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Xi inaugurates South America’s first Chinese-funded port in Peru
Lima (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday inaugurated Latin America's first Beijing-funded port in Chancay, Peru -- a...
Xi, Biden in Peru for APEC summit, pre-Trump face-to-face
Lima (AFP) - US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrived in Peru Thursday for an Asia-Pacific...
US stocks fall as traders weigh future Fed cuts, Trump moves
New York (AFP) - US stocks slipped Thursday as investors digested comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while worries...
Sotheby’s to pay $6.25 mln in tax fraud case
New York (AFP) - The auction house Sotheby's will pay $6. 25 million to settle charges that it helped art...
Dating apps move to friend zone in search of profits
Lisbon (AFP) - Burnt-out love-seekers are shunning dating apps in their millions, but the apps are trying to woo them...
EU fines Meta $840 million for ‘abusive’ Facebook ad practices
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules...
US stocks wobble as traders weigh future Fed cuts
London (AFP) - US stocks wobbled on Thursday as investors waited for more clues about future interest rate cuts and...
Coach owner Tapestry calls off Capri bid on regulatory blocks
New York (AFP) - Fashion group Tapestry said Thursday that it was dropping its $8. 5 billion bid for Capri,...
‘First Buddy’: Musk takes unusual star role with Trump
Washington (AFP) - As Donald Trump prepares his return to the White House, one of his most omnipresent confidants has...
Buy now, pay later: Latin America pressured by Chinese online shops
Santiago (AFP) - Isidora Olave opens a package containing a T-shirt, a skirt and a handful of glitter stickers shipped...
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