Headlines – Feb. 16/17

  • World stocks rise to record high, dollar retreats. Read story
  • At least 25 dead in suicide attack on Pakastani shrine. Read story
  • Banks accused of fixing South African Rand. Read story
  • Race to shore up Oroville Dam before series of storms hit. Read story
  • Intelligence officials withhold information from Trump. Read story
  • China’s holding of US treasuries dropped in 2016 by most on record. Read story
  • Snap seeks valuation of $18.5 billion in highly awaited IPO. Read story
  • Big US banks to push for easing of money laundering rules. Read story
  • Italy approves $21 billion fund to shore up troubled banks. Read story
  • Microsoft takes another crack at healthcare, this time with cloud, AI & chatbots. Read story
  • The most innovative countries in the world on one map. Read story
  • India’s richest man calls Donal Trump “a blessing in disguise for India.” Read story
  • Inside Donald Trump’s White House chaos. Read story
  • China may bar US ships from passing through its waters. Read story
  • Venezuela pulls plug on CNN. Read story
  • Third person arrested in killing of Kim Jong Un’s half brother. Read story
  • Artificial intelligence has brought “doubt and suspicion” to ancient world of Japanese chess. Read story
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