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(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday that it would buy online pharmacy PillPack for an undisclosed amount, sending shares of drug distributors and drug retailers down.

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(Reuters) – Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc’s quarterly profit beat estimates on Thursday as the drugstore chain benefited from its acquisition of rival Rite Aid Corp’s stores, and the company said it would buy back shares worth up to $10 billion.

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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but the trend in claims remained consistent with a tightening labor market.

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(Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn has reduced his stake in energy company Cheniere Energy Inc to 9.5 percent, and said he was confident in the company’s management and Chief Executive Officer Jack Fusco.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Thursday that it is now offering a digital bank account for smartphones nationally after testing and refining the app in St. Louis since October.

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(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose slightly on Thursday, after China approved a U.S. chipmaker deal and Accenture posted strong results, but uncertainty about Washington’s trade stance with China weighed on the mood.

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(Reuters) – Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc’s third-quarter profit beat analysts’ expectations on Thursday, benefiting from its acquisition of Rite Aid Corp stores, and the drugstore chain authorized a $10 billion share buyback program.

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FRANKFURT/MUNICH (Reuters) – Italy’s Generali is expected to start exclusive talks shortly over the potential sale of its 40 billion euro ($48 billion) German life insurance portfolio to private equity-backed Viridium, a person close to the matter said.

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BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has rejected U.S. requests for talks over how U.S. airlines and their websites refer to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, according to sources, including a U.S. official, adding to tensions in a relationship already frayed by a major trade dispute.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mick Mulvaney, head of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, cut in half a fine that his Obama-era predecessor sought against a payday lender and dropped some of the agency’s earlier claims in the case, three people familiar the matter told Reuters.

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BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has rejected U.S. requests for talks over how American airlines and their websites refer to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, according to sources, including a U.S. official, adding to tensions in a bilateral relationship already frayed by a major trade dispute.

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LONDON (Reuters) – Pressure on world shares from a U.S.-driven trade dispute mounted on Thursday, as a fast-charging dollar and a jump in oil prices also cranked up the pain in emerging markets.

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