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Boeing eyes more Indian orders with new business unit

Boeing eyes more Indian orders with new business unit

Published 10/02/2017

FILE PHOTO - Boeing's logo is seen during Japan Aerospace 2016 air show in Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Boeing Co's (BA.N) new Indian unit will help the company win more business from local customers and mean more employment in the South Asian country, the head of the U.S. defense firm's Indian business said on Friday.

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Merkel to attend Munich Security Conference: sources

Merkel to attend Munich Security Conference: sources

Published 10/02/2017

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will attend the Munich Security Conference next week, government sources have told Reuters.

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Republican plan would ease Wall Street rules, as party embraces deregulation

Republican plan would ease Wall Street rules, as party embraces deregulation

Published 10/02/2017

U.S. Representative Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) speaks to members of the media after meeting with U.S. President Elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar

The Republican chairman of a key House of Representatives committee has laid out his plan to roll back Wall Street rules and consumer protections conceived after the 2008 financial crisis, a step that will largely define the financial deregulation debate in the Trump era.

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Exclusive: Labor Department to delay, revisit fiduciary rule – sources

Exclusive: Labor Department to delay, revisit fiduciary rule – sources

Published 10/02/2017

The U.S. Labor Department is preparing to delay its controversial Obama-era fiduciary rule on financial advice for 180 days and seek public comment on the rule.

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Trump tax talk lifts Wall Street to record high

Trump tax talk lifts Wall Street to record high

Published 09/02/2017

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Wall Street's three main indexes surged to fresh record highs on Thursday after President Donald Trump said he would make a major tax announcement in a few weeks.

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Twitter advertising revenue falls, shares drop more than 10 percent

Twitter advertising revenue falls, shares drop more than 10 percent

Published 09/02/2017

People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken in Warsaw September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) posted the slowest revenue growth since it went public four years ago, sending shares down more than 10 percent on Thursday on fears that rivals Snapchat and Facebook Inc(FB.O) were winning the war for advertising.

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In uncertain times, keep your eye on cashflows: James Saft

In uncertain times, keep your eye on cashflows: James Saft

Published 09/02/2017

FILE PHOTO - An employee of a bank counts US dollar notes at a branch in Hanoi, Vietnam May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kham

In an era in which facts themselves are increasingly under attack, investors should value what they can count over what they are told.

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U.S. court blocks Anthem-Cigna merger, dealing blow to consolidation

U.S. court blocks Anthem-Cigna merger, dealing blow to consolidation

Published 09/02/2017

The office building of health insurer Anthem is seen in Los Angeles, California February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled against U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc's (ANTM.N) proposed $54 billion merger with smaller rival Cigna Corp (CI.N), derailing an unprecedented effort to consolidate the country's health insurance industry.

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U.S. court upholds Obama-era retirement advice rule

U.S. court upholds Obama-era retirement advice rule

Published 09/02/2017

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday upheld an Obama-era rule designed to avoid conflicts of interests when brokers give retirement advice, in a possible setback for President Donald Trump's efforts to scale back government regulation.

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Europe without Merkel? Investors think through another `surprise`

Europe without Merkel? Investors think through another `surprise`

Published 03/02/2017

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the media at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

A serious challenger to German Chancellor Angela Merkel is forcing global investors to parse another potential electoral surprise - removal of a key political constant through years of euro zone turbulence but also an end to Europe's austerity bias.

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