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(Reuters) – LVMH (LVMH.PA) CEO Bernard Arnault is exploring ways to reopen negotiations on the French luxury goods giant’s $16.2 billion acquisition of U.S. jewelry chain Tiffany & Co (TIF.N), as U.S. social unrest and
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A State Department inspector general abruptly fired by U.S. President Donald Trump last month defended his record to lawmakers on Wednesday, saying he had served in his oversight role without regard to
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee said on Wednesday it opposed the Trump administration’s plan to expand economic ties to Brazil under the leadership of President Jair Bolsonaro, given its record
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