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Lighthizer says U.S. is invested in Mexico's success as countries sign trade deal

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer stressed that the United States has a stake in Mexico's success as representatives from the United States, Mexico and Canada gathered in Mexico City on Tuesday to sign modifications to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a new trade pact.



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Amazon issues fix after some Blink home cameras found vulnerable to hacking

Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it had issued a fix to rectify security flaws in certain of its Blink home camera systems after a cyber security firm found vulnerabilities that could let hackers hijack the device.



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U.S. senators threaten Facebook, Apple with encryption regulation

U.S. senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless the companies make encrypted user data accessible to law enforcement.



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Huawei's CFO wins Canada court fight to see more documents related to her arrest

Lawyers for Huawei's chief financial officer won a court battle when a judge asked Canada's attorney general to hand over more evidence and documents relating to the arrest of Meng Wanzhou.



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U.S. attorney general says Big Tech probes to be completed next year

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Tuesday that he hoped to have Justice Department investigations of the big tech platforms - Facebook Inc , Alphabet Inc's Google, Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc - completed next year.



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Wall Street slips as tariff deadline closes in

Wall Street's main stock indexes ended slightly lower on Tuesday, though not far from record highs, as investors awaited concrete news on whether a new round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods would take effect on Dec. 15, a potential turning point in a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies that has convulsed markets.



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U.S., Canada and Mexico sign agreement - again - to replace NAFTA

Top officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States signed a fresh overhaul of a quarter-century-old trade pact on Tuesday that aims to improve enforcement of worker rights and hold down prices for biologic drugs by eliminating a patent provision.



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Global stocks, dollar slip as U.S.-China trade deadline looms

The dollar eased and global stock markets slipped on Tuesday as uncertainty kept risk appetite in check days ahead of the Dec. 15 deadline for a new round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports.



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Billionaire investor Howard Marks says we're not in a bubble, but there are reasons to take less risk

Investors should take some risk off the table in 2020 given some of the challenges that lie ahead, says billionaire investor Howard Marks.

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Factbox: U.S. House Democrats back USMCA: What happens next?

U.S. House Democrats on Tuesday backed a renegotiated version of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement after a year of often acrimonious negotiations with the White House, and it was signed by the United States, Canada and Mexico.



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Chevron expects $10 billion-$11 billion charge in fourth quarter; plans asset sales

U.S. oil major Chevron Corp on Tuesday said it expects to write down the value of its assets $10 billion to $11 billion this quarter and is considering selling some natural gas projects to prepare for long term low prices.



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GM doubles down on big SUVs to pay for tomorrow's electric cars

General Motors Co on Tuesday unveiled the first of a new generation of large sport utility vehicles designed to haul in the cash to pay for electric vehicles the automaker promises for the future.



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Factbox: Labor, environment, drugs top changes to North American trade deal

Stronger worker and environmental protections top the changes to a new version of the North American trade deal signed by top U.S., Mexican and Canadian officials on Tuesday that clears the way for a long-delayed vote in the U.S. Congress.



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United Steelworkers union says supports approval of revised USMCA trade deal

The United Steelworkers International (USW) union on Tuesday said it supported approval of a revised U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement to replace the 1994 NAFTA trade agreement that it said had sent U.S. jobs to Mexico and depressed wages.



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GM, doubling down on big SUVs, unveils longer Chevy Tahoe, Suburban

General Motors Co could expand the lineup of vehicles using its large truck and sport utility vehicle architecture and sees big opportunities in over-the-air software updates, President Mark Reuss told Reuters on Tuesday.



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