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The minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting suggest another interest rate rise will be coming soon, curbing gains on Wall Street.
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Solid earnings reports from several US retailers drive Wall Street higher, while strong manufacturing figures from Europe boost most markets there.
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| UpdatedUnilever slumps in Europe after US food giant Kraft Heinz pulls its $US143 billion bid to take over the company, while Wall Street is closed for a holiday.
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| UpdatedUS Vice-President Mike Pence promises "unwavering" support to NATO and vows to "hold Russia accountable", even as President Donald Trump searches for new common ground with Moscow.
Topics: world-politics, defence-forces, germany, european-union, united-states
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| UpdatedBeverley O'Connor speaks to Pat Leahy, the political editor of The Irish Times, about a Brexit meeting held by leaders from Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
Topics: world-politics, ireland, northern-ireland, united-kingdom, european-union
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US markets take a breather, after closing at fresh record highs for five days in a row.
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| UpdatedBeverley O'Connor speaks to Paul Rogers, professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, about the Trump threat to do less in the alliance.
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| UpdatedArsenal is all but out of the Champions League for another season after going down 5-1 to Bayern, while Real Madrid beat Napoli 3-1.
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Strong economic data and more talk of tax cuts by the US President sent Wall Street higher overnight, despite the increasing likelihood of a March rate rise.
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump's Defence Secretary warns NATO allies that they must honour military spending pledges to ensure the United States does not "moderate" support for the alliance.
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L. Alan Winters of the UK Trade Policy Observatory tells Beverley O'Connor the bill to trigger Brexit talks will easily pass.
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Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq touch fresh records early in the overnight trading session, but the milestones are short-lived, with oil prices curbing the markets' advance.
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Markets in the United States limped to a weak finish overnight, with analysts suggesting investors are becoming increasingly anxious about US President Donald Trump's isolationist policies.
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| UpdatedWall Street ends fairly flat as investors worry about President Donald Trump's latest protectionist comments.
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| UpdatedPressure on French presidential candidate Francois Fillon to quit the race is mounting from some politicians in his own camp, as investigators widen their probe into his finances.
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European Union leaders are poised to take a big step in closing off the illegal migration route from Libya across the central Mediterranean, EU council president Donald Tusk says.
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Technology stocks surge on strong Apple iPhone sales, while the US Federal Reserve leaves interest rates on hold as expected.
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More than 1,100 German police have searched 54 homes, business premises and mosques in Frankfurt and other towns in the western state of Hesse and arrested a Tunisian man suspected of planning an attack.
Topics: terrorism, police, foreign-affairs, religion-and-beliefs, germany, european-union
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Wall Street's slide continues, with disappointing earnings results, weak consumer confidence figures and ongoing concerns about US President Donald Trump's immigration policies weighing on sentiment.
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Beveley O'Connor speaks to Richard Tice of the Leave Means Leave group in Britain.
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Wall Street sees its best day this year as US investors shrug off the uncertainty over President Donald Trump and focus instead on company profit results.
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to Stephen Booth of independent policy think tank Open Europe on Britain's new relationship with the EU.
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| UpdatedThe UK Supreme Court has killed off Prime Minister Theresa May's strategy to use "royal prerogative" to trigger Brexit. So how will the Government proceed? Slowly, but surely, writes Europe correspondent Steve Cannane.
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| UpdatedBritain's Supreme Court has ruled 8-3 that the British Parliament must approve Article 50 — leaving the European Union — but that the Scottish, Northern Ireland and Welsh parliaments do not need to be consulted.
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| UpdatedThe UK's Supreme Court rules that Prime Minister Theresa May must get parliamentary approval before starting the process of leaving the European Union.
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