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David Malpass Nominated For World Bank President

Why opposing Trump's World Bank president pick might just work

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The power dynamics in the World Bank have changed dramatically.

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Trump denies US return of 'Isis bride' Hoda Muthana

President Trump has taken a personal interest in the complicated case of "Isis bride" Hoda Muthana.

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Apple could acquire Tesla soon, fund manager predicts

Apple is said to be targeting Tesla as an acquisition, which was what they said last year, too.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch

SpaceX Falcon 9's first private Moon mission launch: Where to watch

Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 will be launching Israel's first mission to the Moon.

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Trump, Xi hold talks over trade war

US-China trade talks: Will the Chinese keep promises to stop bad behaviour?

China has reneged on past promises it has made to the US.

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Tesla systems crash over Model 3 orders In China

Chinese customers are flooding Tesla outlets to order the company's all-electric sedans.

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Iran Launches Submarine

Iran launches new submarine armed with advanced weapons

Even as Iran claims escalating threats from Israel and the U.S, it is hastily adding new weapons to...

British Airways

Boeing's 777X will benefit from the Airbus A380's demise

Airbus will stop building the A380 jumbo jet in 2021 -- which should boost demand for Boeing's new...

North Korea - US

US Forces Commander Says North Korea's Military Program 'Remains Unchecked'

In a meeting with officials from the Senate Arms Committee, U.S. Forces Korea Commander Robert...

BB&T

SunTrust, BB&T Bank merger is biggest in 10 years, all-stock deal worth $66B

It is the marriage season in the American banking sector. The good news is that the first time...

Spotify

Spotify Terminating Free User Accounts With Ad Blockers

By March, Spotify will start to ban users who use third-party apps to bypass their ads.

Chevron

Higher Crude Prices Boost 'Big Oil' Profits To $80 Billion In 2018

Big Oil had a good year in 2018, helped mostly by higher oil prices.

Paul Krugman

Renowned Economist Paul Krugman Predicts Global Recession This 2019

Nobel Prize laureate Paul Krugman predicts a worldwide recession this year, or by 2020.

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All Signs Pointing To Google Releasing A Pixel Watch

Evidence is mounting that Google is ready to jump with both feet into the wearables market.

Vladimir Putin

Russian Influence Operations Extend Into Egypt

Russia's efforts to sow discord, discontent and chaos extend far beyond the U.S., including into...

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US Dollar - IBT Poll

US dollar poised to gain but will weaken in H2 2019: IBT poll

By Pronita Naidu

Mercedes

German economy could face recession in 2019 following U.S., China trade war

By Arthur Villasanta

Millenials - Starlight by Italia Independent

Are millennials more financially responsible than we thought?

By Maurie Backman

We must stop a minority of Brexit fanatics from holding the United Kingdom to ransom

By Andy Price

Honda Swindon Plant

Honda to lay off 3,500 with UK car plant closure, Brexit to blame?

By Arthur Villasanta

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Trump to name Jeffrey Rosen as deputy attorney general

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Why The $22 Trillion National Debt Doesn't Matter

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Qatar to pull out of Saudi-dominated OPEC amid Doha boycott

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