Maserati recalls luxury sedans to fix fire risks

Bloomberg Maserati North America Inc. is recalling more than 1,000 of its newest luxury cars to fix leaky fuel pipes that increase the potential for an engine fire. The 2018 Ghibli and Quattroporte sedans—with prices starting at $73,050 and $105,600, respectively—have a faulty fuel delivery pipe in the engine compartment that may leak gasoline, the company said. The cars haven’t ...

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‘Frankenstein’ gets spot on UK coin in 2018 collection

Bloomberg The UK will make new coins this year to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein’’ as well as commemorate a century since women started gaining the right to vote. Designs on special two-pound coins will also honour the end of the First World War and the creation of the Royal Air Force in 1918, the UK’s Royal ...

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Europe’s record factory growth puts the squeeze on resources

Bloomberg Euro-area manufacturing growth accelerated to a record in December 2017, capping a solid year for factories which is now eating into production capacity. With export demand strengthening, IHS Markit’s monthly report on manufacturing showed both new orders and output were the strongest in 17 years. Germany’s gauge rose to a record and France improved. Global growth also got a ...

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US stocks advance as dollar weakens against G-10 peers

Bloomberg The dollar weakened against most of its G-10 peers, US stocks rose and Treasuries fell in the first official day of trading in 2018. European stocks started the year in the red, failing to capitalise on a positive Asian session as the strength of the region’s common currency weighed on exporters. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index opened higher ...

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Stock markets in UAE, Qatar rise as year starts

Reuters Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar rose as they opened for the first day of trade in 2018, while Saudi Arabia continued to slip after a hike in domestic gasoline prices. The Dubai index had a poor 2017, falling 4.6 percent, but it rose 1.2 percent on Tuesday as stocks in the blue-chip Emaar group, which ...

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Hundreds detained as Iran says protests will fade soon

Bloomberg Protests that have roiled Iran over the past five days will die down in a few days, according to a senior Iranian official, as authorities said hundreds of those involved in the unrest have been detained. The demonstrations broke out last week, starting in the holy city of Mashhad and spreading to other parts of the country, including the ...

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Trump to hold Pak aid linked to action against terrorism

Bloomberg The US will continue to withhold $255 million in military aid to Pakistan as the White House reviews the nation’s ‘level of cooperation’ in fighting terrorism, a National Security Council spokesperson said. The announcement came just hours after Trump in a tweet said the US has ‘foolishly’ given more than $33 billion in aid to the country and gotten ...

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‘EU can’t cherry pick post-Brexit trade deal’

Bloomberg The European Union can’t pick and choose which bits of its economic relationship with Britain it maintains and which it eliminates in any future trade deal, UK Brexit Secretary David Davis said, throwing the words of EU diplomats back at them. Post-Brexit trade talks are due to start in March, with a year remaining until Britain’s scheduled exit day ...

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US strategy to knock out North Korean missiles carries risk

Bloomberg The Trump administration’s national security strategy calls for a more aggressive approach toward stopping a North Korean missile strike on the US: knocking the weapons out prior to launch. But it’s unclear that the US has the technology or on-the-ground intelligence to effectively carry out a preemptive strike in that kind of crisis situation. And if it fails, the ...

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