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Nov 2024
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Wall Street’s ‘sigh of relief’ over Trum...

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Huawei is poised to launch its first flagship phone that can run its own apps, and Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Treasury is seen across Wall Street and Washington as a pragmatic pick. COP29 has produced a new global finance deal against considerable odds, and the FT’s Michael Stott warns that the US is being eclipsed by China in Latin America. 


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Huawei to launch flagship smartphone with breakthrough software 

‘Sigh of relief’: Wall Street welcomes Donald Trump’s pick of Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary

Climate multilateralism clings on, just 

Joe Biden loses to Xi Jinping in battle for Latin America

Credit: BBC, AP


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