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Obama Says Shutdown Shows Contrast Of Parties’ Visions
With an eye to 2014 elections, President Barack Obama held up the government shutdown this month as an emblem of…
Financier George Soros Backs Hillary Clinton for U.S. President
Billionaire financier George Soros, a major Democratic donor, is backing an effort to persuade former U.S.…
White House Seeks To Limit Fallout From U.S.-Saudi Tensions
The Obama administration sought on Wednesday to limit any damage to the long-standing U.S. alliance with Saudi…
Wheat Climbs A Third Day As China, South America Demand May Gain
Wheat rose for a third day on signs demand for U.S. supplies will increase as weather disrupts crop planting from…
Morgan Stanley Joins Bofa In Broker Recruiting Truce
Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp. (BAC), owners of the world’s largest brokerages, say the days of paying…
Pakistan Prime Minister Urges Obama To End Drone Strikes
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday urged U.S. President Barack Obama to end drone strikes in…
Germany Says U.S. May Have Monitored Merkel’s Phone
The German government has obtained information that the United States may have monitored the mobile phone of…
France’s Hollande Seen Losing 2017 Presidential Election: Poll
Four fifths of French voters believe President Francois Hollande will not win the next presidential election in…
Strong New Orders Lift China HSBC Flash PMI To 7-Month High In October
Strong new orders drove the fastest expansion in China's manufacturing sector in seven months in October, a…
U.S. Drone Strikes Killed Pakistani Grandmother, Laborers: Amnesty
U.S. drone strikes killed a Pakistani grandmother and 18 civilian laborers last year, Amnesty International said on…