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Economy
Inflation, hotel prices curtail Japanese ‘Golden Week’ travels
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's annual "Golden Week" holiday period gets into full swing Saturday, but inflation and hotel prices sent...
Carney vows to transform Canada economy to withstand Trump
Ottawa (AFP) - Prime Minister Mark Carney promised Friday to oversee the biggest transformation of Canada's economy since the end...
Trump’s tariffs bite at quiet US ports
San Pedro (United States) (AFP) - At the Port of Los Angeles, the frenetic choreography of cranes unloading containers from...
GM cuts shift at Canada plant over ‘evolving trade environment’
Ottawa (AFP) - General Motors said Friday it would reduce the number of shifts at a truck assembly plant in...
Trump eyes huge ‘woke’ cuts in budget blueprint
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Friday outlined sweeping cuts targeting "woke" and "wasteful" spending in his first...
Australians vote in election swayed by inflation, Trump
Sydney (AFP) - Millions of Australians voted Saturday in a bitterly contested general election, following a campaign shaped by living...
US ends duty-free shipping loophole for low-cost goods from China
Washington (AFP) - The United States on Friday ended a tariff exemption for goods shipped from China worth less than...
Eurozone inflation holds above expectations in April
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Inflation in the eurozone remained unchanged in April, staying higher than analysts expected, official data showed on...
Hong Kong posts 3.1% growth, warns of trade war ‘risk’
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's economy grew by 3. 1 percent in the first quarter of the year, the...
Shell net profit sinks 35% in first-quarter as oil prices fall
London (AFP) - British energy giant Shell on Friday reported a sharp drop in first-quarter net profit as it was...
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