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Opioid talks with Teva, distributors could resume Tuesday: attorney

Talks to reach a settlement of thousands of lawsuits stemming from the U.S. opioid addiction crisis could resume as soon as Tuesday, an attorney for local governments said on Monday.



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Omer Ismail — Head of Marcus U.S. (Goldman Sachs’ Consumer Business)

Wharton Fintech via Medium | Peter Jankovsky | Sep 15, 2019 In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG’20) is joined by Omer Ismail, the head of Goldman Sachs’ US consumer business. In this role, Omer oversees the Marcus by Goldman Sachs and Clarity Money businesses as well as the Goldman Sachs/Apple credit card partnership. Omer

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Trump administration renews three-month license for Chevron in Venezuela

The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday renewed a license allowing Chevron, the last U.S. operating energy company in Venezuela, to continue drilling in the country for another three months through Jan. 22.



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Trade hopes move S&P 500 close to new record high

The benchmark S&P 500 stock index rose within striking distance of a record high on Monday as further signs of progress toward resolution of the U.S.-China trade war boosted shares in sectors sensitive to trade and the global economy.



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SoftBank extends $5 billion debt financing offer to WeWork: sources

SoftBank Group Corp has made a $5 billion debt financing offer to keep WeWork afloat as part of a deal that would make the Japanese technology conglomerate the majority owner of the struggling U.S. office-space sharing start-up, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.



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San Jose to propose turning PG&E into giant customer-owned utility: WSJ

San Jose, California's third-biggest city, is proposing to convert PG&E Corp into the country's largest customer-owned utility, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing the city's mayor.



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This small stock may have just won earnings season already surging 33% in a single day

PetMed Express soared more than 30% on Monday after the online pet pharmacy said its quarterly profit topped Wall Street's estimates.

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SoftBank's WeWork financing would lead to Adam Neumann's exit: sources

SoftBank Group Corp offered close to $10 billion to WeWork owner The We Company, its employees and its investors on Monday under a plan to keep the struggling U.S. office-space sharing start-up afloat that would lead to the exit of its co-founder and Chairman Adam Neumann, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.



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Former Chevron exec seeks $500 million for post-sanctions Venezuela

The former chief of Chevron Corp's Latin American operations is moving to raise $500 million from big financial firms to invest in Venezuela once U.S. sanctions are eventually lifted, confident that political change will come and that foreign investment will be needed to boost sagging oil output.



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White House allows Chevron to drill for oil in Venezuela for three more months

The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday renewed a license allowing Chevron, the last U.S. operating energy company in Venezuela, to continue drilling in the country for another three months through Jan. 22.



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Drug companies avert landmark opioids trial as talks on $48 billion settlement set to resume

Four large drug companies could resume talks on Tuesday to try to reach a $48 billion settlement of all opioid litigation against them, after agreeing with two Ohio counties to a $260 million deal to avert the first federal trial over their role in the U.S. opioid epidemic.



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Global tocks climb on hopes for progress in trade; Canadian dollar gains

World stock indexes rose on Monday as signs of work to resolve the U.S.-China trade war bolstered investor hopes, while the Canadian dollar strengthened in the hours before results of the election for prime minister.



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UBS, Simmons Energy pare bankers as shale M&A slows: sources

UBS Group AG and the energy arm of Piper Jaffray Companies have cut staff in their oil and gas investment banking teams, three people familiar with the matter said on Monday, as U.S. dealmaking continues to dry up.



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China asks WTO for $2.4 billion sanctions against U.S. in latest clash

China is seeking $2.4 billion in retaliatory sanctions against the United States for failing to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling in a case that highlights White House complaints about the global trade body.



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Santander to sell Puerto Rico unit to FirstBank in $1.1 billion deal

Banco Santander said on Monday it had agreed to sell Santander Bancorp, the Spanish lender's retail and commercial banking franchise in Puerto Rico, to FirstBank Puerto Rico in a deal valued at $1.1 billion.



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