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Month-to-date, Month-to-date, the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) fell 3%, the iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) fell 2.3%, the Deutsche X-Trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares Fund (ASHR) gained 1.9%, the Market Vectors China ChiNext ETF (CNXT) rose 3.5%, the Powershares DB US Dollar Bullish Fund (UUP) gained 2%.

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Berlin: Volkswagen must fully clear up an emissions cheating scandal concerning millions of vehicles, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said today.

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Lufthansa in a statement said it stood by its position that “the reasons for the strike were not defined clearly enough” and said it will decide its “next steps” on Wednesday. The company had to resort to cancellation amid an ongoing strike by its employees.

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The Department of Commerce announced on Friday that retail sales for October were up just 0.1% after they were unchanged during both August and September.

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So far, the retail giant is set to open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day this year, and as there have been in years past, this ad appears to include one hour in stock guarantees for numerous hottest deals.

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This particular model normally retails for a much heftier $1,499.99, meaning that Black Friday means a discount of almost 50% in this case. Target has announced many awesome deals that they will be offering this Black Friday and the emphasis on gift cards and Apple products is apparent.

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Following Volkswagen’s admission that it installed software to cheat emissions tests performed on its diesel vehicles, Attorney General Maura Healey issued an advisory with information to help affected drivers. This process will take four weeks for the customer to receive the “goodwill package” and needs to be brought to the

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The bankruptcy auction is happening this week in Los Angeles. It was forced to sell the stores by the FTC when it merged with Safeway.

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This year’s expected all class US wheat yield (43.6 bushels per acre) is just 16% more than in 1985, while that for corn is up 42%; soybeans, 38%; long-grain rice, 43%, upland cotton, 24%, and sugar beets, 48%. Higher corn and soybean prices over the next two months generated by

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US stocks were lower on Thursday morning as materials and energy stocks sank due to lower commodity prices and investors weighed the prospect of an increase in interest rates next month.

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