Headlines – June 27/19

  • US economy grew a solid 3.1% rate in first quarter. Read story
  • 2020 Democratic candidates’ divisions laid bare in feisty TV debate. Read story 
  • Tulsi Gabbard was a surprise breakout in first Democratic debate. Read story
  • Trump says this is his ‘Plan B’ if trade talks with China collapse. Read story
  • This pig-fattening drug triggered the latest China-Canada trade spat. Read story
  • Weaning US power sector off fossil fuels would cost $4.7 trillion: Study. Read story
  • Bitcoin drops $1800 in 15 minutes as Coinbase hit with outage. Read story 
  • Maduro warns he will be ‘ruthless’ if opposition attempts coup. Read story
  • Optimism hits 9-year low at US small, midsize companies. Read story
  • ‘Hell is coming’: Western Europe faces its hottest weather since a 2003 heat wave killed 15,000 in France. Read story
  • How forward thinking insurers are using AI to slash costs and boost customer satisfaction as disruption looms. Read story
  • Air Canada says its buying Air Transat in a $520 million deal. Read story
  • The US is picking a fight with Canada over thawing Arctic shipping passage. Read story
  • Mark Zuckerberg laid out his case why lawmakers shouldn’t ‘take a big hammer’ to Facebook. Read story
  • Rome doctors warn of health hazards from city’s garbage woes. Read story
  • A shocking number of Americans don’t know whether they have credit card debt or not. Read story
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