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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out his negotiating terms for trade talks with the European Union in a speech in London on Monday.

The European Union wants an ambitious future partnership with Britain, including zero tariffs and quotas, but will demand commitments to ensure open and fair competition, according to the EU's draft mandate for negotiations released on Monday.

Britain's access to the European Union's single market will depend on its alignment with the bloc's rules and regulations, EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday.

Oracle Corp said on Monday it had added new cloud computing data centers in five countries and aims to have them in 36 locations by the end of 2020, as it races with Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp for market share.

A gauge of global stocks hovered near seven-week lows on Monday as Asian stocks plunged on their first trading day after a long break, amid fears the coronavirus epidemic would hit Chinese demand.

Peter Crawley has been appointed as Citigroup Inc's Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) Head for Britain and Europe, based in London and will move into his new role with effect from April 6, according to a memo seen by Reuters.

Morgan Stanley said on Monday it will give $20 million to seven nonprofit groups working to prevent youth suicide and fight depression and other children's mental health problems.

New stretch IRA rules diluted a popular tax break for the wealthy, but retirement savers could use a particular type of trust as a workaround.

Oil prices fell on Monday, dragged down by concern over demand in China after the coronavirus breakout, though the possibility of deeper crude output cuts by OPEC and its allies offered some price support.

The European Union and Britain clashed over a post-Brexit trade deal on Monday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisting he need not sign up to the bloc's rules and Brussels warning of tariffs and quotas unless he did.

Britain set out the type of deal it wants with the European Union on Monday, defining post-Brexit relations between the world's fifth largest economy and its biggest trading partner.

Credit Suisse proposed on Monday Richard Meddings, a British banker with long experience of crisis management, for election to its board in its first non-executive nomination since the Swiss bank was rocked by a spying scandal.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she would be prepared to back changes to the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, the bloc's legal cornerstone if need be, adding that the EU27 must become more competitive now that Britain has left.

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UBS upgraded shares of Nike to buy from neutral and JPMorgan added the stock to its "analyst focus list" on Monday.