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Hostage to delay and wrecking amendments the prime minister still faces fierce battle

U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday they had charged six members of an insider trading ring who worked for firms including Goldman Sachs Group, Moelis and Centerview Partners and allegedly booked tens of millions of dollars in illicit profits.

Chancellor rules out big giveaways in his first Budget next month

European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that he would recommend that the 27 other member states of the European Union approve a delay of Britain's departure date following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to put the Brexit deal on hold.

Australian shares are poised to open marginally lower on Wednesday, with risk sentiment likely to be subdued by worries that Britain's exit from the European Union may be delayed beyond the targeted deadline. The British parliament defeated Prime Minister Boris Johnson's timetable to rush the...

SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to spend more than $10 billion to take over WeWork, doubling down on an ill-fated investment and paying off its co-founder Adam Neumann to relinquish control, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

The Canadian dollar was little changed against the greenback on Tuesday, holding near an earlier three-month high, as Canada's energy shares overcame worries that new oil pipeline development would become more difficult after the federal election.

Bittersweet moment for Johnson as legislation victory is swiftly followed by defeat on timetable

A 2016 U.S. law that authorized federal oversight for Puerto Rico should not be amended to allow for the cancellation of unsecured debt, some of the island's government officials said at a congressional hearing on Tuesday.

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