October 30, 2019

U.S.-China ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal in Limbo After Chile Cancels Summit Headlined by Trump, Xi

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Chile cancels APEC summit over ongoing protests. President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping were scheduled to hold face-to-face talks at the upcoming summit. No update has been provided on when the two leaders will meet again. A planned summit in Chile that promised to bring together U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping…

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August 18, 2020

Trump Expresses Support for Oracle to Buy TikTok

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President Trump voiced support on Tuesday for Oracle Corp. to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok, adding a fresh wrinkle to the bidding for the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. Oracle is a new entrant in the negotiations for TikTok, whose owner ByteDance Ltd. is facing a fall deadline from the Trump administration to divest itself of…

August 18, 2020

After Reopening, Notre Dame to Move Classes Online Due to Coronavirus Spike

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The University of Notre Dame and Michigan State University on Tuesday both announced moves designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus on their campuses. Notre Dame is canceling in-person classes and moving them online for at least two weeks after seeing a surge in coronavirus cases. On Monday, one week after classes began, 80…

August 18, 2020

S&P 500 Sets First Record Since February, Erasing Its Coronavirus Plunge

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The S&P 500 closed at its highest level ever Tuesday, capping a remarkable rebound fueled by unprecedented government stimulus and optimism among investors about the world’s ability to manage the coronavirus pandemic. The benchmark U.S. stock index rose 0.2% to close at 3389.78, surpassing its prior record of 3386.15 from Feb. 19 and erasing a…

August 18, 2020

Democrats to Nominate Joe Biden; Bill Clinton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Speak

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Democrats formally made Joe Biden their presidential nominee, a role he has sought for more than three decades, capping a come-from-behind victory in the primaries he secured with a broad coalition of his party’s voters. Shortly after 10 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Mr. Biden received the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination during a…

August 18, 2020

China’s Xi Jinping Tightens Grip on Domestic Security Forces in First Broad Purge

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A senior ally of Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for a Mao-style purge of China’s domestic-security apparatus last month, saying it was time to “turn the blade inwards and scrape the poison off the bone.” The cleansing commenced swiftly. Within the first week after the call to action, Communist Party enforcers had launched investigations…

August 18, 2020

What Derailed America’s Covid Testing: Three Lost Weeks

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Alex Azar’s face reddened when he heard the news: The only federally authorized tests to detect whether Americans were infected with the new coronavirus were flawed, and officials couldn’t identify what was causing the problem. The Health and Human Services secretary listened on a speaker phone with advisers on Feb. 18, according to an attendee,…

August 18, 2020

Oil Industry Frets About Recruiting Its Next Generation of Workers

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Two years out of college, Leah Sanders was making as much as $19,000 a month servicing oil wells in Kuwait. After getting laid off in May by oil-field services giant Schlumberger Ltd., she’s back with her parents in Tennessee, earning $15 an hour helping out at her father’s construction business. She recently began considering switching…

August 18, 2020

USPS to Suspend Changes Until After Election

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WASHINGTON—Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the U.S. Postal Service is suspending operational changes, such as removal of mail processing equipment and collection boxes, until after the November election, as the agency tries to reassure Americans that it can handle the anticipated surge in mail-in voting. Calling the timely delivery of the nation’s election mail a…

August 18, 2020

Senate Panel’s Russia Probe Found Counterintelligence Risks in Trump’s 2016 Campaign

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WASHINGTON—Members of the 2016 Trump campaign represented a major counterintelligence risk to the U.S. due to their frequent contacts with individuals with close ties to the Russian government, a bipartisan Senate investigation has concluded. The Senate Intelligence Committee released the fifth and final volume of its Russia investigation report Tuesday. The partially redacted document is…

August 18, 2020

Korea to Ban Worship Services, Large Gatherings in Major Flareup

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August 18, 2020

India Plans to Sell Cotton to Bangladesh to Trim Record Reserves

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August 18, 2020

Biden Gets Boost From Michelle Obama as Democrats Showcase Unity

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August 18, 2020

Bloomberg Markets: China Open Full Show (08/18/2020)

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August 18, 2020

Military Reasons to Celebrate the Israel-UAE Deal

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August 18, 2020

Covid Vaccine Turns Into a Shot at Redemption for Britain

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August 18, 2020

Europe’s Bike Boom Is Good News for Top Producer Portugal

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August 18, 2020

Singapore Leads on Libor Replacement in Asia With Note Sale

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August 18, 2020

Ghislaine Maxwell Complains About Lack of Email and Desk in Brooklyn Jail

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August 18, 2020

Deepening Huawei Curbs Send Asian Chipmakers Plunging

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August 18, 2020

Amazon Bets on Office-Based Work With Expansion in Major Cities

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Amazon.com Inc. is expanding its physical offices in six U.S. cities and adding thousands of corporate jobs in those areas, an indication the tech giant is making long-term plans around office work even as other companies embrace lasting remote employment. “The ability to connect with people, the ability for teams to work together in an…