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Trump’s French trade truce puts off the battle

Who said Davos doesn’t make a difference? As world leaders, business executives and cheerleaders for the planet descended on the Swiss resort for the annual World Economic Forum, one diplomatic victory was being chalked up on the sidelines: A presidential truce between Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron over France’s plan to tax tech companies, which the US says discriminates against ...

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‘No-deal’ Brexit is finally back as a real possibility

The UK-European Union trade talks haven’t started officially, but both sides are testing out negotiating lines. Britain is already colouring some of them red, setting up a fight later this year that will encompass the three Fs: fish, financial services and the freedom to diverge from EU rules. To use another f-word, all three issues are fraught. But it’s the ...

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Netflix is starting to feel the heat

Disney+ and other new streaming-TV apps are starting to nip at Netflix Inc.’s heels. While that means Netflix will have an even tougher time enticing new users, its streaming imitators aren’t giving subscribers reason enough to cancel the tried-and-true service. For the first time ever, Netflix has serious competition, and fourth-quarter results offered a first glimpse at what that might ...

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