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Take Five: World markets themes for the week ahead
LONDON (Reuters) – Following are five big themes likely to dominate the thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them.
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Analysts: US trade demands could make deal with China harder
A list of hard-line demands that the Trump administration handed China this week could make it even more difficult to resolve a trade conflict between the world’s two largest economies. A U.S. official confirmed the authenticity of a document outlining U.S. priorities that was presented to China ahead of two days of trade talks that ended Friday. …read more […]
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The Latest: Trump says China 'spoiled' by US trade wins
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on China-U.S. trade talks in Beijing (all times local): …read more […]
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Quakes, lava and gas: Hawaii residents flee volcanic threats
Many rural residents living on an erupting volcano in Hawaii fled the threat of lava that spewed into the air in bursts of fire and pushed up steam from cracks in roadways Friday, while others tried to get back to their homes. Officials ordered more than 1,700 people out of neighborhoods near Kilauea volcano’s newest lava flow, warning of the dangers of spattering hot rock and high levels of sulfuric gas that could threaten the elderly and people with breathing problems. Officials said the airport and highways were not damaged, but residents said they felt strong shaking and …read more […]
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The Latest: Trump connects gun rights to GOP votes
President Donald Trump is urging members of the National Rifle Association to elect more Republicans to Congress to defend gun rights. Trump addressed the NRA’s annual convention in Dallas Friday. Trump said: “We will never give up our freedom. …read more […]
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SandRidge expands board to allow two Icahn nominees
(Reuters) – SandRidge Energy said on Friday it would increase its board size to seven from five to allow investors to elect two of activist investor Carl Icahn’s nominees.
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Check-Cap (NASDAQ: CHEK) Announces Pricing of $17.5 Million Upsized Underwritten Public Offering
ISFIYA, Israel, May 04, 2018 — Check-Cap Ltd. (the “Company” or “Check-Cap”) (NASDAQ: CHEK, CHEKW, CHEKZ), a clinical-stage medical diagnostics company engaged in the development of C-Scan®, an ingestible capsule for preparation-free, colorectal cancer screening, […]
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U.S. issues arrest warrant for former Volkswagen CEO but unlikely to face charges
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday that former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn, indicted on four felony charges in Detroit in the company’s diesel emissions scandal, is a fugitive who faces a U.S. arrest warrant.
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Pandora nears 6 million paid subscribers as it chases profit
In the face of stern competition from the likes of Spotify and Apple Music, …read more […]
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Glare on Southwest highlights tense relationship between management, mechanics
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal investigators were assigned last year to monitor Southwest Airlines’ maintenance operations, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday, after whistleblower complaints of mistreatment of mechanics raised safety concerns.
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Wells Fargo to pay $480 million to resolve lawsuit related to sales scandal
(Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co said on Friday it will pay $480 million to resolve a securities fraud lawsuit related to a sales scandal that surfaced in 2016.
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F8 proved there’s no escape from Facebook
During a keynote about privacy at F8, Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Alex …read more […]
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Deutsche Bank to shift NY headquarters from Wall Street
(Reuters) – Deutsche Bank AG said on Friday it will move its New York headquarters from Wall Street to a location midtown.
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Qualcomm to depose Apple services chief Eddy Cue
(Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc can depose Apple Inc’s services chief Eddy Cue in addition to Chief Executive Tim Cook, a magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California ruled on Friday, part of the chipmaker’s effort to determine whether Apple worked with Samsung to focus regulatory scrutiny on Qualcomm.
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Qualcomm to depose Apple services chief Eddy Cue
The access to Cue is important because Qualcomm alleges talks between executives at Apple and its rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd were central to its decision to cut off Apple from a stream of nearly $1 billion in licensing rebate payments. …read more […]