UK Wants Brexit Transition Locked in at Key Summit This Week

Theresa May's Brexit negotiators want to secure a written promise of a transition deal from the European Union at a key summit this week, to help reassure businesses that they will get the grace period they desperately want. Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, and David Davis, his British
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Instead of raising barriers to “Chinese” imports, the U.S. should be pressing China to open up its own markets wider, to allow greater investment access and a level playing field for U.S. firms … This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.
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15, Alfonso Romo, his top business adviser, told Bloomberg that Lopez Obrador's team had found most of the past contracts to be transparent. Later that month, Rocio Nahle, his top energy adviser, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal saying she'd halt new auctions until positive results were seen from
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Fortune smiled on Icardi five minutes after the break, as he produced a volley from a tight angle that was drilled into the ground and bounced over the helpless Viviano for his 100th goal in an Inter jersey. Sampdoria sat back even further as a result in an attempt to limit the damage, and their hopes of not
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The government has ruled out scrapping 1p and 2p coins, despite launching a consultation into the use of cash. And if you're among the 60% of people who immediately save, lose or even throw out pennies you receive, think again – these small coins can be worth more than you think. Launched on
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — More than 400 high school seniors are expected to shadow bankers across Virginia this week to learn about banking and financial services. The Virginia Bankers Association Bank Day will be held Tuesday at more than 30 banks around the state. The third Tuesday in March
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Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC boosted its position in American International Group by 121.9% in the 3rd quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 15,631,331 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $959,607,000 after buying an additional 8,586,682 shares
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Though Canada's economy is expected to continue growing, the housing market has slowed recently, as regulators toughen mortgage-financing rules and interest rates rise. A slowdown could affect mortgage originations at the banks. Riaz Ahmed, TD's CFO, said growth in mortgage loans will likely
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During that time period, TBW was “engaged in a long-running fraudulent scheme involving, among other things, the purported sale of fictitious or double-pledged mortgage loans,” but the financial statements audited by Deloitte “failed to reflect its severe financial distress,” according to the DoJ. Deloitte
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Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) was upgraded by research analysts at Wellington Shields from a “hold” rating to an “accumulate” rating in a research note issued on Thursday. Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. B. Riley restated a “buy” rating and set
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After co-founder Joshua Harris met with Kushner on “multiple occasions,” ostensibly to advise the administration on infrastructure, Kushner Cos. was the lucky recipient of a $184 million loan—three times the size of Apollo's average property loan—to refinance the mortgage on its Chicago skyscraper (in
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Average pay in 2016 for chief executive officers of S&P 500 companies was about $13 million, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. “We don't really see these numbers elsewhere,” said John Trentacoste, partner at executive compensation consulting firm Farient Advisors. “But it's difficult to
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If you are a shareholder in KEC International Limited's (NSEI:KEC), or are thinking about investing in the company, knowing how it contributes to the risk and reward profile of your portfolio is important. There are two types of risks that affect the market value of a listed company such as KEC. The first risk
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pushed back against the notion that the U.S. economy is close to overheating, as he fine-tuned the message on his outlook while reinforcing his commitment to a gradual pace of policy tightening. Powell spoke to lawmakers on Thursday for the second time this
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Travis Kalanick has found his first known gig since the former Uber Technologies Inc. chief executive officer was ousted from the company he co-founded. Kalanick is joining the board of his friend's medical office software company. The startup, called Kareo Inc., is based in Irvine, California, and has
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Beer, soft drinks, candy, canned soup and even pharmaceuticals rely on aluminum for cans, wrappers and blister packs, and many electronics include the metal. Containers and packaging make up about 18 percent of aluminum consumption in the U.S., according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Higher costs
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The critics of Google's effort to promote workforce diversity now include one of its own former recruiters, who claims in a lawsuit he was fired because he didn't toe the line on rejecting white and Asian male job candidates. The Alphabet Inc. unit had “irrefutable policies, memorialized in writing and
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A group led by former Small Business Administration chief Maria Contreras-Sweet agreed to acquire assets of Weinstein Co., the film and TV company that went into a tailspin after its co-founder was accused of sexual misconduct. The deal represents the bulk of the business and will keep the company
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Castle & Cooke Mortgage, one of America's leading independent mortgage lenders, continues its nationwide expansion with the opening of its first office on Kauai. John Dispirito, an island local with 36 years in the mortgage industry, manages the branch. Prior to joining Castle & Cooke Mortgage,
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