Protected: Jonathan Trading Room
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BBC News – Business- Trade war: US-China to resume face-to-face talks next weekThe negotiations have taken longer than some had expected with contradictory comments on progress.
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- Trade war: US-China to resume face-to-face talks next week
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- U.S. airlines visit Boeing as FAA awaits 737 MAX upgradesTeams from the three U.S. airlines that own 737 MAX jets headed to Boeing Co's factory in Renton, Washington, to review a software upgrade on Saturday, as U.S. regulators prepared to receive and review the fixes in coming weeks.
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- Uber to announce deal to buy rival Careem as early as this week: Bloomberg