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Wall Street loses gains from Fed decision on China trade worries

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as potential U.S. restrictions on Chinese telecom companies reinforced investor concerns about worsening trade relations between the United States and China. Wall Street’s major indexes had briefly moved higher after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in its policy announcement on Wednesday but gave up gains as the session progressed. Stocks slid even further on the news that U.S. President Donald Trump is considering issuing an executive order restricting certain Chinese companies from selling telecommunications equipment in the United States. …read more […]

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Icahn and Deason oust Xerox CEO; deal with Fujifilm at risk

NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) – Xerox Corp said its CEO and most of its board will step down to settle a suit by activist shareholders Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason, handing over to new management which will reconsider a contentious deal with Fujifilm Holdings . The move is a triumph for Icahn and Deason, who together hold 15 percent of Xerox. The two had already won a rare court order to temporarily block the deal, which they said undervalued Xerox. …read more […]

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Black men arrested at Starbucks settle with the company

Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the coffee-shop chain Wednesday for an undisclosed sum and an offer of a free college education. During the uproar, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson came to Philadelphia to apologize to the men. …read more […]