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Disney and Twenty-First Century Fox are closing in on a deal, and it could come as soon as next week, according to sources familiar with the matter. CNBC has been reporting that Disney has held talks with the Rupert Murdoch-controlled media company to acquire its studio and television production assets, …

Palestinian Presidency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meets with US President Donald Trump (R) in New York, United States on September 21, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump informed Palestinian President Mahmolud Abbas on Tuesday that he intends to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, …

Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. “If you’re doing tax reform and you’re trying to pay for it, by definition you’re going to have some taxes go up …

STR | AFP | Getty Images Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri (L) greets his supporters upon his arrival at his home in Beirut on November 22, 2017. Hariri, back in Beirut after a mysterious odyssey that saw him announce his resignation in Saudi Arabia, told cheering supporters that he was …

Stephen Lam | Reuters Tim Cook, CEO, holds an iPad Pro after his keynote address to Apple’s annual world wide developer conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, U.S. June 5, 2017. Apple Inc. succeeded on Tuesday in preventing Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc from registering its “Mi Pad” tablet computer …

John Gress | Getty Images A Qatar Cargo Boeing 777F plane and an American Airlines Airbus 321 prepare for take off at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. North American airlines are once again primed to record the highest profits in the industry. The International Air Transport Association …

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at the start of a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2017. A series of positive factors for the Greek economy are attracting U.S. …

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images An Uber signage is displayed outside the company’s headquarters building in San Francisco, California, on June 21, 2017. Uber’s request to appeal a workers’ rights decision to the UK Supreme Court was rejected, according to drivers’ union Independent Workers Union of Great …

Natasha Turak | CNBC European Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier visits the Northern Irish border areas with Peter Sheridan of charity Co-operation Ireland in County Lough, March 2017. The issue of the Irish border has emerged as a major obstacle in Brexit negotiations between the EU and UK. Ever since …

Dondi Tawatao | Getty Images A government nurse holds up a vial of Dengvaxia, the world’s first licensed dengue vaccine on April 4, 2016 in Manila, Philippines. The Philippines has ordered French drugmaker Sanofi to stop the sale, distribution and marketing of its Dengvaxia dengue vaccine in the country after …