Albemarle closes $1.15 bln deal for Australian lithium joint venture
Albemarle Corp said on Friday it had finalized an agreement to form a lithium joint venture with Australia's Mineral Resource Ltd for $1.15 billion. ...
Albemarle Corp said on Friday it
had finalized an agreement to form a lithium joint venture with
Australia's Mineral Resource Ltd for $1.15 billion.
... The daughter of ousted Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn early on Friday retrieved documents and cash from a corporate apartment in Rio de Janeiro, capping a legal battle over the items, which the carmaker maintains may contain evidence of wrongdoing.
... U.S. consumer spending gathered momentum in November as households bought furniture, electronics and a range of other goods, which could further allay fears of a significant slowdown in the American economy even as the outlook overseas continued to dar... ... The U.S. economy is growing at a 2.42 percent pace in the fourth quarter as stronger-than-expected November data on industrial output offset the steepest drop in import prices in over three years last month, the New York Federal Reserve's Nowcast model... ... * U.S. core retail sales surge in November
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... The daughter of ousted
Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn early on Friday retrieved documents
and cash from a corporate apartment in Rio de Janeiro, capping a
legal battle over the items, which the carmaker maintains may
contain evidence of wrongdoing.
... Facebook Inc said it had fixed a bug that may have exposed private photos of up to 6.8 million users, the latest in a string of glitches that have caused regulators around the world to investigate the social media giant's privacy practices.
... * Chinese and European data add to gloom
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... The U.S. economy is expanding at a 3.0 percent annualized rate in the fourth quarter based on steady retail sales growth and stronger-than-forecast industrial output in November, the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDPNow forecast model showed on Friday.
... Facebook Inc said it had fixed a
bug that may have exposed private photos of up to 6.8 million
users, the latest in a string of glitches that have caused
regulators around the world to investigate the social media
giant's privacy practices.
...Albemarle closes $1.15 bln deal for Australian lithium joint venture
Ousted Nissan boss’ daughter takes documents, cash from apartment
U.S. consumer spending strengthening in boost to economy
N.Y. Fed’s U.S. fourth-quarter GDP growth holds near 2.4 percent
US STOCKS-Wall St drops on global growth fears; J&J tumbles on Reuters report
UPDATE 1-Ousted Nissan boss’ daughter takes documents, cash from apartment
New Facebook bug exposed photos of up to 6.8 million users
UPDATE 2-European shares on track for worst quarter since 2011
Atlanta Fed raises U.S. fourth-quarter GDP growth view to 3 percent
UPDATE 2-New Facebook bug exposed photos of up to 6.8 mln users