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Markets

Trump task force recommends ways to boost Postal Service

A task force created by President Donald Trump to evaluate ways to stem billions of dollars in losses at the U.S. Postal Service is suggesting a range of options, including proposals that could significantly boost the cost of sending non-essential mail.

Markets

Diamond smuggling scandal spotlights shadowy Israeli tycoon

A shadowy Israeli billionaire who made his fortune in the insular world of diamonds has suddenly found his empire in jeopardy after close associates were busted in a massive smuggling ring and an employee mysteriously plummeted to her death from his high-rise Tel Aviv office building.

Politics

US construction spending down 0.1% in October

Spending on U.S. construction projections fell 0.1% in October, the third consecutive monthly decline, as weakness in home building and non-residential construction offset a rebound in government projects.

Features

The Latest: World Bank ups climate funding to $200 billion

The Latest on the U.N. climate talks taking place in Katowice, Poland (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Dozens of environmentalists have picketed the site of a former coal mine in Poland that is located near to where a global climate summit is being held.