Wealth tax economist hits back at French tycoon’s ‘pseudo-academic’ claim
Paris (AFP) - An economist behind a wealth tax plan embraced by the French left on Sunday urged France's richest ...
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France’s richest man riles left with attack on ‘pseudo-academic’ behind tax plan
Paris (AFP) - Left-wing figures in France on Sunday reacted with uproar after the country's richest man the luxury goods ...
US Treasury official expected to be named IMF’s second-in-command: source
Washington (AFP) - The US Treasury Department's chief of staff is anticipated to join the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in ...
Asian stocks swing as traders bide time ahead of US rate decision
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stock markets were mixed as investors bided their time ahead of an expected US interest ...
Cooling US jobs market in focus as political scrutiny heats up
Washington (AFP) - US employment data on Friday is expected to confirm a cooled labor market, as companies pull back ...
PlayStation prices rise as US tariffs bite
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Sony on Wednesday said it is bumping up the price of PlayStation 5 video ...
Trump offers data to justify firing of labor stats chief
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday alleged that jobs data had been "purposely" altered by the government's ...
Stock markets, dollar rise on EU-US trade deal
London (AFP) - Stock markets and the dollar advanced Monday after the European Union and United States struck a deal ...
Stocks mostly rise on EU-US trade deal hopes
London (AFP) - Stock markets mostly extended gains Thursday as optimism grew that the European Union could soon strike a ...
Markets extend gains on US trade deal hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) - Stock markets extended the week's gains Thursday on optimism other countries will follow up the Japan-US ...
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