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Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth to step aside in September: FT

Jaguar Land Rover's Chief Executive Officer Ralf Speth will step down in September when his contract ends, but will retain an advisory role at the British carmaker, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.



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Facebook reaches $550 million settlement in facial recognition lawsuit

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it reached a $550 million settlement in principle related to a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent.



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Facebook misses expectations for cost control, revenue growth slowing

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that growth would continue to slow as its business matured and it reported a surge in quarterly expenses, disappointing Wall Street expectations that the costs of improving privacy would level off.



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What's next for the Federal Reserve's balance sheet?

The Federal Reserve will keep injecting cash into the banking system and buying billions of dollars of Treasury bills for a few more months, but it aims to start dialing back on both in the second quarter, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday.



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Mondelez sees first quarter revenue hit on coronavirus outbreak

Oreo maker Mondelez Inc said on Wednesday it expects a hit to its first quarter revenue from a new coronavirus outbreak in China which has killed over 130 people.



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Coronavirus outbreak poses risk to U.S. Fed's economic outlook

The outbreak of a new virus that originated in the central-Chinese city of Wuhan is likely to slow China's economic growth at least in the near term and could hurt its trading partners around the world.



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ADM fourth-quarter profit beats estimates on biodiesel, consumer trends

U.S. grains trader Archer Daniels Midland Co's fourth quarter profit topped Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, driven by its nutrition business and refined products unit, which includes biodiesel and food oils.



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U.S. Commerce secretary expects quick passage of USMCA by Canadian parliament

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Wednesday said he expected the Canadian parliament to approve a new North American trade agreement very quickly, paving the way for the trade pact to take effect soon.



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Microsoft cloud revenue reaccelerates, sending profit above Street estimates

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter sales and profit that beat Wall Street expectations, driven by the first acceleration of Azure cloud computing revenue growth in eight quarters amid a pitched battle with Amazon.com Inc’s cloud unit.



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Fed has a role in combating climate change risk, Powell says

While the overall U.S. response to climate change is up to elected officials, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday, the Fed can play a part in keeping global warming from destabilizing U.S. banks and financial markets.



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Microsoft cloud revenue regains momentum, sending profit above Street estimates

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday reported quarterly sales and profit that beat Wall Street expectations, driven by the first acceleration of Azure cloud computing revenue growth in eight quarters amid a pitched battle with Amazon.com Inc’s cloud unit.



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CalTech wins $1.1 billion jury verdict in patent case against Apple, Broadcom

The California Institute of Technology said on Wednesday that it won a $1.1 billion jury verdict in a patent case against Apple and Broadcom .



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British car production falls at quickest pace since recession

British car output dropped last year at the fastest rate since the 2008-9 recession, hit by slumping exports and diesel demand, as an industry body called for an ambitious post-Brexit trade deal to protect the sector.



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Trading liquidity tops FX market's concerns in 2020: survey

The ability to buy and sell foreign exchange whenever needed with minimal market impact is seen by currency traders as the biggest challenge for 2020, according to an annual client survey by JP Morgan published on Thursday.



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Samsung Electronics fourth-quarter operating profit falls 34%, dogged by chip market downturn

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday its operating profit fell 34% in the October-December quarter, in line with its estimate earlier this month, as the South Korean conglomerate battled a downturn in the memory chip market.



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