| | | LVMH's Arnault swoops to take full control of Christian Dior | | | PARIS (Reuters) - French billionaire Bernard Arnault will combine the Christian Dior fashion brand with his LVMH luxury goods empire as part of a 12 billion euro ($13 billion) move to simplify his business interests - a restructuring long demanded by other investors. |
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| | | Consumer confidence slips; new home sales hit eight-month high | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence fell from a more than 16-year high in April, but a surge in new home sales to an eight-month high last month suggested underlying strength in the economy despite an apparent sharp slowdown in growth in the first quarter. |
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| | | Trump's push to fund wall may be delayed as government shutdown looms | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump indicated an openness on Monday to delaying his push to secure funds for his promised border wall with Mexico, potentially eliminating a sticking point as lawmakers worked to avoid a looming shutdown of the federal government. |
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| | | DuPont warns of profit miss as farmers plant fewer corn acres | | | (Reuters) - DuPont indicated on Tuesday that its current-quarter profit would miss analysts' estimates as a shift to more-profitable soybean among U.S. farmers weighs on demand for corn seeds, which make up a bulk of the company's agriculture sales. |
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| | | Nasdaq breaches 6,000 mark for first time ever | | | (Reuters) - The Nasdaq breached the 6,000 mark for the first time ever on Tuesday, spurred by a raft of strong corporate earnings and President Donald Trump's promise of a major tax reform plan. |
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