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A chocolate-making robot is preparing to make world's best sweets from your kitchen counter

CocoTerra, a California start-up, has developed the world's first kitchen countertop chocolate-making appliance, with design partner Ammunition. A companion app helps users tailor-make chocolate, right down to choosing the origin of the bean.

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Vape product concerns weigh on Canadian cannabis companies looking for sales boost

A U.S. recommendation that consumers avoid vaping products containing the active ingredient in marijuana ahead of their legalization in Canada next month could be a blow to Canadian cannabis companies' hopes that the higher-margin products will help propel them to profitability.



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Exclusive: Nasdaq cracks down on IPOs of small Chinese companies

Nasdaq Inc is cracking down on initial public offerings (IPOs) of small Chinese companies by tightening restrictions and slowing down their approval, according to regulatory filings, corporate executives and investment bankers.



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Kickstarter To Workers and Project Creators: Drop Dead

Current Affairs | Nathan J. Robinson | Sep 29, 2019 number of workers at Kickstarter are currently trying to organize a union, an effort the company has actively opposed from the start. The CEO made it clear that the company doesn’t want a union and would not voluntarily recognize one. Several weeks ago, during the

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Asian shares, yuan off to calm start; focus on China

Asian shares and the Chinese yuan were off to a cautious start on Monday as investors looked to how Chinese financial markets will react to the news the U.S. administration is considering delisting Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges.



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Oil recovers from two-week low; U.S.-China trade war caps gains

Oil prices edged higher on Monday, rebounding from a two-week low in the previous session, although gains were checked by concerns about the outlook for the global economy.



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Snapback to higher bond yields? At least five years, strategists say

A return to significantly higher yields will take longer than previously thought, according to a Reuters poll of fixed-income strategists who slashed their year-ahead major government bond yield forecasts to the lowest since polling began 17 years ago.



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Forever 21 files for bankruptcy

Struggling fashion retailer Forever 21 Inc said on Sunday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to restructure its business.



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AB InBev Asia unit set to open up 1.5% in Hong Kong debut

Shares in AB InBev's Asia-Pacific unit Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Ltd were set to open up 1.5% on their market debut in Hong Kong on Monday.



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Record U.S. tariff award over Airbus aid could fuel trade tensions

Transatlantic trade ties face renewed disruption this week when global arbiters are expected to grant the United States a record award allowing it to hit European imports with billions of dollars of tariffs in a long-running aircraft subsidy dispute.



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GM and UAW union to continue talks on Monday

General Motors Co and the United Auto Workers (UAW) will continue talks on a new labor deal on Monday after they were unable to agree on a contract over the weekend, the union said.



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AB InBev Asia unit gains 4% in Hong Kong debut after relaunching IPO

Shares in AB InBev's Asia-Pacific unit , which last week raised about $5 billion after relaunching its initial public offering (IPO), gained as much as 4% on their market debut in Hong Kong on Monday.



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GM and UAW union to continue talks on new labor deal

General Motors Co and United Auto Workers (UAW) said they will continue talks on a new labor deal on Monday, as a strike by the union's members enters its third week.



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AB InBev Asia unit's strong Hong Kong debut to boost IPO outlook amid political protests

AB InBev's Asia-Pacific unit , which raised about $5 billion after relaunching its IPO this month, rose more than 6% on its market debut in Hong Kong, easing concerns of the impact of ongoing anti-government protests on new share offerings.



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Fashion retailer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy

Fashion retailer Forever 21 Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday as it joined a growing list of brick-and-mortar players who have succumbed to the onslaught of e-commerce.



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