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Sterling skids as Trump says trade deal hopes are dead

Marlene Awaad | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks with Theresa May, U.K. prime minister, as world leaders gather for a family photograph during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit at the military and political alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday, July 11, 2018.  …

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Even May’s UK opponents are backing her against Trump

Ben Stansall | WPA Pool | Getty Images Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip May greet U.S. President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump at Blenheim Palace on July 12, 2018 in Woodstock, England.  Prime Minister Theresa May managed to gain support among her traditional opponents on …

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Trump meets with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle

Pool | Max Mumby | Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II attends the wedding of Prince Harry to Ms Meghan Markle at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will meet Queen Elizabeth II for tea on Friday …

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Jack Dorsey loses 200,000 followers on Twitter after fake user purge

Rolf Vennenbernd | dpa | picture alliance | Getty Images Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey lost 200,000 followers on his own social network after a purge of fake followers. Twitter has been deleting so-called “locked accounts” as part of an initiative to cleanse the platform of …

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World Cup has broken Russian stereotypes and ripped up the football rulebook

Stefan Matzke| Corbis Sport | Getty Images MOSCOW, RUSSIA – JULY 03: Harry Kane of England celebrates as he scores the goal 0:1 during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Round of 16 match between Colombia and England at Spartak Stadium on July 3, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by …

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Jeff Bezos is said to plan to charge at least $200,000 for space rides

Mike Brown / Space Florida | Reuters Amazon founder and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos announces plans to build a rocket manufacturing plant and launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, September 15, 2015. Jeff Bezos’ rocket company plans to charge passengers about $200,000 to $300,000 for its …

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Tech, media companies created most value for shareholders, study says

STR | AFP | Getty Images Visitors crowd around the Nvidia booth at the 2016 China Digital Entertainment Expo, known as ChinaJoy, in Shanghai. If you made a lot of money in the public markets over the past five years, you were probably betting big on tech and media. That’s …

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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: T, MCD & more

Joshua Roberts | Reuters Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Randall Stephenson (L) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Jeffrey Bewkes listen to testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Antitrust Subcommittee hearing on the proposed deal between AT&T and Time Warner in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2016. Check …

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President Trump says Boris Johnson would ‘make a great prime minister’

Getty Images President, Donald Trump and British Prime Minister, Theresa May are pictured ahead of a photo opportunity of leaders as they arrive for a NATO summit meeting on May 25, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium. President Donald Trump claimed in an interview with The Sun that Prime Minister Theresa May’s …

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Fed’s Powell says economy is in ‘good place’ but tariffs could change that

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the economy is “in a good place,” but …

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