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• Amazon to launch new private-labels in coming weeks: WSJ

  15-05-2016 23:59 via rocketnews.com
  Amazon boxes are seen stacked for delivery in the Manhattan borough of New York City, January 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoMore(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc will launch new lines of its private-label brands in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
  The new brands with names like Happy Belly, Wickedly Prime and Mama Bear will include nuts, spices, tea, coffee, baby food and vitamins, as well as household items such as diapers and l
  
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• EUR/USD Continues to Ease Off - Market Least Short Since May 2014

  15-05-2016 23:30
  Despite general improvement in European data flow, EUR/USD continued to ease off after better than expected US economic data (and weaker Q1'16 Euro-Zone GDP data). Moving forward, the thinnest market positioning in two years leaves plenty of room for EUR/USD to fall.
  
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• MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf mixed; Dubai builders down after earnings

  15-05-2016 09:36 via news.yahoo.com
  DUBAI, May 15 (Reuters) - Gulf stock markets were mixed in early trade on Sunday with two Dubai construction firms dropping after reporting first-quarter earnings. Dubai's index fell 0.5 percent as Arabtec sank 2.0 percent after its first-quarter net loss narrowed to 46.4 million dirhams ($12.6 million) from 279.8 million dirhams a year earlier. Analysts polled by Reuters had on average forecast a loss of 123.6 million dirhams. Drake & Scull slid 2.7 percent after reporting a 61 percent fall
  
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• China asks Britain for advice on creating financial super-regulator

  15-05-2016 02:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Michelle Price and Benjamin Kang Lim HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - China has asked Britain for advice on plans to create a financial super-regulator, as it looks to improve financial oversight following last year's stock market crash, sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters. The discussions between representatives from China and the UK Foreign Office and Treasury highlight Britain's burgeoning relationship with Beijing on financial issues, notwithstanding this week's gaffe by Queen E
  
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