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Economy
Rachel Reeves: Britain’s first woman finance chief
London (AFP) - Rachel Reeves, Britain's first woman finance minister, is a former child chess champion and Bank of England...
US jobs market sees gradual cooldown in June
Washington (AFP) - US job gains eased slightly in June while unemployment edged up, government data showed Friday, in a...
Kinshasa, a megacity of traffic jams, potholes, transit chaos
Kinshasa (AFP) - Cable car, urban rail link or ring road -- Kinshasa has big plans for alleviating its traffic...
Samsung Electronics forecasts major Q2 profit jump
Seoul (AFP) - Samsung Electronics said Friday it expects second-quarter operating profits to rise more than 15-fold on-year as chip prices bounce...
Why are Chinese electric cars in EU crosshairs?
Beijing (AFP) - The European Union will impose additional provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric cars...
Switzerland tries to flatten out peaks of Alpine visitors
Zurich (AFP) - Switzerland's tourism agency said Thursday that it was trying to even out the flow of holidaymakers throughout...
EU slaps Chinese electric cars with tariffs of up to 38%
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Union on Thursday slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese...
US Fed officials stressed ‘patience’ on rate cuts: minutes
Washington (AFP) - Members of the US Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee said last month that the bank's employment and inflation...
US private hiring eases unexpectedly in June: ADP
Washington (AFP) - Private sector employment cooled unexpectedly in June, payroll firm ADP said Wednesday, with job creation slowing for...
US trade deficit expands less than expected in May: govt
Washington (AFP) - The US trade gap grew slightly less than expected in May, to the widest level since late...
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