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General Motors (NYSE: GM) had a terrific month for U.S. sales in August. The General’s U.S. sales rose 7.5% last month, far outperforming the 1.9% decline posted by the U.S. light-vehicle market as a whole.

GM’s gain came despite the effects of Hurricane Harvey, despite weak demand for sedan models, and despite a big month for arch-rival Ford Motor Company‘s (NYSE: F) pickup sales.

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The ANZ Commodity Price Index +16.3% y/y 9pri +21.1% y/y)
Says ANZ:
– The dip in the NZD against most major peers during August helped buffer local returns (+0.2% m/m), with the NZD index also 16% higher than 12 months prior
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Seedrs, one of the largest equity crowdfunding platforms in the UK, has received a follow on investment of £4 million from Woodford Investment Management. The new funding values the online investment platform at £40 million on a pre-money basis. Woodford previously backed Seedrs with £6… Read More

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There is news crossing of South Korean military exercise – a live firing drill
– ‘In response to North Korea’s nuclear test’
And, that’s news is it?

  Via Yonhap (Sth Korea news agency):

Over the weekend, Judicial Watch announced that it had filed a lawsuit against the DOJ on behalf of retired special agent Jeffrey Danik seeking records related to roughly $700,000 in political contributions made by groups tied to Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, a long-time Clinton confidant, to the wife of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe…the same Andrew McCabe who was conveniently overseeing multiple Hillary Clinton investigations at the time and even oversaw components of her email investigation.