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US retail sales rise amid limited consumer tariff hit so far
New York (AFP) - US retail sales rose moderately in July, according to data released Friday, as markets monitor tariffs...
Stocks waver on mixed US data, eyes on Trump-Putin summit
New York (AFP) - Stock markets wavered on Friday as investors digested mixed American economic data and monitored a landmark...
Stocks waver as US-Russia summit looms
London (AFP) - Stock markets wavered on Friday as investors digested mixed US economic data and awaited a landmark US-Russia...
World’s first humanoid robot games begin in China
Beijing (AFP) - The world's first-ever humanoid robot games began Friday in Beijing, with over 500 androids alternating between jerky...
Trump’s tariffs drown Brazil’s fish industry
Rifaina (Brazil) (AFP) - When the water pump is switched on, hundreds of tilapia come to the surface of a...
Japan posts modest growth despite US tariffs
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan eked out modest growth in the second quarter despite painful US tariffs, official data showed Friday,...
Air Canada cancels flights over strike threat
Montreal (AFP) - Air Canada began cancelling flights on Thursday after receiving a strike notice from the flight attendants' union,...
US stocks drop as producer inflation surges
London (AFP) - Wall Street shares fell Thursday after data showed US producer price inflation surged far more than expected...
Stocks diverge as bitcoin hits record high
London (AFP) - European and Asian stock markets diverged Thursday and bitcoin hit a record high on the eve of...
Germany’s Thyssenkrupp cuts targets as US tariffs weigh
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Thyssenkrupp's shares slumped Thursday as the struggling German industrial giant slashed its sales forecasts due to...
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