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Euro zone consumer confidence rises to -15.5 in August
Aug 21 (Reuters) - Euro zone consumer confidence rose by 0.4 points in August from the July number, figures released on Friday showed. The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone co...
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Bolivia removes economy minister after lawmaker pressure
LA PAZ, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Bolivia's government has named Oscar Mario Justiniano Pinto as interim Economy Minister, removing Jose Gabriel Espinoza from the post, according to a presidential decree pub...
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Apollo Global confirms data breach after hackers target financial firms
Aug 21 (Reuters) - Asset manager Apollo Global Management suffered a data breach last month wherein hackers stole some personal information, according to a letter on Friday. The New York-based firm wa...
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US service sector fuels acceleration in business activity, S&P Global says
Aug 21 (Reuters) - The strongest growth in the U.S. services sector in nearly two years powered a sharp acceleration in overall business activity in August, offsetting a slowing of growth in a manufac...
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Canada retail sales rise 0.6% in June, StatsCan says
By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, August 21 (Reuters) - Canada's retail sales rose 0.6% in June, beating an average analyst expectation of 0.4%, as sales jumped at clothing and general merchandise stores, d...
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Wall St opens higher but weekly losses loom
Aug 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday after getting hammered in the previous session, though markets remained on track to end the week in the red as surging government ...
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Appeals court upholds block on DOJ subpoenas to NY AG James' office
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that the Justice Department could not enforce subpoenas seeking information about cases pursued by New York Attorney Gene...
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US, Canadian trade teams to meet again as tariffs deadline looms
By Greg Savoy WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Top trade negotiators from Canada and the U.S. will meet for the third day running in Washington on Friday to try to finalize a trade deal before threatene...
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Israeli shoots dead Palestinian teen after settlers enter West Bank village, officials say
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 21 (Reuters) - An Israeli man guarding a group of Jewish settlers who walked onto Palestinian village land on Friday opened fire towards Palestinians who confronted them, kill...
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Man armed with sword injures several people at Swedish high school
By Philip O'Connor and Johan Ahlander FAGERSTA, Sweden, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A man armed with a sword injured several people at a Swedish high school on Friday and one person was later detained, local a...
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