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Oil prices slip on demand fears, Mideast tensions ease

Oil prices edged lower on Monday as crude demand concerns resurfaced and the possibility of an imminent conflict between the United States and Iran faded.



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Goldman Sachs says these stocks will beat the market after a rate cut

Stocks with this one feature are poised to crush the market after a rate cut, according to Goldman Sachs.

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Oklahoma judge approves Teva's $85 million opioid settlement

An Oklahoma judge on Monday approved a revised $85 million (£66.7 million) settlement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd resolving claims by the state's attorney general that the drugmaker helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic.



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U.S. waives tariffs on Japanese aluminum for Tesla battery cells

The U.S. Commerce Department has agreed to Tesla Inc's request to waive 10 percent tariffs on imported aluminum from Japan used in the manufacture of battery cells at Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory, government documents show.



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Alphabet commits to data privacy in Toronto smart city master plan

A high-tech smart city project proposed along Toronto's waterfront by Alphabet Inc unit Sidewalk Labs has pledged not to sell advertisers the personal data collected to serve residents and visitors, as part of a 1,500-page master plan released on Monday.



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Beauty retailers fall after Amazon opens store for professionals

Shares of a number of specialized beauty retailers fell on Monday after Amazon.com Inc said it had started selling beauty products used by licensed stylists, barbers and beauticians.



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S&P 500 slips as healthcare drags, investors eye G20 summit

The S&P 500 edged lower on Monday as losses by healthcare companies overshadowed gains in the technology sector, while investors awaited U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit this week.



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Oil mixed on crude demand fears and U.S.-Iran tensions

Oil prices were mixed on Monday as market concerns about the possibility of a conflict between the United States and Iran eased, while worries about declining crude demand resurfaced.



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Goldman Sachs says low volatility stocks will beat the market after a rate cut

Stocks with this one feature are poised to crush the market after a rate cut, according to Goldman Sachs.

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Analysts say Shopify can compete with Amazon and will help others to do so too

Shopify debuts a new network to help it compete with Amazon.

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Anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist says Sanders' student debt plan 'doesn't get to the problem'

Canceling student loan debt does not reduce the cost of college or prepare people for jobs, Grover Norquist says.

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U.S. tariffs on China-made consumer tech goods seen cutting sales, delaying upgrades

U.S. consumers will delay or forgo technology upgrades if President Donald Trump imposes a new round of 25% tariffs on Chinese goods, slowing the U.S. innovation engine, technology industry executives said on Monday.



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Factbox: Alphabet unveils Toronto smart city master plan details

Alphabet on Monday released details of a proposed smart city development for Toronto, outlining plans in a 1,500 page document. Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff said at a press conference that Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet unit, will not disclose personal information to third parties without explicit consent and will not sell personal information.



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Lawyers for Huawei CFO urge Canada to withdraw extradition proceedings

Lawyers for Huawei's chief financial officer urged Canada's justice minister on Monday to withdraw extradition proceedings against Meng Wanzhou, who has been detained in Vancouver since December on U.S. fraud charges.



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Exclusive: Dirty oil crisis over for Russia, but contagion felt on high seas

In the opinion of Russian officials, the oil contamination crisis that disrupted flows from the world's second-largest exporter of crude this spring is long over.



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