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Pound shrugs off Johnson's latest Brexit setback
Sterling opened to modest losses Monday following British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's latest failure to break the Brexit deadlock, with forex markets shrugging off a weekend of drama in the British parliament. Instead of delivering a verdict on the deal itself, lawmakers voted to force Johnson to ask the European Union for another Brexit delay, hoping to prevent the country crashing out of the bloc on October 31 with no agreement in place. It meant that instead of decisive developments over the weekend, the market was still waiting to see how the situation would play out, Rodrigo Catril, a senior forex strategist at National Australia Bank said.

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PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Oct 21
Here are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes he "has the numbers" to ram his deal through the Commons by the end of the week, although the European Union is preparing to delay Brexit until February if he fails. - Visual effects firm DNEG, which has worked on films such as "No Time to Die" and "Captain Marvel", could have to pay HM Revenue & Customs more than 10 million pounds in back taxes and penalties, after details of an investigation came to light in disclosures filed last week.

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Report: Synagogue massacre led to string of attack plots
At least 12 white supremacists have been arrested on allegations of plotting, threatening or carrying out anti-Semitic attacks in the U.S. since the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue nearly one year ago, a Jewish civil rights group reported Sunday. The Anti-Defamation League also counted at least 50 incidents in which white supremacists are accused of targeting Jewish institutions' property since a gunman killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018. The ADL said its nationwide count of anti-Semitic incidents remains near record levels.

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Watch live: NFC East top spot up for grabs
With both sides coming in at 3-3, the Cowboys host the Eagles in what promises to be another entertaining divisional battle between familiar foes.

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NFL rumors: Antonio Brown drawing multiple contending teams' interest
Antonio Brown was released by two teams in a span of 14 days. While the four-time All-Pro currently remains unsigned, "numerous teams are keeping an eye" on Brown, CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora reported Sunday, citing league sources. Per La Canfora, Brown's name has come up in a number of personnel meetings with contending in need of an upgrade of wide receiver and Brown could return to the league after the trade deadline.

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Quick work: 49ers-Redskins is NFL's shortest game in nearly a decade
For all the talk about endless replays, shaky officiating and countless commercial breaks making the NFL an unwatchable product, we just had one of the quickest games in recent league history in Week 7. The San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins didn't extend the misery on a cool, wet day that ended with the Niners running their record to a perfect 6-0 in the 9-0 victory. You can understand why for a game between the surprising 49ers, who traveled three time zones, and the hapless Redskins in their first game after registering their first victory of the season.

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Japan’s Exports Continue to Drop as Global Slowdown Weighs
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s exports dropped for a tenth month in September as the global slowdown continues to batter manufacturers with overseas markets.Shipments abroad fell 5.2% to extend the longest declining streak since 2016, according to a report released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday. The median estimate of economists was for a 3.7% decrease.Key InsightsThe data come ahead of a Bank of Japan review of the economy and inflation later this month that some analysts have seen as a signal of impending action from the central bank. A critical question for the BOJ is whether weakness in exports will spread to domestic demand and pull down inflation.Any delay to a recovery in the global economy would come at a vulnerable time for Japan’s economy with a sales tax hike implemented this month likely to weaken consumer spending and shrink economic growth in the last quarter.While a truce in the U.S.-China trade war could lower the risks faced by the global economy, it remains to be seen how both processes will evolve and what the effect will be on trade at home and abroad.Economists are increasingly taking the view that the global IT cycle may have hit the bottom. That could provide a lift for Japan’s exports going forward.What Bloomberg’s Economists Say“Looking ahead, a strong yen and slowing external demand -- as highlighted by the IMF’s cut in its global growth forecasts -- will continue to weigh on Japan’s exports.”The Asia Economist TeamClick here to read moreGet MoreImports fell 1.5% in September, versus economists’ median estimate of a 2.8% decrease.Exports to China dropped 6.7% while exports to U.S. slipped 7.9%.The trade balance was a 123 billion yen deficit, compared with a 54 billion yen surplus estimated by economists.(Adds more details)\--With assistance from Tomoko Sato.To contact the reporter on this story: Toru Fujioka in Tokyo at tfujioka1@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Malcolm Scott at mscott23@bloomberg.net, Paul Jackson, Go OnomitsuFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.

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Following debate criticism, Elizabeth Warren will outline how to pay for 'Medicare for All' plan
In Indianola, Iowa, on Sunday, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren pledged to release a plan on how to pay for her public health care program.

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Trade Alert: The Of Transport International Holdings Limited (HKG:62), Kwok Chun Ng, Has Just Spent HK$3.8m Buying Shares
Investors who take an interest in Transport International Holdings Limited (HKG:62) should definitely note that...

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Ocasio-Cortez throws her support to Bernie Sanders
At a rally Saturday in Queens, N.Y., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made her endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders for president official.

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Thomas D'Alesandro III, ex-Baltimore mayor and brother to Nancy Pelosi, dies at 90
"Tommy was the finest public servant I have ever known," Pelosi said. "All his life, Tommy worked on the side of the angels. Now, he is with them."

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70,000 California wildfire victims may miss out on payments
As many as 100,000 Californians are eligible to receive payments for the damages they suffered from a series of devastating wildfires over the last several years. Concerned that as many as 70,000 victims may miss out on payments, attorneys filed court papers Friday to alert the bankruptcy judge that wildfire survivors — many still traumatized and struggling to get back on their feet — aren't aware of their rights to file a claim. "People really are overwhelmed and don't understand what they need to do," said Cecily Dumas, an attorney for the Official Committee of Tort Claimants, a group appointed by the court to represent all wildfire victims in the bankruptcy.

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