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Kosovo election winner in no rush to restart Serbia talks
Oct 8, 2019
A left-wing party leader poised to become Kosovo's next prime minister said Tuesday he isn't in any rush to restart formal talks intended to normalize relations with Serbia and won't lift a 100% tariff on Serb imports from the previous government
Fed's odd dilemma: Low unemployment but pressure to do more
Oct 8, 2019
The Fed's odd dilemma: Ultra-low unemployment and inflation but pressure to do more
Protests squeezing Hong Kong economy, tourism, leader says
Oct 8, 2019
Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam says the city's economy is being battered by months of increasingly violent protests
Budget office estimates US deficit just under $1 trillion
Oct 7, 2019
The U.S. government ran a budget deficit of just under $1 trillion in the just-closed fiscal year
US signs limited deal with Japan on ag, digital trade
Oct 7, 2019
The United States and Japan have signed a limited trade agreement, a deal that would win back benefits American farmers lost when President Donald Trump pulled out of a broader Asia-Pacific pact his first week in office
Victims, families gain key role in Purdue bankruptcy case
Oct 6, 2019
Victims of opioid addiction weren't in the room when OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma persuaded half the state attorneys general to settle claims over the company's role in the nationwide overdose epidemic
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's fact-challenged week over impeachment
Oct 5, 2019
AP FACT CHECK: Facts are getting lost as Trump turns to a familiar playbook to defend against an impeachment inquiry
India's central bank cuts key interest rate for fifth time
Oct 4, 2019
India's central bank has cut its key interest by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.15%, a fifth consecutive reduction, and has also lowered its economic growth forecast for the 2019-2020 financial year to 6.1% from 6.9% projected earlier
Cyprus: Turkey’s new gas drilling bid ‘severe escalation’
Oct 4, 2019
Cyprus is condemning Turkey’s new attempt to drill for gas inside waters where European energy companies are already licensed to carry out a hydrocarbon search as a “severe escalation” of Ankara’s illegal actions and vowed to fight the move
US construction spending up slight 0.1% in August
Oct 1, 2019
US construction spending up just 0.1% in August, dragged by weak nonresidential building
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