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Friday, February 15, 2019

Mnuchin says U.S. had 'productive' trade meetings with China

Top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators had "productive meetings", U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a tweet on Friday, as the world's largest economies wound down two days of high-level talks to resolve their bruising trade war.

Brazil miner Vale employees arrested after Brumadinho dam disaster: Globonews report

Seven employees of Brazilian miner Vale SA have been arrested following the deadly collapse of the company's Brumadinho dam in January that claimed hundreds of lives, the Globonews cable TV channel reported on Friday.

PepsiCo forecasts surprise drop in 2019 adjusted profit

PepsiCo Inc forecast a surprise drop in full-year profit on Friday, hit by a stronger dollar, increased investments in its business and a higher tax bill.

Private equity firms win over Scout24 with improved $6.4 billion bid

Hellman & Friedman and Blackstone have won over Scout24 after raising their offer for the online classifieds group to 5.7 billion euros ($6.4 billion) including debt, setting up the biggest takeover of a listed German company by private equity.

NASA bids adieu to Opportunity, the Mars rover that kept going and going

Opportunity, a remarkably durable NASA rover designed to roll along the surface of Mars for three months, has stopped communicating with Earth after 15 years of service, officials said on Wednesday, ending a mission that astounded the U.S. space agency.

California's Sacramento Kings to launch precursor to in-arena sports betting

Sports betting is not yet legal in California, but the Sacramento Kings want fans to come as close as they can to the real thing with a new "predictive gaming" lounge.

Chicago police dispute reports 'Empire' actor investigated for staging attack

Chicago police contested media reports on Thursday that officers were investigating whether "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged being physically assaulted because he was being written out of the television show.

We've got this mountain of trash - why don't we ski down it?

What to do with the mountain of garbage a major metropolitan area produces is an age-old question. Copenhagen has come up with a brand-new answer: ski down the mountain.