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Stock markets slide, oil jumps as China cuts rates
London (AFP) - Major stock markets slid Monday on profit-taking and oil prices jumped as traders weighed fresh interest-rate cuts...
Asian markets mixed as traders digest China rate cut
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets started the week on a mixed note Monday as traders weigh Chinese central bank...
BHP goes on trial in London over 2015 toxic Brazil mine disaster
London (AFP) - Australian mining giant BHP goes on trial on Monday over one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially...
New rules drive Japanese trucking sector to the brink
Kawasaki (Japan) (AFP) - Fujio Uemura has to rest after driving fish all night to Tokyo, under new rules that...
Chinese drone maker DJI sues Pentagon over blacklisting
Shanghai (AFP) - Chinese drone maker DJI, which dominates the global consumer market, said Saturday it was suing the US...
Japan shifting back to nuclear to ditch coal, power AI
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station (AFP) - Glinting in the sun by the world's biggest nuclear plant, the Sea of Japan...
Global markets mixed as investors weigh earnings and China GDP
New York (AFP) - Global stock markets went different directions on Friday as investors weighed better-than-expected Chinese economic growth data,...
Global stock markets rise on China hopes
London (AFP) - Most Asian and European stock markets rose Friday after Chinese economic growth data beat forecasts and officials...
Asian markets rise as China economy tops forecasts, gold hits record
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong and Shanghai soared Friday to lead gains across most Asian markets Friday after Chinese...
With record production, Moldova plum farmers hail EU integration
Drăsliceni (Moldova) (AFP) - In a warehouse north of Moldova's capital, farmer Stefan Bitlan inspects boxes of plums soon heading...
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