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Sweden offers $23 bn to finance nuclear power construction
Stockholm (AFP) - Sweden's government said Friday it was ready to offer up to 220 billion kronor ($23. 3 billion)...
Porsche slows electric shift, prompting VW profit warning
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German sports car maker Porsche said Friday that it would dramatically slow its shift to electric...
Independence of central banks tested by Trump attacks on US Fed
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - For months, US President Donald Trump has been piling pressure on the Federal Reserve over delayed...
New Fed governor says was not told how to vote by Trump
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's pick to join the US Federal Reserve said Friday that he did not speak to...
Tariff uncertainty delays World Cup orders for China’s merch makers
Yiwu (China) (AFP) - Tariff fears are hurting World Cup merchandise orders at Shang Yabing's Chinese knitwear factory, where racks...
IMF proposes US Treasury official as second-in-command
Washington (AFP) - The IMF has proposed appointing the US Treasury Department's chief of staff as its new number-two official,...
Canada, Mexico leaders agree to seek ‘fairer’ trade deal with US
Mexico City (AFP) - The leaders of Canada and Mexico on Thursday defended their three-way free-trade deal with the United...
Japan inflation slows in August, rice price surges ease
Tokyo (AFP) - Inflation in Japan slowed to 2. 7 percent in August due partly to government energy subsidies, official...
US small businesses slam Trump tariffs as legal fight proceeds
Washington (AFP) - When businessman Travis McMaster shifted more manufacturing of his products out of China, and into India, he...
IMF proposes US Treasury official as second-in-command
Washington (AFP) - The IMF has proposed appointing the US Treasury Department's chief of staff as its new number-two official,...
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