Plus: Volkswagen’s work council said the automaker plans to shut at least three factories in Germany to cut costs. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and several global counterparts urge Israel to approve a waiver that would continue to allow Palestinian and Israeli banks to correspond. J.R. Whalen reports.

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