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• Waitrose and John Lewis launch first Christmas ad collaboration

  18-11-2018 23:00
  Waitrose and John Lewis are collaborating for the first time on a Christmas advert as the two retailers continue work to bring their brands closer together in the minds of consumers.
  The new Waitrose ad, one of a series of six, will air this evening (18 November) on ITV during I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. In the tongue-in-cheek spot, a young girl is seen encouraging her family to gather round to watch the John Lewis Christmas ad.
  However, as the ad begins, her parents take the remo
  
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• Waitrose and John Lewis join forces for first time on Christmas ad

  18-11-2018 23:00
  Waitrose and John Lewis are collaborating for the first time on a Christmas advert as the two retailers continue work to bring their brands closer together in the minds of consumers.
  The new Waitrose ad, one of a series of six, will air this evening (18 November) on ITV during I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. In the tongue-in-cheek spot, a young girl is seen encouraging her family to gather round to watch the John Lewis Christmas ad.
  However, as the ad begins, her parents take the remo
  
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• 'Fantastic Beasts 2' earns a weekend-winning $62 million, but it's the lowest domestic opening ever for a 'Harry Potter' film

  18-11-2018 17:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald," won the weekend box office with $62.2 million, but that's lower than the opening for 2016's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."
  It's also the lowest opening weekend ever for a "Harry Potter" film.
  If the first "Fantastic Beasts" is any indication, the sequel will find most of its box office coin at the foreign box office.
  It has a huge $250 million-plus worldwide box office total already.
  Meanwhile, other new releases "Instant Family" and "Wi
  
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• Trump's landmark trade deal with Canada and Mexico is suddenly in trouble

  18-11-2018 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  The highlight of President Donald Trump's trade policy has been the new trade deal with Mexico and Canada — the USMCA.
  The deal must still be approved by Congress.
  Democrats are generally more skeptical of free trade deals.
  They now control the House following the midterms and could vote to reject the deal without some important changes.
  Additionally, some conservative GOP members have raised concerns about provisions in the USMCA that strengthen workplace protections for LGBT workers.The
  
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• GOLDMAN SACHS: GE Capital has a $20 billion funding gap that needs to filled by 2020 (GE)

  18-11-2018 15:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  General Electric's lending arm, GE Capital, has to fill a $20 billion funding gap through ways such as selling assets, Goldman Sachs says. 
  CEO Larry Culp told CNBC Monday that he would cut the company's leverage by selling assets.
  On Friday, GE Capital sold a $1.5 billion healthcare-equipment finance portfolio to US lender TIAA Bank. 
  Watch General Electric trade live.General Electric's lending arm — GE Capital — has a huge funding hole that it nee
  
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• The 28 world economies most ready for the future

  18-11-2018 13:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  The world is changing at a rapid pace.
  The last 150 years have seen the most remarkable advancement of technology in history. Electric lighting, cars, plastic, the telephone, and television are all less than 150 years old, while newer innovations such as the internet have spurred ever more rapid societal development.
  In the coming decades, artificial intelligence, driverless cars, and the automation of many low skilled jobs are likely to further change the global economy.
  But which nations aroun
  
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• The market is at extreme risk of a 'flash crash' — here’s what could send it over the edge and trigger the next big meltdown

  18-11-2018 12:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Markets are going through an extremely turbulent patch right now as stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities all face increasing volatility.
  Bank of America Merrill Lynch explains how these conditions are ripe for a "flash crash," and outlines what final steps must occur for the market to be plunged into widespread chaos.There's no denying it's a turbulent time in markets.
  Stocks suffered through an epically bad October, and came under renewed stress this past week. Debt markets faced serious
  
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• Santa makes a detour at McDonald’s in fast food chain’s festive ad

  18-11-2018 10:00
  McDonald’s is back with a Christmas ad for the third year in a row as it looks to remind consumers of its role over the festive season.
  The campaign, which launches on Sunday (18 November), shows Father Christmas and his reindeer visiting house after house on Christmas Eve dropping off presents for the children. However, while Santa Claus is able to keep himself going with a steady supply of mince pies, his reindeers don’t have any treats to sustain themselves.
  Just when they are ru
  
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