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US Fed cuts rates again as economic risks rise
The US Federal Reserve conveyed that it was prepared to move aggressively if the US economy showed additional signs of weakening
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Personality tests are the astrology of the office
Psychometric tests are becoming commonplace at workplaces in the US today, especially at consulting firms, hedge funds and startups; personality testing is a $500 million industry
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How to get tickets to U2's first concert in India
The legendary band will perform in Mumbai on December 15. Here are details on the show and how to get your hands on tickets
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Trump plans trade deals with India and Japan as China fight persists
Agreements could be announced in the coming days. Trump will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally Sunday in Houston, and will appear alongside Modi and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan next week at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York
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Good news: Fewer children are dying, across the world
More than a quarter of the global drop in child mortality reflects progress in India, the world's second-most populous country. Here, 1.2 million fewer children died in 2017 than in 2000
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After 15-year skirmish, US is cleared to impose tariffs on EU
It will clear the way for the United States to impose tariffs on European goods, worsening tensions that have become strained under President Donald Trump's confrontational approach
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Long before 'Netflix and Chill,' he was the Netflix CEO
In a new memoir called 'That Will Never Work', Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph tells the tale of Netflix as a scruffy startup, before it spent billions on original content and had 151 million subscribers worldwide—and that of Reed Hastings
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What people say about the economy can set off a recession
The probability that a recession will come soon — or be severe when it does — depends in part on popular narratives. These stories provide a framework for piecing together the seemingly random bits of information that one picks up from friends, the news or social media
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Attack on Saudi oil facility is seen as short-term disruption
One of Saudi Arabia's most prominent oil facilities was crippled by a drone attack, but experts say that a severe shock to energy markets and the world economy is unlikely
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Inside the world of Nirav Modi, a 'tyrant to be around'
An excerpt from Flawed, an investigation into the rise and fall of the disgraced diamond tycoon, by journalist Pavan C Lall