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Phil Ventura’s plans for a cozy retirement were shot when the company where he worked for 30 years merged with another and left him unemployed at age 58.

Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher on Wednesday, with the Philippines closing at an over one-month high and Vietnam gaining over 2 percent, as a bullish outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman lifted sentiment in the region. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell expressed an optimistic view about...

* Backs oversight of industry by financial markets regulator (Adds background, industry comments)

Energy trader Vitol and coal miner Peabody Energy are partnering with start-up Arq to turn coal waste into a low-sulphur oil product that could be an alternative fuel for shippers as new U.N. pollution rules loom, the companies said in a statement.

Greece's bank rescue fund will nominate National Bank's deputy chief executive Paul Mylonas to become chief executive of the bank, a source close to the process said on Wednesday.

A global trade war would hit financial markets hard, potentially wiping trillions of dollars off the value of stocks and other assets. So it's a wonder investors appear relaxed at the prospect which, ominously, is growing more likely by the day.

Price growth was at 3% in the year to May

Singer sued broadcaster after 2014 police raid in case that could challenge press freedoms

* Expects 2018 net profit at lower range of forecast (Adds CEO comment, share price, background)

British Prime Minister Theresa May will make a two-day visit to Northern Ireland on Thursday, seeking to reassure businesses that her government will avoid a hard border after Brexit between the province and European Union member Ireland.

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