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U.S. financier Epstein expected to be charged in sex trafficking case -source

Federal prosecutors in New York on Monday are expected to announce charges against financier Jeffrey Epstein related to sex trafficking of underage girls, a source familiar with the matter said, more than a decade after he avoided similar charges in Florida in a plea deal.



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Verizon shares fall after Citi downgrades the stock, predicting lower wireless pricing ahead

Citi downgraded Verizon to neutral from buy and maintained its $62 price target.

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Morgan Stanley downgrades global stocks: Weak growth to trump easier monetary policy

Morgan Stanley downgraded its allocation to global equities on fears that slowing GDP growth will offset central banks support.

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Apple downgraded by Rosenblatt to 'sell' on 'fundamental deterioration'

Rosenblatt Securities downgraded Apple's stock and said it sees many upcoming headwinds for the tech giant, including disappointing iPhone sales.

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Axe falls on 18,000 Deutsche Bank jobs in $8.3 billion reinvention

Deutsche Bank laid off staff from Sydney to London on Monday as it began 18,000 job cuts in a 7.4 billion euro ($8.3 billion) "reinvention" which Germany's largest lender said would mean yet another annual loss, knocking its shares.



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Factbox: Deutsche Bank staff react to 18,000 global job cuts

Whole teams at Deutsche Bank were told on Monday their jobs had been axed as it began 18,000 job cuts globally in one of the biggest overhauls to an investment bank since the aftermath of the financial crisis.



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The high-tech trade dispute rooted in Japan's wartime history

Japan has tightened curbs on exports of high-tech materials used in smartphone displays and chips to South Korea, upping the ante in a decades-old dispute with Seoul over South Koreans forced to work for Japanese firms during World War Two.



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Thyssenkrupp says it still wants to float its elevators unit

Thyssenkrupp on Monday said it was sticking to plans to float its elevator business after a media report said the conglomerate was planning to start talks in autumn on selling the unit.



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Oil steadies as demand concern counters Middle East tensions

Oil prices steadied on Monday as tensions over Iran's nuclear program were tempered by global economic growth concerns and consequently oil demand.



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A top tech analyst is getting worried, citing poor earnings and highest valuations in 15 years

Soaring values of technology companies have dominated the market's bull run, but now they are getting way too expensive as earnings picture continues to deteriorate, AB Bernstein warned.

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U.S. financier Epstein lured underage girls to his mansions for sex acts: prosecutors

American financier Jeffrey Epstein was charged with sex trafficking on Monday, as prosecutors accused him of luring dozens of girls as young as 14 to his homes in New York and Florida and paying them for sex acts.



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Wall St. falls as Apple drags, sharp rate cut hopes fade

U.S. stocks fell on Monday, dragged down by losses in Apple and Boeing and as investors cut back bets of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this month.



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Oil rises amid Iran's new nuclear threats

Oil prices firmed on Monday amid tensions over Iran's nuclear program but gains were tempered by concerns about global economic growth and consequently oil demand.



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Wall Street on Deutsche Bank: Restructuring plan may be too 'radical' and too 'optimistic'

CNBC takes a look at what the big banks have to say about Deutsche Bank's biggest ever restructuring plan.

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