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The Federal Reserve got a rare piece of advice from the president Thursday. On Thursday, Trump said he is "not thrilled" about Fed interest rate hikes. Indeed...

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Johnson says it’s not too late save Brexit | Lexington Herald Leader

In their final exchanges before the parliamentary summer recess, the Labour leader said she was neglecting the country's needs because she was caught up in To...

USA auto tariffs could raise insurance rates, drive up auto thefts

Representatives of automakers, dealerships, and specialty equipment manufacturers repeatedly told the department that tariffs will increase costs for raw materi...

New Zealand housing costs lead annual 1.5 pct inflation: statistics

It was at 4.5600 yuan from 4.5314 yuan yesterday. A rate of 1.6 per cent would be headed towards the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's ( RBNZ ) target mid-point...

Victoria announces new framework for infrastructure projects

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Carney - no deal #Brexit would prompt interest rate review

The central bank is responsible for maintaining monetary and financial stability. However, he added that he was "stopping short of saying it's all there" in rel...

Trump says 'not thrilled' about US interest rate hikes

Although he does not approve with recent hikes, President Trump followed up by saying he put a "very good man in" at the Fed. During the 2016 presidential cam...

United Kingdom unemployment remains at 4.2%

Looking ahead, the GBP/USD exchange rate may tick higher on Wednesday as the United Kingdom publishes its latest CPI figures. Unemployment remained at 4.2pc, ...

White House's Kudlow blames China's Xi for blocking US trade deal

On Wednesday, Larry Kudlow, who heads the White House Economic Council, said that he believed lower-ranking Chinese officials want a deal, including Xi's senior...

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The Danish-based co-operative said it found that the potential for customs-related delays risked raising the cost of everyday dairy goods such as butter and yog...

Northampton supermarket introduces 'Quieter Hour' to help create calmer shopping experience

Customers entering the store would be reminded that it was "quiet hour" via posters placed outside. During the hour, store lights will be dimmed, there'll be ...

1,500 jobs at risk as Gaucho steakhouse group collapses

Gaucho, which employs 1500 people, has filed a notice of intention to appoint Deloitte as its administrator. Under the management team's proposals, the Gaucho...

Mastercard could allow Bitcoin transactions on credit cards

The patent application , which was submitted to the USPTO, covers a, "Method and system for linkage of blockchain-based assets to fiat currency accounts". Mast...

Elon Musk, Google DeepMind pledge no deadly AI autonomous weapons

In an worldwide joint conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), Elon Musk , three co-founders of Google AI subsidiary, and a few experts in AI have sign...

British Airways says Heathrow flights hit by computer problems

It is understood that the air traffic control tower has been evacuated, flights are being diverted and planes preparing to take off have been grounded. A spokes...

Kudlow Agrees With Trump's Trade Pressure on China

The ball is now in President Xi Jinping's court to end the tit-for-tat nature of the brewing trade war, Kudlow said, adding that his sources indicate that many ...

EC and European Union authorities push Airbnb to comply — EU consumer rules

Airbnb had to either change or remove illegal terms in its terms of service, the commission said. It's also been told to sort out its terms and conditions and...

Pakistani Rupee Hits Record Low at Rs 126 against the dollar

The rupee showed downward trend by 5.7% against USA dollar on Monday, resulting in augmented downgrading of exchange rate to 18.7% from the past several months ...

Berkshire Hathaway stock soars on buyback policy change

Berkshire's class A shares soared $14,710 in Wednesday trading, closing at $303,210. The stock, which now is up about 1% this year, could extend its gains as ...

U.S. launches national security investigation into uranium imports

Ross noted that three US mining companies have idled in recent years and that two companies representing half of America's uranium mining efforts had laid off ...

Ford recalls 550K Fusion, Escape vehicles for transmission problems

Dealers will replace the shifter bushing at no cost. According to Ford, the vehicles range in year from 2013 to 2016 and were built with a bushing that attach...

Brent Oil Hits Three-Month Low Ahead of Stocks Data

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Trade War Spills Into Uranium as U.S. Weighs Import Tariffs

USA uranium miners supply less than 5 percent of domestic consumption for the metal and say it's increasingly hard to compete with state-subsidized companies ov...