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UN chief sees path to Libya unity deal

Bloomberg United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar and his competitors in the Tripoli government are closer to finding a power-sharing agreement that would break the political deadlock in the divided North African country. Haftar and the UN-backed prime minister Fayez al-Sarraj have been negotiating a united caretaker government ahead of possible elections. But the talks ...

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Democrats make play for US president’s rural base

Bloomberg Elizabeth Warren issued a call to arms while Amy Klobuchar made an appeal to unity as Democratic presidential candidates offered different messages they hope will chip away at President Donald Trump’s support across the Farm Belt. Warren, who’s called for breaking up tech behemoths and large agricultural corporations, cast her campaign as “about standing our ground and fighting back” ...

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Has the next economic bubble really arrived?

There are still some economists who fear another crash. The latest is Eugene Steuerle of the Urban Institute, a liberal think tank in Washington. In a new article, he warns that the economy may be on the edge of a giant “wealth bubble” that will collapse with possibly-dire consequences. Steuerle is especially worried by parallels between Americans’ present wealth — ...

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