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S&P 500, Dow open slightly lower, chips support Nasdaq

The S&P 500 and the Dow opened slightly lower on Tuesday, dragged down by healthcare and energy stocks, while the Nasdaq was supported by positive corporate updates from chipmakers.



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Canada posts Nov. trade deficit of C$1.09 billion, rail strike takes toll

Canada posted a trade deficit of C$1.09 billion ($0.84 billion) in November, thanks in part to a major railway strike that slowed the shipment of imports and exports, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.



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Japan issues arrest warrant for Ghosn's wife amid efforts to snare him

Japanese prosecutors on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn's wife for alleged perjury, as officials stepped up efforts to bring the fugitive car industry boss back to face trial on financial misconduct charges.



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Falling imports push U.S. trade deficit to three-year low

The U.S. trade deficit fell to a more than three-year low in November as imports declined further, likely weighed down by the Trump administration's trade war with China, and exports rebounded, suggesting the economy ended 2019 on solid footing.



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Social Security benefits narrow the wealth gap. But it's not enough to keep low-wage earners out of poverty in retirement

New research from The New School Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis shows that Social Security retirement benefits help narrow the gap between the haves and have nots. But it's not enough to prevent some workers from facing poverty in retirement.

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Now's the time to switch or ditch your Medicare Advantage Plan if you don't like it

Anyone enrolled in an Advantage Plan should be aware that the Medicare program allows beneficiaries to choose different coverage one time during a three-month window that closes March 31.

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Goldman Sachs shakes up business units in push for more transparency

Goldman Sachs Group Inc will start reporting details on its consumer business for the first time and get rid of a volatile reporting line called investing and lending, in response to long-standing requests from analysts and investors.



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Here's why Americans are contributing more to their 401(k) plans

Americans are stashing away more of their salaries in their 401(k) plans, due partly to the greater share of businesses automatically enrolling workers at higher savings rates.

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Declining imports push U.S. trade deficit to three-year low

The U.S. trade deficit fell to a more than three-year low in November as imports declined further, likely weighed down by the Trump administration's trade war with China, and exports rebounded, suggesting the economy ended 2019 on solid footing.



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Waymo self-driving vehicles cover 20 million miles on public roads

Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc , said its vehicles had covered more than 20 million miles (32.2 million km) on public roads since its creation in 2009.



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Japan seeks arrest of Ghosn's wife amid efforts to snare him

Japanese prosecutors on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn's wife for alleged perjury, as officials stepped up efforts to bring the fugitive car industry boss back to face trial on financial misconduct charges.



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Cramer: I believe in Tesla stock because of how quickly Elon Musk found success in China

"Ten months he built that plant," said CNBC's Jim Cramer, emphasizing the speed with which Tesla built its Gigafactory 3 factory in Shanghai.

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Alitalia bleeds around 300 million euros a year: administrator

Struggling Italian carrier Alitalia [CAITLA.UL] is burning through its cash resources at the pace of around 300 million euros ($334 million) a year, its new temporary administrator Giuseppe Leogrande told members of a parliamentary committee.



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Oil falls 1% as investors reassess Mideast risks

Oil prices fell about 1% on Tuesday, surrendering some of the gains of recent days as investors reconsidered the likelihood of immediate supply disruptions in the Middle East after the United States killed a top Iranian military commander last week.



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Head of VW's Seat car brand to step down: source

Luca de Meo, the head of Volkwagen's Spanish brand Seat, is stepping down from his current role, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.



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