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U.S. judge orders temporary halt to Microsoft's work on Pentagon's JEDI contract

U.S. judge orders temporary halt to Microsoft's work on Pentagon's JEDI contract

A U.S. judge on Thursday granted Amazon.com Inc's request for a preliminary injunction to pause the U.S. Department of Defense and Microsoft Corp from moving forward on an up-to-$10 billion cloud computing deal.



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Trump Fed nominee Shelton hits bipartisan skepticism in Senate hearing

Trump Fed nominee Shelton hits bipartisan skepticism in Senate hearing

Federal Reserve board nominee Judy Shelton faced deep skepticism from Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, as lawmakers challenged her independence from President Donald Trump and characterized her thinking as too far outside the mainstream to trust with the nation's economy.



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Trump Fed nominee Shelton apologises for likening currency forger to Rosa Parks

Trump Fed nominee Shelton apologises for likening currency forger to Rosa Parks

Federal Reserve board nominee Judy Shelton on Thursday apologised for having likened a convicted currency counterfeiter to U.S. civil rights icon Rosa Parks in an unusual exchange with a lawmaker weighing her appointment to the central bank.



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U.S. files superseding indictment against Huawei Technologies, CFO Meng

U.S. files superseding indictment against Huawei Technologies, CFO Meng

The U.S. government on Thursday filed a superseding indictment against the Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies Co and its Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou.



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They worked at a Catholic hospital for decades. Then it took away their pension

They worked at a Catholic hospital for decades. Then it took away their pension

A loophole in federal retirement law means workers at nonprofits associated with churches are at risk of losing their pensions.

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JPMorgan gives fintechs July deadline to sign new data deals: sources

JPMorgan gives fintechs July deadline to sign new data deals: sources

JPMorgan Chase & Co has told financial technology companies that they will be barred from accessing its customer information by July 30 if they do not sign data access agreements with the bank and agree to a plan to stop using customer passwords to gather the data.



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This old-school scam has jumped 65% since 2015 and costs consumers millions

This old-school scam has jumped 65% since 2015 and costs consumers millions

Scammers use fake checks to dupe even skeptical consumers by exploiting how quickly funds are credited to bank accounts.

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HSBC Canada Breaks from Big Six Banks in Call to Encourage Fintechs

HSBC Canada Breaks from Big Six Banks in Call to Encourage Fintechs

The Logic |By Zane Schwartz | Feb 12, 2020 While Canada’s Big Six banks urge caution about the introduction of open banking, the Canadian subsidiary of U.K.-based multinational HSBC wants the federal government to require banks to share information with the fintechs trying to compete with them. In a February 2019 submission to the finance

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Fire damage at Exxon's second largest U.S. refinery leaves restart uncertain: sources

Fire damage at Exxon's second largest U.S. refinery leaves restart uncertain: sources

Exxon Mobil Corp does not have a timeline for restarting fuel-producing units at its second-largest U.S. refinery following a fire Wednesday that cut production, sources said, as the shutdown boosted gasoline prices on Thursday.



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Jump in coronavirus cases halts stock rally; dollar gains

Jump in coronavirus cases halts stock rally; dollar gains

The dollar rose and global equity markets slumped on Thursday after a new methodology that sharply increased the death toll in China from the coronavirus unnerved investors and halted a rally that had lifted U.S. and European stocks to record peaks.



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Tesla shares jump 6% to session high, reversing early losses following $2 billion stock offering

Tesla shares jump 6% to session high, reversing early losses following $2 billion stock offering

Tesla will offer $2 billion of common stock, with CEO Elon Musk and board member Larry Ellison each buying shares.

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Oil prices climb on prospects for deeper OPEC+ output cuts

Oil prices climb on prospects for deeper OPEC+ output cuts

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, as investors hoped the world's biggest producers would cut output more, while they largely shrugged off forecasts of slumping demand due to the coronavirus outbreak in top oil importer China.



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Defensive stocks lift Wall Street from session lows amid coronavirus worries

Defensive stocks lift Wall Street from session lows amid coronavirus worries

Defensive stocks helped the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq erase losses to trade flat on Thursday, even though a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases in China kept investors worried.



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Prosecutors challenge antitrust approval of Boeing-Embraer tie-up

Prosecutors challenge antitrust approval of Boeing-Embraer tie-up

Brazilian prosecutors have filed an appeal with antitrust agency Cade asking the regulator to reconsider its approval of a deal selling control of Embraer SA's commercial aviation division to Boeing Co , according to public filings.



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Oil prices climb on hopes of deeper OPEC+ production cuts

Oil prices climb on hopes of deeper OPEC+ production cuts

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday as investors focused on the possibility of deeper supply cuts from the world's biggest producers, whilst largely shrugging off reports which cut demand forecasts after the coronavirus outbreak in China, the biggest oil importer.



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