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Trump expected to launch measures to curb illegal immigration

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to begin signing executive orders aimed at curbing illegal immigration on Wednesday, beginning with a directive to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico and another to boost personnel needed to crack down on illegal immigrants, congressional aides with knowledge of the plan told Reuters.

President Donald Trump holds up the executive order on withdrawal from the Trans Pacific Partnership after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington January 23, 2017.

Trump pulls U.S. out of Pacific trade deal, loosening Asia ties

Trump signed an order pulling United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, TPP, he believes this trade deal was not good for US industries and jobs.

Toyota Motor to add 400 jobs at Indiana assembly plant

Donald Trump criticized companies such as Toyota for producing cars in Mexico but the Japanese automaker will upgrade its plant in Indiana and create jobs.

President Donald Trump greets Ford Motor Company CEO Mark Fields as he hosts a meeting with U.S. auto industry CEOs at the White House in Washington January 24, 2017.

Trump urges U.S. automakers to make big push for new plants

Important CEOs of the car industry and Donald Trump have had a meeting, the US President wants to see a renaissance in American manufacturing.

China says will protect South China Sea sovereignty

China said on Tuesday it had "irrefutable" sovereignty over disputed islands in the South China Sea after the White House vowed to defend "international territories" in the strategic waterway.

A security guard walks in front of an image of the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, U.S.

Jump in manufacturing, tight labor markets show U.S. economic health: Fed

The Fed states that the US economy is improving, there is a revitalization of manufacturing and the labor market has become very tight lately.

A worker at an oil field owned by Bashneft, Bashkortostan, Russia

Oil and Trump: Russians full of optimism in Davos

A year ago russians felt depressed because the price of oil plummeted and the West imposed sanctions, but today the price of oil has increased and soon Trump will ease the sanctions.

U.S. sues JPMorgan for alleged mortgage discrimination

The United States on Wednesday sued JPMorgan Chase & Co, accusing the bank of discriminating against minority borrowers by charging them higher rates and fees on home mortgage loans between 2006 and at least 2009.

Wall Street opens little changed

U.S. stocks opened little changed on Wednesday as investors assessed economic data and the last of big bank earnings, while awaiting Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's speech.

Deutsche Bank signs $7.2 billion deal with U.S. over risky mortgages

Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) (DB.N) finalized a $7.2 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over its sale of toxic mortgage securities in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, the government agency said on Tuesday.

Mexico to lure undeclared cash with lower repatriation tax: decree draft

Jan 17 Seeking to boost its paltry tax take, Mexico's government will offer those holding undeclared capital abroad a lower tax to repatriate it and invest it at home, a draft of the decree obtained by Reuters showed on Tuesday.

Britain will leave EU single market as May sets aim for 'hard Brexit'

Britain will quit the EU single market when it leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday in a decisive speech that set a course for a clean break with the world's largest trading bloc.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May answers questions after delivering a speech on leaving the European Union

Britain to leave EU market as May sets 'hard Brexit' course

When leaving the European Union, Britain will also leave a market of 500 million people. After this, Britain will establish its own free trade deals.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) shortly after the opening bell in New York

Wall Street falls with financials, other post-election gainers

US stocks fell due to protectionist trade policies planned by Trump, the concerns pushed the dollar to its lowest in more than a month

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Visa and Mastercard plan to increase fees for processing transactions

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Feel anxious? Have trouble sleeping? You may be traveling for business too often

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Trump declares emergency on southern border

President Trump said Friday he is declaring a national emergency on the southern border, tapping into executive powers in a bid to divert billions toward construction of a wall even as he plans to sign a funding package that includes just $1.4 billion for border security.

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Amazon's decision to abandon plans to build a new campus in Long Island City, Queens, has drawn cheers from several politicians, community organizers and other locals opposed to the expansion.