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November 25, 2020
China’s digital economy exceeds $5 TRILLION in 2019

A new report by the Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies showed the nation's digital economy reached 35.8 trillion yuan ($5.45 trillion) last year, accounting for 36.2 percent of the country's...

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November 25, 2020
India likely to hold off on joining world’s largest free-trade agreement in favor of bilateral deals, expert says

New Delhi is unlikely to join the major free-trade agreement that unites 15 regional economies led by China and Japan. The world's fifth-biggest economy will reportedly focus on bilateral agreements...

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November 25, 2020
Fed’s Covid cure far more harmful to US economy than the disease – Peter Schiff

The coronavirus pandemic isn't making the US economy sick, but all of the Federal Reserve's stimulus and money printing does, says economist Peter Schiff. And a Covid-19 vaccine isn't going...

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November 25, 2020
Fed’s Covid cure far more harmful to US economy than the disease – Peter Schiff

The coronavirus pandemic isn't making the US economy sick, but all of the Federal Reserve's stimulus and money printing does, says economist Peter Schiff. And a Covid-19 vaccine isn't going...

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November 24, 2020
Church organization in Kansas, Oklahoma pays medical debts

Medical debts totaling more than $5.2 million owed by more than 3,200 families in Kansas and Oklahoma have been paid through a project of the United Church of Christ Kansas-Oklahoma...

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November 24, 2020
Church organization in Kansas, Oklahoma pays medical debts

Medical debts totaling more than $5.2 million owed by more than 3,200 families in Kansas and Oklahoma have been paid through a project of the United Church of Christ Kansas-Oklahoma...

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November 24, 2020
Church organization in Kansas, Oklahoma pays medical debts

Medical debts totaling more than $5.2 million owed by more than 3,200 families in Kansas and Oklahoma have been paid through a project of the United Church of Christ Kansas-Oklahoma...

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November 24, 2020
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 30,000 points for the first time. The S&P 500 also climbed to an all-time high,...

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November 24, 2020
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose $1.85 to $44.91 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil for January delivery rose $1.80 to $47.86 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December...

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November 24, 2020
Home Depot agrees to $17.5m settlement in 2014 data breach

Home Depot has reached a $17.5 million settlement with the attorney generals of 46 states and the District of Columbia over a 2014 data breach that exposed the payment card...

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November 24, 2020
Time running short for NHL to start next season Jan. 1

A far cry from the standings at Thanksgiving serving as a barometer of which teams are most likely to make the playoffs, the NHL heads into the U.S. holiday without...

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November 24, 2020
Bruce Boynton, who inspired 1961 Freedom Rides, dies at 83

Bruce Carver Boynton, a civil rights pioneer from Alabama who inspired the landmark “Freedom Rides" of 1961, has died. He was 83. Former Alabama state Sen. Hank Sanders, a friend...

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November 24, 2020
Dow Jones breaks 30,000 milestone for first time as stocks soar amid vaccine hopes and formal start of Biden transition

The Dow Jones Industrial Average breached the 30,000-mark for the first time ever on Tuesday, as optimism soared on Wall Street amid hopes of multiple Covid-19 vaccines coming on-stream and...

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November 24, 2020
Trump tries to corner Beijing… but what does Australian wine have to do with it? RT’s Boom Bust finds out

While the Donald Trump presidency may be ending, his administration is still taking hard-line measures to derail the Chinese economy. Now, over Australian wine imports. Earlier this year, Chinese authorities...

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November 24, 2020
Trump tries to corner Beijing… but what does Australian wine have to do with it? RT’s Boom Bust finds out

While the Donald Trump presidency may be ending, his administration is still taking hard-line measures to derail the Chinese economy. Now, over Australian wine imports. Earlier this year, Chinese authorities...

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November 24, 2020
Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX could soon return to European skies after deadly crashes

European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published a proposed airworthiness directive on Tuesday that could see Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft cleared within weeks after a 20-month grounding over two deadly...

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November 24, 2020
Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX could soon return to European skies after deadly crashes

European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published a proposed airworthiness directive on Tuesday that could see Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft cleared within weeks after a 20-month grounding over two deadly...

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November 24, 2020
British telecoms may be fined up to 10 percent of revenues for using Huawei gear

UK telecommunications companies could face fines of up to ten percent of their turnover or £100,000 ($133,140) a day if they fail to tighten security in their networks under the...

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November 24, 2020
East beats West in travel industry recovery as Covid-19 continues to challenge the sector

The travel industry in Asian countries has been recovering faster than in Europe and in the US, as the entire world tries to shrug off the after-effects of the still-raging...

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November 24, 2020
Everything on planet Earth will someday be priced in Bitcoin – Max Keiser

As the price of bitcoin has been surging, the hosts of Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert, discuss how the biggest asset manager in the world, BlackRock, is finally...

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November 24, 2020
Russian internet giant Yandex launches food delivery service in Israel

One of Russia's most successful technology companies, Yandex, has launched an online grocery delivery service in Israel as part of its international expansion program. The service, which has expanded greatly...

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November 24, 2020
Elon Musk leaves Bill Gates behind to become SECOND-RICHEST person on planet

Tesla founder Elon Musk's net worth soared to $127.9 billion on Monday, driven by yet another surge in the company's share price. And so, the 49-year-old billionaire has surpassed Bill...

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November 23, 2020
Cubs president of baseball operations Hoyer gets 5-year deal

Jed Hoyer has a new contract to go with his new position with the Chicago Cubs. The team announced Monday it had agreed to a five-year deal with Hoyer that...

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November 23, 2020
Cubs president of baseball operations Hoyer gets 5-year deal

Jed Hoyer has a new contract to go with his new position with the Chicago Cubs. The team announced Monday it had agreed to a five-year deal with Hoyer that...

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November 23, 2020
China declares victory over absolute poverty nationwide, lifting 99 MILLION people from penury since 2012

The last nine impoverished counties in China's southwestern province of Guizhou were removed from the country's poverty list on Monday. The nation has thus ended absolute poverty one month before...

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November 23, 2020
UN accuses Japan of ‘extrajudicial abuse’ in arrest of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn

Japanese authorities should compensate the former head of the Nissan-Renault alliance, Carlos Ghosn, for his lengthy and repeated “arbitrary” detention, a UN human right panel has concluded. Ghosn was detained...

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November 23, 2020
Covid-19 vaccine developments pushing US dollar lower

The US currency continued to weaken on Monday as promising news on coronavirus vaccine rollouts have been weighing on the greenback. Experts say that traders' appetite for riskier assets is...

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November 23, 2020
Eurozone economy plunges back into severe decline after new coronavirus lockdowns

The euro area is on a path for another economic contraction, as key indicators for the eurozone economy plunged to a six-month low in November, amid renewed government efforts to...

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November 23, 2020
Iceland offers rich foreigners refuge amid Covid-19 pandemic

Reykjavik has made changes to its remote-work visa program for citizens beyond the European Schengen Area, making Iceland an appealing destination for anyone looking to escape global second wave lockdowns,...

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November 23, 2020
US may hit more than 100 Chinese & Russian firms with trade restrictions over alleged military ties – report

The Trump administration is planning to designate 89 Chinese and 28 Russian entities as “military end-users,” restricting American companies from doing business with them, Reuters reported citing a draft document....

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November 23, 2020
US may hit more than 100 Chinese & Russian firms with trade restrictions over alleged military ties – report

The Trump administration is planning to designate 89 Chinese and 28 Russian entities as “military end-users,” restricting American companies from doing business with them, Reuters reported citing a draft document....

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November 22, 2020
Finalizing Brexit deal doesn’t matter as UK secured agreements with key allies, business leader says

London and Brussels have still not found common ground on a trade deal despite the looming Brexit deadline. However, the UK has signed plenty of bilateral agreements, making a no-deal...

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November 22, 2020
Pandemic could push 130 MILLION into extreme poverty, UN warns

The global economy will contract by a staggering 4.3 percent this year, according to a report by the UN Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The agency expects global recovery...

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November 22, 2020
Russia may launch pilot testing of its national digital currency in Crimea

The Crimean Peninsula could be the first Russian region to use the digital ruble, which may help local businesses to bypass sanctions, the head of the State Duma Committee on...

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November 22, 2020
Europe to follow US in clearing Boeing 737 MAX, while China is still cautious

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has said Boeing's 737 MAX may return to the skies as soon as the beginning of next year after the US regulator gave...

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November 22, 2020
Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine to cost about the same as ‘a flu shot’

Governments will have to pay between $25 and $37 per dose of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, the boss of the US biotech firm has revealed in an interview with the German...

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November 22, 2020
Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine to cost about the same as ‘a flu shot’

Governments will have to pay between $25 and $37 per dose of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, the boss of the US biotech firm has revealed in an interview with the German...

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November 22, 2020
Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine to cost about the same as ‘a flu shot’

Governments will have to pay between $25 and $37 per dose of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, the boss of the US biotech firm has revealed in an interview with the German...

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November 21, 2020
There’s no alternative to the WTO, but it needs reform – Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told G20 leaders that there is nothing to replace the World Trade Organization (WTO), but it should be able to cope with current challenges and...

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November 21, 2020
BRICS+ nations will have their own financial systems to avoid dollar & drunken sailors at printing presses – George Galloway

The current global financial system may face a “breakup” as fiat money has been discredited by the quantitative easing policies of central banks, former British MP George Galloway said in...

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