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Australian shares touched two-week highs
on Thursday, buoyed by a Wall Street rally after the U.S.
midterm elections, though gains lagged the broader surge as
investors remained focused on U.S.-China trade issues.
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Posted at 01:14h
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It was the lunch-hour rush at
the Court Square Diner in New York's Long Island City on
Wednesday, and co-owner Nick Kanellos pointed to the elevated
subway tracks that rattle overhead as he fretted over the news
that Amazon may build a major outpost in the neighborhood.
Posted at 01:03h
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* NAB says means up to A$19 bln in extra capital; less
senior debt
(Adds NAB, Westpac's responses)
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Posted at 00:44h
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UBS, Switzerland's largest bank,
said it expects to be sued by the U.S. Department of Justice as
early as Thursday on civil charges related to the sale of
mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the 2008-09
financial crisis, according to a company statement.
Posted at 00:40h
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The top Democrat in the U.S.
House of Representatives pledged a new era of congressional
scrutiny over President Donald Trump on Wednesday, shrugging off
White House threats of political warfare if Democrats launch
investigations into his affairs.
Posted at 00:36h
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The top Democrat in the U.S.
House of Representatives pledged a new era of congressional
scrutiny over President Donald Trump on Wednesday, shrugging off
White House threats of political warfare if Democrats launch
investigations into his affairs.
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One of Britain's largest
peer-to-peer lenders, Zopa, said on Thursday it had raised 60
million pounds ($79 million) from investors, its biggest funding
round so far and the last before it becomes a fully fledged
bank.
Posted at 23:29h
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The United States is
determined to push Iranian oil exports to zero, U.S. Special
Representative Brian Hook said on Wednesday, through a
'calibrated' approach using maximum economic pressure without
lifting oil prices.
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Posted at 23:28h
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Prudential Financial Inc on
Wednesday reported a 1.74 percent rise in quarterly profit from
the year-ago period as profits in its life insurance units
offset weaker results in its annuities business.
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Posted at 23:21h
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A group of large institutional
investors including BlackRock Inc and Allianz SE's
Pacific Investment Management Co has sued 16 major
banks, accusing them of rigging prices in the roughly $5.1
trillion-a-day foreign exchange market.