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October 18, 2020
India can overtake Japan to become world’s third-largest economy by 2050

The Indian economy may climb from fifth to third spot in the list of the world's largest economies over the next three decades, according to a recent study published in...

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October 17, 2020
Carnival Cruise ship comes to the rescue of 24 people as their boat sinks

A Carninval Cruise Line ship saved two dozen people who were in trouble out on the water on Saturday. The Carnival Sensation helped a small boat that was in distress...

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October 17, 2020
Cuomo: Movie theaters in NY can open Friday, with limits

Movie theaters in New York state can reopen beginning next Friday with restrictions on audience size and other precautions in place, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. Theaters in New York...

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October 17, 2020
Many lost US oil jobs may never return

More than 100,000 jobs were lost in the US oil exploration and production industry between March and August this year, mostly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Another 35,000...

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October 17, 2020
Many lost US oil jobs may never return

More than 100,000 jobs were lost in the US oil exploration and production industry between March and August this year, mostly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Another 35,000...

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October 17, 2020
Russia’s ALROSA leading global diamond production amid Covid-19 pandemic – Putin

Russian gem miner ALROSA has taken the top position in global diamond production during the coronavirus pandemic, President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with the company's CEO, Sergey Ivanov....

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October 17, 2020
Russia’s ALROSA leading global diamond production amid Covid-19 pandemic – Putin

Russian gem miner ALROSA has taken the top position in global diamond production during the coronavirus pandemic, President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with the company's CEO, Sergey Ivanov....

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October 17, 2020
China will be the only major economy to see growth this year as world braces for long recovery from Covid-19 crisis – IMF

With most of the world facing a deep recession due to the coronavirus pandemic, China will be the only major economy to climb back from the depths of the historic...

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October 17, 2020
Pandemic fears & rising prices spurring countries to stockpile food – report

The coronavirus shopping frenzy has spilled over into government level as countries begin hoarding food amid fears that the pandemic's effect on global supply chains could cause price hikes. Nations...

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October 17, 2020
Texas allows social workers to deny LGBTQ, disabled clients

Texas officials are facing backlash after deciding to allow social workers to turn away clients on the basis of their disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. At the direction of...

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October 17, 2020
Texas allows social workers to deny LGBTQ, disabled clients

Texas officials are facing backlash after deciding to allow social workers to turn away clients on the basis of their disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. At the direction of...

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October 17, 2020
Santos ends contract with Robinho after sponsor complaints

Brazilian soccer team Santos has suspended a newly-signed contract with international star Robinho after a sponsor made reference to the player's past sexual assault case and cut its ties with...

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October 17, 2020
Santos ends contract with Robinho after sponsor complaints

Brazilian soccer team Santos has suspended a newly-signed contract with international star Robinho after a sponsor made reference to the player's past sexual assault case and cut its ties with...

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October 16, 2020
Rapper who boasted about unemployment fraud scheme arrested

A Tennessee rapper who boasted in a music video about getting rich from committing unemployment fraud was arrested Friday in Los Angeles. Fontrell Antonio Baines, 31, was arrested on three...

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October 16, 2020
Rapper who boasted about unemployment fraud scheme arrested

A Tennessee rapper who boasted in a music video about getting rich from committing unemployment fraud was arrested Friday in Los Angeles. Fontrell Antonio Baines, 31, was arrested on three...

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October 16, 2020
Watchdog org: Trump ’16 campaign, PAC illegally coordinated

New documents from a former Cambridge Analytica insider reveal what an election watchdog group claims was illegal coordination between Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and a billionaire-funded pro-Trump super PAC....

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October 16, 2020
Watchdog org: Trump ’16 campaign, PAC illegally coordinated

New documents from a former Cambridge Analytica insider reveal what an election watchdog group claims was illegal coordination between Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and a billionaire-funded pro-Trump super PAC....

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October 16, 2020
Amazon plans large warehouse in Wichita area

The online retailer Amazon plans a one million-square-foot fulfillment center in the Wichita area. The Wichita Eagle reported Friday that the center will be in Park City and will be...

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October 16, 2020
Sen. Josh Hawley writing book: ‘The Tyranny of Big Tech.’

Sen. Josh Hawley is working on a book about one of the Missouri Republican's ongoing targets. Simon & Schuster announced Friday that Hawley's “The Tyranny of Big Tech” will be...

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October 16, 2020
Fisheries are Britain’s bargaining chip in Brexit spat with EU, business development leader tells Boom Bust

Tensions are on the rise across north-European seas, as Brexit talks hit a rocky patch, imperiling the fate of trade between the UK and the EU. Boom Bust looks at...

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October 16, 2020
Europe’s aviation regulator says Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX is safe to fly again, but US’ FAA holds back on decision

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has declared Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft safe to fly, announcing on Friday that the grounded aircraft could return to the region's skies before...

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October 16, 2020
‘We have to begin to build.’ Meet Miami Gardens, the epicenter of Dade’s Black middle class

The little things struck Fathiyyah Doster first. More lawns were being groomed on a regular basis. The trash had disappeared from the sidewalks. Fresh coats of asphalt covered the main...

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October 16, 2020
Stock markets will fall dramatically if US election results contested, Mark Mobius warns

Equity markets will not like a disputed outcome of the US presidential election, and could react with a “dramatic fall,” said Mark Mobius, a veteran investor and founding partner of...

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October 16, 2020
Philippines lifts ban on oil exploration in South China Sea opening door to potential energy deal with Beijing

The Philippines is lifting a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea that could lead to the Philippines and China potentially creating a joint venture to...

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October 16, 2020
Pakistan invites US firms to bring in investment & advanced technology

Pakistani Federal Minister for Information Shibli Faraz says his country would welcome investment by American companies. He also expressed desire for US companies to bring in advanced technology. During a...

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October 16, 2020
World champion Springboks withdraw from Rugby Championship

World Cup champion South Africa has withdrawn from the Rugby Championship in Australia, leaving Argentina, Australia and New Zealand to contest a tournament much diminished by its absence. The South...

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October 16, 2020
Tenants chain themselves to Missouri courthouse in protest

Protesters in Kansas City, Missouri, chained themselves to the doors of a downtown courthouse Thursday and shut down virtual eviction proceedings with online disruptions. The protest, which drew about 100...

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October 16, 2020
The Latest: Trump offers no details on purported health plan

The latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 8:45 p.m. President Donald Trump is insisting he's going to implement an improved and more affordable health care system, but he's...

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October 15, 2020
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell 8 cents to $40.96 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for December delivery fell 16 cents to $43.16 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

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October 15, 2020
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell 8 cents to $40.96 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for December delivery fell 16 cents to $43.16 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

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October 15, 2020
Braidy Industries changes name to Unity Aluminum

An aluminum company planning to build a massive mill in Appalachia has changed its name from Braidy Industries to Unity Aluminum. A release from the company Thursday said the new...

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October 15, 2020
Overpriced US stocks ‘nightmare’ driven by ‘young & dumb investors’ – fund manager

The US Federal Reserve “can't save a stock market” from a “total nightmare” failure driven by millennials, according to Cole Smead, president and portfolio manager at Smead Capital Management. “The...

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October 15, 2020
Iran’s sanction busting pipeline is just months from completion

The first phase of the game-changing, and sanctions skirting Goreh-Jask oil pipeline project will come on stream by the end of the current Iranian calendar year. With sanctions on Iran...

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October 15, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic to blow $28 TRILLION hole in global economy

This year's output figures will be reminiscent of the 1930's Great Depression, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It said that the world is at risk of significantly lowered...

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October 15, 2020
Governments worldwide getting ready to allow banks to fail – Max Keiser

Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert look at the race to issue the first successful ‘central bank digital currency,' with China currently at the front of the pack with a free...

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October 15, 2020
Governments worldwide getting ready to allow banks to fail – Max Keiser

Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert look at the race to issue the first successful ‘central bank digital currency,' with China currently at the front of the pack with a free...

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October 15, 2020
Governments worldwide getting ready to allow banks to fail – Max Keiser

Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert look at the race to issue the first successful ‘central bank digital currency,' with China currently at the front of the pack with a free...

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October 15, 2020
Governments worldwide getting ready to allow banks to fail – Max Keiser

Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert look at the race to issue the first successful ‘central bank digital currency,' with China currently at the front of the pack with a free...

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October 15, 2020
US considers blacklisting Jack Ma’s Ant Group in latest round of trade war with China – report

The US State Department has submitted a proposal for the Trump administration to add China's Ant Group to a trade blacklist, Reuters reported, citing two people familiar with the matter....

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October 14, 2020
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose 84 cents to $41.04 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for December delivery rose 87 cents to $43.32 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

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