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Google shuts down service that helped carriers provide better coverage

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China condemns United States backing for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong

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Leaked Docs: UK Faces Vast Shortages in No-Deal Brexit

The prime minister said preparations had been "very far advanced" ahead of the original 29 March deadline. Johnson will meet the German chancellor on Wednesda...

Tim Cook ‘Made a Good Case’ of Tariffs Hurting Apple, Benefiting Samsung

The 10 percent tariff on approximately $300 billion of Chinese imports is still entering into effect on September 1, but The Office of the United States Trade R...

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The auction was then cut off as no bids higher than $ 17 million were issued, and this hugely significant piece in automotive history failed to meet its reserv...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk relaunches Tesla solar panel business

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Bugatti Centodieci is a $9m 1600hp homage to the iconic EB110

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US President Trump Does Not Want To Do Business With China's Huawei

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Tyson recalls almost 40,000 pounds of Weaver frozen chicken patties

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Yields rise from three-year lows, trade concerns remain

The latest inversion has since reversed, albeit marginally, and yields on 30-year Treasuries US30YT=RR rose off the record 1.965% low reached in Asian trade. Th...

Oil price rises on USA high retail sales

Brent Crude futures, in turn, fared nearly as poorly, with the global benchmark falling 58.23 dollars a barrel (-2.10 percent). The global benchmark ended the ...

Acura Type S Concept to Debut in Monterey

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United States delays tariffs but lift to China's steel mart scant

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WeWork Files for IPO

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Fed's Mester preferred keeping rates steady

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Alibaba quarterly revenue grows 42 per cent

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Thousands of jobs secured after British Steel takeover agreed

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FTSE 100 and 250 stocks opening 'delayed', says London Stock Exchange

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Minnesota's unemployment rates edges up to 3.4 percent in July

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Hong Kong Teachers' Rally Starts Another Weekend of Protests

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United States close: Stocks close higher as bonds climb back from historic lows

Technology companies and banks did the most to pull the market higher Friday. The S&P 500 fell 85.72 points, or 2.9pc, to 2,840.60. In Europe, Germany's D...

Bugatti unveils £7.4m limited-run Centodieci hypercar

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General Electric engaged in 'bigger fraud than Enron': Whistleblower

The research, first reported by The Wall Street Journal , alleges that the problems are focused on GE's insurance business, asserting that the company is sho...

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Cigarette warning labels could get 'most significant' overhaul in 35 years

The plan would mark the first change to cigarette warnings in 35 years, or since the U.S. Surgeon General's warning was mandated in 1984. The tobacco industry...

Hong Kong protesters face crucial weekend test after airport setback

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