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U.S. visa applicants undergo ‘extreme vetting’, to be asked for social media history

The U.S. government wants to require all US visa applicants, both immigrant and non-immigrant, to disclose their social media handles to the…

Barclays to pay $2bn to resolve fraud claims over US mortgage misselling

Barclays has agreed to pay $2 billion, the equivalent of £1.4 billion, in civil penalties to resolve claims for fraud…

I don’t think Berkshire should avoid doing business with people who own guns- Buffett

Warren Buffett, the chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway, said business leaders should be careful not to impose their personal views…

Nestlé sales growth weakens to slowest pace in decades on North America, Brazil challenges

By Ademola Badmus with agency report Nestlé said a key measure of sales growth weakened to its slowest pace in…

Dollar weakens further in Asia ahead of US inflation data

The dollar was softer in Asia trading ahead of a release of US inflation data later in the day, pushing…

US jobless claims drop beating forecasts

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped by nine thousand to 221 thousand in the week ended February…