Down to the wire... The U.K. and EU press on with last-ditch talks to try and secure a Brexit deal to present to leaders in Brussels. However, Northern Ireland’s DUP dashes hopes saying it cannot back the current proposal. We are live in Brussels for the latest on this fast-moving story. In the U.S., retail sales slump for the first time in seven months, increasing economic jitters. But on the trade front, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says that negotiators are working on the draft of a ‘Phase One’ trade deal with counterparts in Beijing. In corporate news, Netflix surprises to the upside, winning more subscribers than expected, while Facebook tries to convince the market its cryptocurrency Libra will ‘overcome problems’ once regulatory issues are resolved.

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