravan from Honduras was detained in Guatemala on Tuesday as the U.S. government threatened to withdraw aid from both countries and El Salvador if the flow of migrants north to the United States was not stopped.
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Uber IPO proposals value company at $120 billion: WSJ (Tue, 16 Oct 2018)
Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] could be valued at $120 billion, when it finally goes public next year according to proposals made by U.S. banks bidding to run the offering, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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O'Rourke comes out swinging at 'Lyin Ted' Cruz in Texas debate (Tue, 16 Oct 2018)
Texas Democratic U.S. Senate contender Beto O'Rourke, slipping in the polls despite a record fundraising haul, went on the attack in a raucous debate with Republican rival Ted Cruz on Tuesday and resurrected the senator's nickname of "Lyin Ted."
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Death toll from Florida hurricane at least 27, hundreds missing (Tue, 16 Oct 2018)
Rescue teams searched ravaged areas of Florida's Panhandle on Tuesday for hundreds of people reported missing nearly a week after Hurricane Michael flattened communities in the region and killed at least 27.
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Nine U.N. Security Council members ask to discuss Myanmar inquiry (Tue, 16 Oct 2018)
The chair of a United Nations inquiry that accused Myanmar's military of genocide is likely to brief the Security Council this month after Britain, France, the United States and six other members requested the meeting, diplomats said on Tuesday.
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Netflix record subscriber growth dispels Wall Street worries (Tue, 16 Oct 2018)
Netflix Inc hooked 7 million new streaming subscribers from July to September, a third more than Wall Street had expected, reassuring investors who had worried the company was facing a slowdown in its fast-paced growth.
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At U.N., Cuban diplomats shout down U.S. event on political prisoners (Tue, 16 Oct 2018)
Protesting Cuban and Bolivian diplomats shouted, chanted and banged their hands on desks at the United Nations on Tuesday to drown out the launch of a U.S. campaign on the plight of Cuban political prisoners.
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EU leaders prepare hardball Brexit summit choice for May (Tue, 16 Oct 2018)
European Union leaders will give British Prime Minister Theresa May a tough reception in Brussels on Wednesday, warning her to rally support at home for the Brexit deal on offer or be cut loose without one in March.
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U.S. regains crown as most competitive economy for first time since 2008: WEF (Tue, 16 Oct 2018)
The U.S. economy sits atop of the World Economic Forum's annual global competitiveness survey for the first time since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, benefiting from a new ranking methodology this year, the Swiss body said on Tuesday.
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Trump says former lawyer Cohen's testimony was 'totally false': AP (Tue, 16 Oct 2018)
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his former attorney Michael Cohen was lying when he testified Trump had directed him to break the law, the Associated Press reported.
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Exclusive: U.S. Steel workers set to get biggest pay raise in years - sources (Tue, 16 Oct 2018)
United States Steel Corp workers are set to get the biggest wage jump in at least six years under a new deal negotiated with the company, providing early signs that gains from U.S. President Donald Trump's clampdown on foreign imports are finally trickling down.
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Wall St. rallies over 2 percent with earnings, data boost (Tue, 16 Oct 2018)
U.S. stocks surged more than 2 percent on Tuesday after upbeat earnings reports from major companies including UnitedHealth and Goldman Sachs and solid economic data, as equities rebounded from a recent sharp sell-off.
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