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Global shares hover near record high as year draws to close

Global shares hover near record high as year draws to close

World stocks hovered near record highs and currency markets were little changed on Monday as trading dwindled before the Christmas holiday and investors looked with confidence toward the new year.



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Fantasy sports company and bookmaker DraftKings to become public company

Fantasy sports company and bookmaker DraftKings to become public company

DraftKings, two other companies announce a merger that will make the sports entertainment company publicly traded.

6 years ago
How one investment veteran is trying to help the underserved get jobs on Wall Street

How one investment veteran is trying to help the underserved get jobs on Wall Street

When Troy Prince landed on Wall Street, he soon realized that most of his coworkers didn't look like the people he grew up with in his Bronx, New York, neighborhood. Now he's trying to change that.

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Credit Suisse admits surveillance of second executive

Credit Suisse admits surveillance of second executive

Credit Suisse on Monday admitted it was behind instructions to carry out surveillance on a second executive, after dismissing a previous similar incident as an "isolated event".



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Deutsche Bank to no longer pay for advice from Cerberus: source

Deutsche Bank to no longer pay for advice from Cerberus: source

Cerberus, one of Deutsche Bank's largest shareholders, will no longer provide paid advice to the bank on how to run its business, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Monday, a role that has been criticized for potential conflicts of interest.



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Irish court rules Ryanair COO can move to rival easyJet

Irish court rules Ryanair COO can move to rival easyJet

The Irish High Court on Monday rejected Ryanair's attempt to prevent operations chief Peter Bellew from joining rival easyJet until 2021, saying a 12-month non-compete clause was unenforceable.



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Bank of Italy chief defends regulator's role in Bari bank crisis

Bank of Italy chief defends regulator's role in Bari bank crisis

The head of Italy's central bank rebuffed criticism of its role in supervising struggling lender Banca Popolare di Bari and said in an interview published on Monday that it was ready to account for its actions.



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Exclusive: Tesla to take new $1.4 billion loan from Chinese banks for Shanghai factory - sources

Exclusive: Tesla to take new $1.4 billion loan from Chinese banks for Shanghai factory - sources

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc and a group of China banks have agreed a new 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion), five-year loan facility for the automaker's Shanghai car plant, three sources familiar with the matter said, part of which will be used to roll over an existing loan.



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Oil prices fall as Russia touts easing OPEC+ output

Oil prices fall as Russia touts easing OPEC+ output

Oil fell on Monday after Russia said an OPEC-led pact may consider easing output cuts next year but prices held near recent three-month highs on hopes for a trade deal between the United States and China.



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Oil eases as U.S. drilling activity picks up

Oil eases as U.S. drilling activity picks up

Oil prices fell on Monday after an increase in U.S. drilling activity, but held near recent three-month highs on hopes for a trade deal between the United States and China.



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Global shares stall near record high as year draws to close

Global shares stall near record high as year draws to close

World stocks stalled near record highs and currency markets were little changed on Monday as trading dwindled before the Christmas holiday and investors took profit on gains made this month.



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SoftBank's $3 billion WeWork financing talks stall with Japan banks: sources

SoftBank's $3 billion WeWork financing talks stall with Japan banks: sources

SoftBank Group Corp's talks to secure $3 billion from Japan's three biggest banks have stalled as the lenders have hit internal lending limits to the firm, two people said, complicating a $9.5 billion rescue package for WeWork.



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Here are the Chinese stocks most likely to benefit from the phase one deal with the US, Morgan Stanley says

Here are the Chinese stocks most likely to benefit from the phase one deal with the US, Morgan Stanley says

Morgan Stanley has flagged 29 Chinese stocks that would likely benefit more from the completion of a phase one deal between the U.S. and China. Nearly half of them are from the information technology sector.

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'Bull's-eye' landing caps Boeing's faulty astronaut capsule test mission

'Bull's-eye' landing caps Boeing's faulty astronaut capsule test mission

Boeing Co's Starliner astronaut spacecraft made a "bull's-eye" landing in the New Mexico desert on Sunday, a successful ending to a crewless test mission that two days earlier failed to reach the orbit needed to dock with the International Space Station.



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Dos and don'ts of performance review season

Dos and don'ts of performance review season

At the end of the year, many employees have to review their performance and get feedback from their boss. Here's how to make sure the process is meaningful and productive.

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