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Business / World Business

Trump heaps more tariffs on China, still no deal in sight 01 Sep 2019 - 06:34 pm
While the Trump administration has dismissed concern about a protracted trade war, business groups are calling for a tariff truce and the resumption of negotiations between the world’s two-largest economies. (AFP file photo)
Lagarde lauds Merkel method as she prepares to become ECB chief 31 Aug 2019 - 10:17 pm
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UK Labour warns Johnson’s spending spree won’t end austerity 30 Aug 2019 - 11:32 pm
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Strong consumer spending propping up US economy 30 Aug 2019 - 10:20 pm
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following the Federal Reserve's two-day Federal Open Market Committee Meeting in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2019. Reuters/Sarah Silbiger
India growth slows to 5% in fresh blow to Modi 30 Aug 2019 - 10:20 pm
A man counts Indian currency notes inside a shop in Mumbai, August 13, 2018. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
India lockdown a major blow for tourism in 'Switzerland of the East' 30 Aug 2019 - 10:20 pm
Kashmiris take cover as Indian security forces (unseen) fire teargas shells during clashes, after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, August 30, 2019. Reuters/Danish Ismail
Lebanon to probe lender blacklisted by US for Hezbollah ties 30 Aug 2019 - 09:45 pm
People walk past a branch of Jammal Trust Bank in the Beirut's Hamra street on August 30, 2019, in the Lebanese capital. AFP / Anwar Amro
Army of women earning $4 a day could be behind your next iPhone 30 Aug 2019 - 08:37 pm
A customer compares the sizes of the latest iPhones at an Apple store in Sydney on September 21, 2018. AFP/Saeed Khan
Airbus pulls out of Canada fighter jet race, boosts Lockheed Martin's chances 30 Aug 2019 - 07:24 pm
An Airbus A350-1000 performs during the 53rd International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, June 18, 2019. Reuters / Pascal Rossignol
Strong Canadian economy gives Trudeau a boost ahead of election race 30 Aug 2019 - 06:50 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses with airport staff as they await Syrian refugees to arrive at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, December 10, 2015. Reuters/Mark Blinch
US, France to lead talks on a global digital tax 29 Aug 2019 - 10:28 pm
French Finance and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire (L) flanked by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary General Jose Angel Gurria give a joint press conference at the Ministry of economy in Paris, on August 29, 2019.
Ex-Google worker elaborates on claims about executive Drummond 29 Aug 2019 - 08:51 pm
Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of Google logo in this picture illustration, March 28, 2018. Reuters / Dado Ruvic
US economy slowing, but consumers limiting downside 29 Aug 2019 - 07:50 pm
FILE PHOTO:  A US five dollar note is seen in this illustration photo, June 1, 2017. Reuters/Thomas White
Boost for global climate fund as rich states pledge fresh billions 29 Aug 2019 - 06:03 pm
Vultures feed on the carcass of a dead cow which lies on the mud of the drought-affected Lake Ngami on August 29, 100km away from Maun, Botswana.  AFP / Monirul Bhuiyan
Hikvision, a surveillance powerhouse, walks US-China tightrope 29 Aug 2019 - 04:58 pm
People visit a Hikvision booth at a security exhibition in Shanghai, China May 24, 2019. Reuters/Aly Song
China's yuan set for longest losing streak since 2015 28 Aug 2019 - 11:12 pm
A Chinese bank employee counts 100-yuan notes and US dollar bills at a bank counter in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province on August 28, 2019. AFP
Mexico strikes deal with gas companies in pipeline row 28 Aug 2019 - 11:12 pm
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (C), Mexico's Finance Minister Arturo Herrera (L), Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) Manuel Bartlett, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim (2nd R) and Business Coordinating Council (CCE) Carlos Salazar applaud after
Fake-branded bars slip dirty gold into world markets 28 Aug 2019 - 10:34 pm
The Sicpa Oasis validator system (bullion protect) is pictured on one kilogram bar of gold at Swiss refiner Metalor in Marin near Neuchatel, Switzerland July 5, 2019. Reuters/Denis Balibouse