United States jobless benefits claims fall as market remains tight
November 19, 2015
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United States jobless benefits claims fall as market remains tight

Applications for layoff benefits by United States workers remained at a low level last week,…

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Marriott to buy Starwood to create world’s biggest hotel chain
November 19, 2015
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Marriott to buy Starwood to create world’s biggest hotel chain

The combined business will franchise or operate over 5,500 hotels with over 1.1 million rooms…

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Romanian PM Ciolos’ government wins confidence vote -MPs
November 19, 2015
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Romanian PM Ciolos’ government wins confidence vote -MPs

Romania’s parliament ushered in the nation’s first technocratic government by backing a cabinet proposed by…

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Oil prices tank after USA inventories report
November 19, 2015
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Oil prices tank after USA inventories report

In its last report, the IEA said this “massive cushion” of excess supply had grown…

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USA service employees union, with 2 million members, endorses Hillary Clinton
November 19, 2015
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USA service employees union, with 2 million members, endorses Hillary Clinton

“This was a middle-of-the-road approach, even though I’m a strong Bernie (Sanders) supporter”, she said.…

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AquaBounty’s AquAdvantage Salmon get FDA approval
November 19, 2015
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AquaBounty’s AquAdvantage Salmon get FDA approval

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved as safe to eat salmon from a…

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Pivotal Research Cuts salesforce.com, inc. Price Target to $82.00 (CRM)
November 19, 2015
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Pivotal Research Cuts salesforce.com, inc. Price Target to $82.00 (CRM)

Overall, the company reported a loss of $25.2 million, or four cents a share, compared…

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Starboard urges Yahoo to drop its spinoff of Alibaba stake
November 19, 2015
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Starboard urges Yahoo to drop its spinoff of Alibaba stake

Inc.to drop the plan to spin off its stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group…

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Shkreli’s company loses nearly $15 million after price
November 19, 2015
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Shkreli’s company loses nearly $15 million after price

Martin Shkreli’s company lost almost $15 million during the three months in which he was…

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Marriott buys Starwood for $12.2-billion, creates world’s largest hotel chain
November 19, 2015
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Marriott buys Starwood for $12.2-billion, creates world’s largest hotel chain

Marriott has agreed to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts in a deal worth $US12.2 billion…

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