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January 18, 2019
Stocks Rally on Trade Hopes, Dollar Has 1st Weekly Gain of 2019

Industrials post among biggest sector gains on Wall Street

January 18, 2019
US Consumer Morale at Two-year Low; Factory Output Surges

Consumer sentiment index falls 7.7 percent to 90.7 in January, but manufacturing production increases 1.1 percent in December
January 18, 2019
EU Wants to Exclude Agriculture From Trade Talks With US

EU Trade Chief Cecilia Malmstrom also said that she is preparing a target list of American products it will hit with punitive tariffs if the Trump administration goes through with its threat to impose duties on European auto imports
January 17, 2019
Gloomy Davos: Plenty of Crises, Few World Leaders

The event still holds value for business and industry members looking to network
January 17, 2019
WSJ: US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Weighs Lifting Tariffs on China

A Treasury spokesman working with the administration's trade team denied the report
January 17, 2019
Indonesian Presidential Candidates Spar Over Corruption

In debating human rights, none of the candidates addressed Subianto’s involvement in human rights abuses during the dictator Suharto’s regime that ended two decades ago
January 17, 2019
Tunisia Hit by General Strike, Amid Economic Tensions

Workers around Tunisia are on strike to demand higher pay in a standoff with a government struggling to tame unemployment, poverty and social tensions
January 17, 2019
Chinese Trade Negotiator to Visit US in Late January

Vice Premier Liu He to visit Washington on January 30-31 for talks to resolve US-China trade war
January 16, 2019
John Bogle, Founder of Vanguard, Dies at 89

Bogle simplified investing for the masses expanded access to no-frills, low-cost investing
January 16, 2019
Giant US Bank Reveals 29 Percent Pay Gap Between Men, Women

Citigroup employs more than 200,000 people in more than 100 countries, and more than half of them are female
January 16, 2019
Busiest US Port Sets All-Time Cargo Record in 2018

News came after many importers sped up orders for everything from apparel to auto parts to avoid higher tariffs
January 16, 2019
UK Businesses Brace for No-Deal Brexit

Companies stockpiling inventory worried they will be cut off from suppliers if the country leaves the EU without an agreement on trade

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Economy

Friday 18 January 2019

Stocks Rally on Trade Hopes, Dollar Has 1st Weekly Gain of 2019

US Consumer Morale at Two-year Low; Factory Output Surges

EU Wants to Exclude Agriculture From Trade Talks With US

Gloomy Davos: Plenty of Crises, Few World Leaders

WSJ: US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Weighs Lifting Tariffs on China

Indonesian Presidential Candidates Spar Over Corruption

Tunisia Hit by General Strike, Amid Economic Tensions

Chinese Trade Negotiator to Visit US in Late January

John Bogle, Founder of Vanguard, Dies at 89

Giant US Bank Reveals 29 Percent Pay Gap Between Men, Women

Busiest US Port Sets All-Time Cargo Record in 2018

UK Businesses Brace for No-Deal Brexit

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Brent Oil Hits $75 For First Time in 2019 as Russian Exports Cut

South Korean Economy Shrinks Unexpectedly in 1st Quarter

Facebook Beats Profit Estimates, Sets Aside $3B for Privacy Penalty

Microsoft Surges Toward Trillion-Dollar Value as Profits Rise

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