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Energy shares lead Asian stock losses as oil falls under $45
KEEPING SCORE: European shares opened mostly lower, with France's CAC 40 down 0.4 percent to 5,353.22 and Germany's DAX down 0.4 percent to 12,605.37. USA crude ended the session 4.81 per cent lower at US$45.52 per barrel after falling as much as 5.29 per cent to an intraday bottom of US$45.29, the lowest since Nov 29.
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School nutrition takes a hit
The 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act was championed by Michelle Obama and became a rallying cry for her critics after it set school lunch maximums for calories, cut sodium and artery-clogging trans fat, and required more fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
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CEOs Want Tax Reform While the Rest of America Remains Lukewarm
But the Federal Reserve would likely counter that with more short-term rate hikes, to forestall rapid inflation. President Trump's reform principles are in many ways similar to the House GOP plan, albeit with fewer details and modestly different parameters.
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Earnings at the Forefront For CONE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
For the past 5 days of trading, the stock has seen a move of 1.76%. 09/13/2016 - Cone Midstream Partners was downgraded to "neutral" by analysts at Credit Suisse. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.34%. This is a boost from Shell Midstream Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28.
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GOP-led panel OKs bill to overhaul Dodd-Frank
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-TX, first introduced the act past year in attempts to replace the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. "We believe the governance of the current CFPB would be vastly improved if Congress replaced its single director with a bipartisan five-member commission".
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Trump signs $1 trillion spending bill, keeps government open
The $1.07 trillion package, which includes $1.5 billion for border security measures and bumps up defense spending by $25 billion, passed the Senate just a day after the House of Representatives voted in its favor. The lopsided, 79-18 Senate vote sends the huge bill to the White House in plenty of time to avert a midnight Friday shutdown deadline. Republicans have traditionally opposed universal health care.