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(Reuters) – After days of protests across Iran last month, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared impatient. Gathering his top security and government officials together, he issued an order: Do whatever it takes to stop them. That order, confirmed by three sources close to the supreme leader’s inner circle and a fourth official, set in

Boeing’s CEO is stepping down with no end in sight for a crisis that has enveloped the manufacturer and its marquee aircraft, the Max 737 By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer December 23, 2019, 3:39 PM 5 min read Boeing’s CEO is stepping down with no end in sight for a crisis that has enveloped

Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell 2% in November, led by a large decrease in orders for defense aircraft and parts By MATT OTT AP Business Writer December 23, 2019, 1:36 PM 1 min read WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell 2% in November, led by a

Russia has vowed to retaliate against the U.S. sanctions against a new Russia-Germany pipeline, the work on which was suspended on Saturday December 23, 2019, 11:18 AM 2 min read MOSCOW — The Russian government has vowed to retaliate against U.S. sanctions on a new Russia-Germany pipeline, work on which was suspended on Saturday. U.S.

Asian stock markets are mixed amid optimism about possible progress in U.S.-Chinese trade talks and positive American economic data By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer December 23, 2019, 4:14 AM 2 min read BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Monday amid optimism about an interim U.S.-Chinese trade deal and positive American economic data. Tokyo’s

The Commerce Department issues its November tally of new US home sales Monday and its latest snapshot of durable goods orders Tuesday December 23, 2019, 6:10 AM 2 min read A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: HOME SWEET HOME The Commerce Department issues its November tally

China’s government has promised to open its oil, telecoms and power markets wider to private competitors as the ruling Communist Party tries to shore up growth in the slowing, state-dominated economy December 23, 2019, 4:38 AM 2 min read BEIJING — China’s government promised Monday to open its oil, telecom and power markets wider to

Shares are mixed in quiet trading ahead of the Christmas holiday in many markets By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer December 23, 2019, 3:23 AM 5 min read TOKYO — Shares were mixed Monday in quiet trading ahead of Christmas holidays for many markets. Concern over the possibility of a North Korean missile test was

PARIS — It took a blaze that nearly destroyed Paris’ most famous cathedral to reveal a gap in global safety regulations for lead, a toxic building material found across many historic cities. After the Notre Dame fire in April spewed dozens of tons of toxic lead-dust into the atmosphere in just a few hours, Paris