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• Asian stocks fall on the back of overnight plunge on Wall Street

  By: Eustance Huang

  The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 500 points on Wall Street overnight, erasing its gains for 2018.

• UPDATE 1-USTR says China has failed to alter 'unfair, unreasonable' trade practices

  WASHINGTON, Nov 20- The Trump administration on Tuesday said that China has failed to alter its "unfair" practices at the heart of the U.S.- China trade conflict, adding to tensions ahead of a high-stakes meeting later this month between U.S. "This update shows that China has not fundamentally altered its unfair, unreasonable, and market-distorting practices...

• USTR says China has failed to alter 'unfair, unreasonable' trade practices

  WASHINGTON, Nov 20- The Trump administration on Tuesday said that China has failed to alter its "unfair" practices at the heart of the U.S.- China trade conflict, adding to tensions ahead of a high-stakes meeting later this month between U.S. Trade Representative's "Section 301" investigation into China's intellectual property and technology transfer...

• Trump reportedly sought to order prosecutions of Hillary Clinton and James Comey

  By: Kevin Breuninger

  White House counsel McGahn had White House lawyers draft a memo outlining the consequences of merely asking the DOJ to investigate his political rivals — including impeachment, the newspaper reported.

• UPDATE 12-Oil slumps 6 pct as equities slide feeds demand worry

  NEW YORK, Nov 20- Oil prices tumbled more than 6 percent on Tuesday in heavy trading volume, with U.S. crude diving to its lowest level in more than a year, caught in a broader Wall Street selloff fed by mounting concerns about a slowdown in global economic growth. West Texas Intermediate crude futures ended the session down $3.77, or 6.6 percent, at $53.43 per barrel.

• UPDATE 3-U.S. targets Iran-Russia network over oil sent to Syria

  WASHINGTON, Nov 20- The United States said on Tuesday it had moved to disrupt an Iranian-Russian network that sent millions of barrels of oil to Syria and hundreds of millions of dollars to indirectly fund militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Syria then helped transfer hundreds of millions of dollars in cash to Hezbollah, which functions as a political party...

• Trump says he would like to see the Federal Reserve lower interest rates

  By: Fred Imbert

  President Donald Trump once again took a shot at the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, saying he would like to see lower rates from the U.S. central bank.

• UPDATE 11-Oil slumps 6 pct as equities slide feeds demand worry

  NEW YORK, Nov 20- Oil prices tumbled more than 6 percent on Tuesday in heavy trading volume, with U.S. crude diving to its lowest level in more than a year, caught in a broader Wall Street selloff fed by mounting concerns about slowing global economic growth. West Texas Intermediate crude futures ended the session down $3.77, or 6.6 percent, at $53.43 per barrel.

• Trump says breaking with Saudi Arabia would send oil prices 'through the roof'

  By: Tom DiChristopher

  President Donald Trump on Tuesday linked his decision to continue backing Saudi Arabia — despite the murder of a U.S. resident by Saudi agents — to his desire to keep oil prices low.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, oil plunge as global growth prospects dim

  *Shares of U.S. retailers tumble on weak earnings, outlooks Oil plunges on global economic worries. NEW YORK, Nov 20- World equity markets and oil prices tumbled on Tuesday as worries over economic growth prospects prompted investors to retreat to safe-haven currencies and U.S. "Despite what has been a pretty good earnings season, people are looking ahead to next...