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Dollar on defensive as Trump disappoints bulls

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar nursed widespread losses on Thursday after President-elect Donald Trump's widely-awaited news briefing provided little clarity on future fiscal policies, disappointing bulls wagering on major stimulus. It was enough to

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Asian shares flat but on track for weekly gains

TOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares flatlined on Friday but were on track for robust weekly gains, while the euro caught its breath after sliding when the European Central Bank trimmed the size of its asset purchase program and also extended it for longer than many had…

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Exclusive: Pfizer weighs sale or spin-off of consumer health unit – sources

By Lauren Hirsch, Olivia Oran and Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc is evaluating a potential sale or spin-off of its consumer health division that could value the unit at as much as $14 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. A Pfizer exit from the consumer health business, which includes lip balm Chapstick and painkiller Advil, would be one of its biggest corporate moves since abandoning a $160 billion deal to buy Irish drugmaker Allergan Inc earlier this year…

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Twitter says COO Adam Bain to leave, Noto to take his place

Twitter Inc said on Wednesday that Chief Operating Officer Adam Bain, widely credited with building a robust advertising business at the company even as it struggled with user growth, is leaving to explore other opportunities. “Mr. Bain will remain at Twitter in the coming weeks to assist with the transition of the chief operating officer role,” the company said. The move is a blow for struggling Twitter, which

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Fed to proceed with December U.S. rate rise despite Trump upset: Reuters poll

While there was no prior official view on what the Fed would do if Trump won in a contest where nearly every poll of U.S. voters pointed to a victory for Democrat Hillary Clinton, many had said ensuing uncertainty from an upset might put up a roadblock. When the Fed last hiked, its first in the current cycle off the zero bound, it expected to have delivered four more by now, but was thrown off course several times throughout the year. Inflation has not picked …

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S&P affirms U.S. investment-grade ratings after presidential election

Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election in a stunning upset, and will take office in January, with the Republicans maintaining majority control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. “We assume the longstanding institutional strengths and robust checks and balances of the U.S. will support policy execution in a Trump administration, despite the president-elect's lack of experience in public office, which raises uncertainty on policy proposals,” the ratings agency said.

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Asia shares rebound in sharp turnaround from Trump shock

By Wayne Cole and Shinichi Saoshiro SYDNEY/TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares rebounded on Thursday and the dollar firmed in a remarkable snapback from the shock of Republican Donald Trump's presidential victory, though the speed of the reversal left some market watchers scratching their heads. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan bounced 1.7 percent after dropping 2.4 percent on Wednesday as global markets plunged as Trump swept to power. “Markets…

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Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping

By Nandita Bose CHICAGO (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc is accelerating its investment in e-commerce in a bid to narrow the gap with Amazon.com Inc and to give it an even more dominant position against the rest of the field in retail. The world's largest retailer is now on track to double the number of giant warehouses dedicated to online sales to 10 by the end of 2016, according to Justen Traweek, vice-president of…

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Asia stocks up on solid U.S. data, gold hit by stimulus taper fears

Asian shares firmed on Thursday thanks to stronger U.S. economic data, while growing prospects of a near-term U.S. rate hike and possible tapering of stimulus in Europe hit gold and lifted the dollar to one-month

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Asia shares up as yield hunt drives record flows, pound slips

Asian shares stood atop one-year peaks on Tuesday as a global search for yield drove a record inflow into emerging market funds, while the pound slipped to one-month lows on speculation of further policy easing in the UK. Analysts at Bank of America…

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