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China’s economy beats forecasts ahead of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’
Beijing (AFP) - China said Wednesday its economy topped forecasts in the first quarter, as exporters rushed to shift goods...
Wine consumption falls heavily into the red
Paris (AFP) - Worldwide consumption of wine fell in 2024 to its lowest level in more than 60 years, the...
Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade war
New York (AFP) - US aviation giant Boeing, fresh off a crippling labor dispute and quality control crisis, has now...
Canada offers automakers tariff relief, Honda denies weighing move
Ottawa (AFP) - Ottawa on Tuesday offered tariff relief to automakers on condition they maintain production in Canada, fearing US...
Trump says ball in China’s court on tariffs
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump believes it is up to China to come to the negotiating table on trade, the...
Trump says China ‘reneged’ on Boeing deal as tensions flare
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that China has gone back on a major Boeing deal, after...
Trump trade war casts pall in China’s southern export heartland
Guangzhou (AFP) - The blistering tariff war launched by Donald Trump this month cast a shadow Tuesday as businesses met...
China tells airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries: report
Beijing (AFP) - China has told its airlines to stop taking deliveries of jets from American aviation giant Boeing, a...
Chinese EV battery giant CATL posts 33% surge in Q1 profit
Beijing (AFP) - The world's leading maker of electric vehicle batteries, Chinese firm CATL, posted a 32. 9 percent jump...
Argentina’s peso sinks after currency controls eased
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's peso slumped more than 11 percent against the US dollar Monday, after Javier Milei's libertarian...
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