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Anti-Huawei UK lawmakers conducting 'witch-hunt': Chinese ambassador

Anti-Huawei UK lawmakers conducting 'witch-hunt': Chinese ambassador

Senior members of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives who have demanded Chinese telecoms giant Huawei must not have a role in Britain's 5G mobile network are conducting "a kind of witch-hunt", China's ambassador to London said on Sunday.



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U.S. energy secretary hopes Mexico, Canada will help export American coal

U.S. energy secretary hopes Mexico, Canada will help export American coal

U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on Friday that Canada and Mexico could help export U.S. coal to Asia to get around the blocking of shipments by West Coast states concerned about the impact of the fuel on climate change.



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Route cuts intended to make South African Airways sustainable: rescue team

Route cuts intended to make South African Airways sustainable: rescue team

Plans to cut some of South African Airways' (SAA) domestic and international routes are aimed at making the airline sustainable and free from government funding after restructuring, experts appointed to try to rescue the company said on Sunday.



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Asian markets fall as coronavirus concerns weigh on sentiment

Asian markets fall as coronavirus concerns weigh on sentiment

Stocks and oil fell while safe-haven gold rose on Monday as the death toll from a coronavirus outbreak surpassed the SARS epidemic, raising alarm bells about its severity.



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Asian markets stem losses as China returns to work but sentiment jittery

Asian markets stem losses as China returns to work but sentiment jittery

Asian shares pared early losses on Monday as Chinese authorities lifted some coronavirus-related restrictions on work and travel, helping businesses resume work though overall sentiment was still jittery as the death toll from the epidemic climbed.



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Exclusive: Top lithium miner seeks to monitor water scarcity in parched Chile salt flat

Exclusive: Top lithium miner seeks to monitor water scarcity in parched Chile salt flat

With residents and courts ringing the alarm about depleted water supplies in Chile's Atacama salt flat, the world's top lithium miner Albemarle quietly filed a proposal in December for a network to monitor flows beneath the parched desert floor.



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Boral shares plunge after bushfire profit hit, accounts probe

Boral shares plunge after bushfire profit hit, accounts probe

Australia's Boral Ltd said on Monday delays to building projects due to bushfires will likely cause a plunge in its second-half results, while revealing an investigation had found inflated earnings at its North American window-making business.



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SoftBank set for sharp quarterly profit drop amid pressure from Elliott

SoftBank set for sharp quarterly profit drop amid pressure from Elliott

Japan's SoftBank Group is expected to post a slide in profits for the past quarter, deepening concern about its ability to secure funding for a second Vision Fund and giving activist fund Elliott Management more fodder for a shake-up.



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SEC Commissioner Speech: A Proposal to Fill the Gap Between Regulation and Decentralization

SEC Commissioner Speech: A Proposal to Fill the Gap Between Regulation and Decentralization

SEC | Commissioner Hester M. Peirce | Feb 6, 2020 Thank you George [Chikovani] for that kind introduction.  I appreciate the opportunity to be with all of you today.  Before beginning, I have to remind you that the views I express are my own and do not necessarily represent those of the Securities and Exchange

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Lightspeed and Stripe Partner to Launch New Payments Feature

Lightspeed and Stripe Partner to Launch New Payments Feature

Digital | Feb 6, 2020 The integration will launch Lightspeed Payments, a new one-stop shop for customer payments and financial reporting Need to Know Montreal’s Lightspeed has announced a partnership with payments software company Stripe. Lightspeed will launch a new offering allowing for a more streamlined checkout process for retail and restaurant customers. Lightspeed’s stock

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Credit Suisse chairman expects to see out term after spy scandal

Credit Suisse chairman expects to see out term after spy scandal

Credit Suisse Chairman Urs Rohner does not expect to be voted out of office before his term ends after this week's departure of Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam over a spying scandal.



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Shanghai to help Tesla resume production amid coronavirus spread

Shanghai to help Tesla resume production amid coronavirus spread

U.S. electric carmaker Tesla's factory in China's financial hub of Shanghai will resume production on Feb. 10 with assistance to help it cope with a spreading epidemic of coronavirus, a Shanghai government official said on Saturday.



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Tesla can get support for German factory: Economy Minister

Tesla can get support for German factory: Economy Minister

Tesla could get state subsidies in its plan to set up a gigafactory in Germany, the country's economy minister told a weekly newspaper.



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Volkswagen says restart of some China plants postponed until February 17

Volkswagen says restart of some China plants postponed until February 17

Volkswagen has postponed restarting production at most China plants in its joint venture with SAIC Motor and the Tianjin plant in its JV with FAW Group until Feb. 17 amid the coronavirus epidemic.



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Exclusive: South Africa seeks to unlock stalled arms sales to Saudi, UAE

Exclusive: South Africa seeks to unlock stalled arms sales to Saudi, UAE

South Africa aims to free up over a billion dollars in stalled weapons sales, including to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, by amending a document at the heart of an export row, a senior arms control official told Reuters.



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