Economics

U.S. and Swiss negotiators neared a deal to cut U.S. import tariffs on Swiss goods to 15% after Swiss business leaders pressed Washington, officials said.

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U.S. stock benchmarks rallied on Monday as investors grew optimistic a deal to end the government shutdown was near, sending the Nasdaq and S&P 500 sharply higher.

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Germany's economy minister Katherina Reiche called for an "Agenda 2030" of wide structural reforms to restore growth, urging subsidy reviews and risking friction with the SPD.

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President Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and 77 allies implicated in attempts to overturn the 2020 election, a largely symbolic move that does not bar state prosecutions.