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December 25, 2016 07:00 a.m.
Islamist activists use blasphemy case against Jakarta governor to galvanize population in world’s biggest Muslim-majority nation.
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December 25, 2016 06:33 a.m.
Typhoon Nock-Ten, which is packing wind gusts of almost 160 mph, is expected to smash into the eastern island province of Catanduanes on Sunday night.
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December 24, 2016 11:50 a.m.
Tributes and well wishes poured in for “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher, who was spending Christmas Eve in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a heart attack on a flight the day before.
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December 24, 2016 08:46 a.m.
Greece’s eurozone creditors agreed to unblock suspended debt-relief measures for the country, after Athens assured them that a Christmas gift it offered pensioners would be a one-off.
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December 23, 2016 07:20 p.m.
President-elect Donald Trump is upending the modern convention that the U.S. speaks with one voice on foreign affairs, plunging into some of the most sensitive national-security matters before he takes office.
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December 23, 2016 07:06 p.m.
The Obama administration, breaking from longstanding U.S. policy, abstained from voting on a Security Council resolution criticizing Israel’s expansion of its settlements, allowing the historic measure to pass.
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December 23, 2016 05:54 p.m.
The U.N. resolution is a defining act of Obama’s Presidency.
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December 23, 2016 04:50 p.m.
Once again, it's been a December to remember for watchers of U.S. anti-bribery law, as authorities resolved two large cases this week.
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December 23, 2016 04:36 p.m.
Another very quiet session for U.S. stocks, with the major indexes remaining inside very tight ranges and closing virtually flat. Equities extended their winning streak to seven consecutive weeks.
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December 23, 2016 04:20 p.m.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to "whack" anti-money laundering officials, and ordered central bankers to resign.
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December 23, 2016 02:14 p.m.
The U.S. Treasury Department added to its sanctions list on Syria, targeting five entities and 18 people, including nine members of the board of a Russian bank.
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December 23, 2016 01:47 p.m.
Stephen Sestanovich: As the Obama administration searches for some sort of payback against Vladimir Putin for Russia's alleged interference in the U.S. election, the president should revisit the idea of trying to expose the hidden wealth and financial shenanigans of the Putin inner circle.
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December 23, 2016 01:11 p.m.
The risk that employees get complacent from too many and too frequent changes proposed by an organization, and the risk that the culture in a company doesn’t tackle inappropriate behavior are worrying executives nearly as much as the unpredictable U.S. political landscape and the quick-shifting technological landscape.
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December 23, 2016 11:25 a.m.
The hijacking of a Libyan airliner to Malta ended without bloodshed, after the jet’s passengers and crew were released unharmed and the hijackers surrendered to authorities. The two Libyan hijackers were seeking political asylum in Europe, a Libyan official said.
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December 23, 2016 10:44 a.m.
Wirehouse advisers who are tired of the bureaucracy and impersonal atmosphere at the big brokerages would still do well to consider the reality of joining a smaller registered investment advisory firm, writes wealth-management veteran Norb Vonnegut.
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December 23, 2016 08:48 a.m.
Software engineers at Bridgewater Associates LP, the world's largest hedge fund, are working on a secret technology project that would automate much of Founder Ray Dalio's management principles. It's "like trying to make Ray's brain into a computer," says one employee.
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December 23, 2016 08:41 a.m.
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December 23, 2016 07:17 a.m.
Here's your morning roundup of the biggest marketing, advertising and media industry news and happenings.
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December 23, 2016 07:00 a.m.
What some see as a cult of personality is growing in Turkey as its president, who enjoys strong support among conservatives, Islamists and nationalists, accumulates authority, purges thousands accused of involvement in a failed July coup, and rules by decree. “I don’t care if they call me a dictator.”
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December 23, 2016 06:45 a.m.
This week we review prognostications and predictions for what may happen in 2017 in the areas of risk, compliance, ethics and cybersecurity.