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GE Takes Hit From Old Mortgage Unit, Cites Other Progress
April 20, 2018 | dailybusinessnewsGE reported a quarterly loss on a $ 1.5 billion charge related to a subprime mortgage business it once owned, but executives said they were making progress on their efforts to turn around its industrial businesses.
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Apple Struggles With Effort to Diversify Screen Suppliers
April 20, 2018 | dailybusinessnewsApple’s efforts to line up a second supplier for its high-end smartphone screens have hit a hurdle because LG Display is struggling to make them, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Merkel and Macron Begin Sparring on Eurozone Reform
April 20, 2018 | dailybusinessnewsGerman and French leaders on Thursday kick-started what promised to be difficult talks about strengthening the eurozone’s architecture, as Berlin maintained its skepticism over ambitious French proposals to deepen the integration of the currency union’s economies.
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Mattel Taps Its Fourth CEO in as Many Years
April 20, 2018 | dailybusinessnewsMattel hired former studio executive Ynon Kreiz to succeed CEO Margo Georgiadis after about one year in the job, a surprising shake-up at a toy maker searching for a strategy that can end a four-year sales slump.
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Qualcomm’s $44 Billion Purchase of NXP Has ‘Hard to Resolve’ Issues: China
April 19, 2018 | dailybusinessnewsChina is the last major government yet to approve the pending deal and this is its first public comment since Beijing-Washington trade tensions ramped up.
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In a U.S.-China Tech Battle, Companies Are Caught in Middle
April 19, 2018 | dailybusinessnewsThe U.S. and China’s tit-for-tat measures have put tech firms at the center of an escalating trade fight, placing new constraints on the companies’ strategic plans and threatening their access to giant markets.
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Don’t Rule Out an EU-U.S. Trade War
April 19, 2018 | dailybusinessnewsThe EU is refusing to bow to U.S. demands for concessions as the price of making temporary exemptions from steel and aluminum tariffs permanent before they expire on May 1.
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China Wary of Qualcomm’s $44 Billion NXP Deal Amid U.S. Tensions
April 19, 2018 | dailybusinessnewsAntitrust regulator’s initial pessimistic review of Qualcomm’s $ 44 billion purchase of NXP Semiconductors raises questions about a critical deal for the American company and whether trade friction with the U.S. is playing a role.
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Fan Blade, Engine Cover Are Factors in Southwest Flight 1380 Engine Failure
April 19, 2018 | dailybusinessnewsSafety experts tracking the probe of what caused Southwest Airlines Flight 1380’s deadly midair engine failure say vulnerabilities in a fan blade and the cowling, or engine cover, have emerged as risk factors.
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Huawei, Called a Security Threat by the U.S., to Focus on Other Markets
April 19, 2018 | dailybusinessnewsHuawei said it plans to refocus on existing markets, following a series of setbacks in the U.S. and as the technology industry gets caught up in the spiraling trade spat between Washington and Beijing.
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