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WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Thursday that Robert Jackson
and Hester Peirce had been sworn in as SEC commissioners.
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* Unusually strong comments criticize Republican
expectations
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WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump
said on Thursday he would be "a little bit flexible" on his
threat to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement
because Mexico is facing a presidential election later this
year.
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* Democrats say move will make healthcare harder to obtain
(Adds statistics on Medicaid recipients who work, potential
legal challenge from Southern Poverty Law Center)
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Jan 11 (Reuters) - U.S. mail management company Pitney Bowes
Inc has received takeover interest from private equity
firms Blackstone Group LP and Carlyle Group LP,
according to the Financial Times, citing a Bloomberg report. http://on.ft.com/2muFfyo
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Jan 12 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to recover
from two straight sessions of falls on Friday, latching on to
solid leads from Wall Street inspired by higher oil prices.
Wall Street surged to record highs on Thursday on the back
of rising oil...
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Jan 11 (Reuters) - A former Insys Therapeutics Inc
employee accused of engaging in a scheme to pay medical
practitioners kickbacks to prescribe a fentanyl-based treatment
is seeking to bar U.S. prosecutors from referring to the "opioid
crisis" at his trial.
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Jan 12 (Reuters) - New Zealand's overseas investment
regulator is investigating Agria Corporation, the largest
shareholder in New Zealand agriculture firm PGG Wrightson Ltd
, PGG said on Thursday, confirming media reports.
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NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) - One of the Federal Reserve's
most influential members on Thursday offered a point-by-point
critique of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax cuts,
warning they put the country on an unsustainable fiscal path
that will imperil the economy's stability down the road.
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* London mayor says could face 'lost decade', 500,000 job
losses
(Recasts, adds details of meeting)
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