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European shares opened higher on
Wednesday, bolstered by China's move to exempt some U.S. goods
from additional tariffs, the latest sign that a prolonged trade
war between the two sides is cooling.

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Singapore state investor
Temasek and private equity firm KKR are among the
suitors who have advanced to the second round of an auction to
buy into the hospital unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp
, sources told Reuters.
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Facebook's Libra
cryptocurrency project is seeking a Swiss payment system
licence, financial watchdog FINMA said on Wednesday, noting the
breadth of the planned services would require broad oversight.

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British builder Galliford Try Plc
posted a 27% drop in pretax profit that missed
expectations on Wednesday as its construction business took a
hit from contract write-downs and restructuring costs amid a
slowing UK housing market.
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Australian shares ended marginally
higher on Wednesday, as solid gains in the mining and financial
sectors - the benchmark index's biggest components - helped
outweigh a decline in technology and healthcare stocks.
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British outsourcing firm Mitie Group Plc
said on Wednesday Chief Financial Officer Paul Woolf had
resigned to join intellectual property management company CPA
Global as its finance boss.

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China's
second-largest e-commerce firm JD.com Inc has appointed
Jason Hu, a former managing director at Chinese private equity
firm CDH Investments, as head of strategic investment to oversee
deals both at home and overseas.
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British builder Galliford Try Plc
reported a 27% drop in annual pretax profit on
Wednesday, hurt by lower new orders and contract write-downs in
its construction business amid a slowing UK housing market.
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US lingerie brand says weaker currency and economy are undermining UK recovery efforts
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Bank accused of cutting claims groups out of communications with customers
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