Meat 2.0? Clean meat? Spat shows the power of food wording

NEW YORK (AP) — If meat is grown in a lab without slaughtering animals, what should it be called?That question has yet to be decided by regulators, but for the moment it's pitting animal rights advocates and others against cattle... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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The Latest: AT&T also vows to cut off location-data brokers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Verizon's decision to end sales of phone-location data to brokers (all times local):1:15 p.m.AT&T is joining Verizon in pledging to end sales of phone location data to brokers.The practice has... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Asian stocks tumble after new Trump tariff threat

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks tumbled Tuesday after President Donald Trump escalated a dispute with Beijing over technology policy by threatening a tariff hike on additional Chinese goods.KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Clampdown on foreign farm buyers scares off investors with 'tens of millions' in funds, agents say

The government's directive to the Overseas Investment Office to raise the bar in overseas applications to buy sensitive New Zealand land has scared away tens of millions of dollars in investments in rural property and will hurt farm... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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US could back 1st pot-derived medicine, and some are worried

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AP) — A British pharmaceutical company is getting closer to a decision on whether the U.S government will approve the first prescription drug derived from the marijuana plant, but parents who for years... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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California lawmakers debate creating regional electric grid

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A contentious proposal to link oversight of California's electric grid with other western states faces a crucial test Tuesday in a state Senate committee.California has greatly expanded the use of renewable... Source: NZ Herald Business News online pharmacy seroquel for sale with best prices today in the USA

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Shares drop 1.2%, led by Pushpay and Mercury

New Zealand shares dropped in broad-based selling, led lower by Pushpay Holdings following its $100 million bookbuild, with Mercury New Zealand and Fletcher Building also weakening.The S&P/NZX50 Index fell 110.99 points, or 1.2... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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NZ capital gains tax would lift rate of home ownership – bank

Introducing a 10 per cent capital gains tax would reduce New Zealand house prices by 10.9 per cent and lead to a higher rate of home ownership, according to a leading bank economist.The Government's tax working group, headed by... Source: NZ Herald Business News online pharmacy purchase clomid without prescription with best prices today in the USA

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Pompeo: China engaging in 'predatory economics 101'

DETROIT (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says China is engaging in "predatory economics 101" and an "unprecedented level of larceny" of intellectual property.Pompeo made the remarks Monday at the Detroit Economic Club, as global... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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UK House of Lords renews Brexit headache for government

LONDON (AP) — Britain's House of Lords is making another attempt to win Parliament a greater say over the country's departure from the European Union.Parliament's unelected upper chamber amended the government's flagship Brexit... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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