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Juul e-cigarette maker boosts lobbying spending as FDA cracks down

Scott Olson | Getty Images Signs in the window of the Smoke Depot advertise electronic cigarettes and pods by Juul, the nation’s largest maker of e-cigarette products, on September 13, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.  Leading e-cigarette manufacturer Juul spent half a million dollars on lobbying last quarter — up 167 …

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Barclays earnings Q3 2018

Matt Crossick/PA Images via Getty Images Barclays Bank’s UK headquarters in Canary Wharf, London. Barclays reported stronger-than-anticipated earnings on Wednesday, despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and lingering concerns over Brexit. The U.K.-based bank posted £1 billion ($1.29 billion) in net income for the three-month period ending Sept 30. Analysts at data …

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Ford sets up China business as a stand-alone unit

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Ford 2019 Transit Connect Wagon sits on display during the Chicago Auto Show in Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. U.S. automaker Ford said Wednesday that it is separating its China unit from the broader Asia Pacific operations into a stand-alone …

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