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Hong Kong's third-quarter GDP growth seen cooling as trade war, rate hikes bite

The average forecast from five economists is for a third-quarter growth of 2.9 percent from a year earlier, easing from 3.5 percent in the April-June quarter.

Nov 14, 2018

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Singapore Airlines profit sinks on fuel costs, Virgin Australia losses

Singapore Airlines is in the second year of a three-year transformation plan designed to cut costs and boost revenue.

Nov 14, 2018

Real Madrid appoints Santiago Solari as permanent coach until 2021

The 42-year-old Argentine has led the team to four wins in four games since taking over as interim manager in place of sacked former Spain coach Julen Lopetegui two weeks ago.

Nov 14, 2018

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Foreigners sold Asian equities in October on worries over trade, slowing growth

Data from regional stock exchanges showed foreigners sold a net total of $14.54 billion in Taiwan, South Korea, India, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam equities in the last month.

Nov 12, 2018

Anti-Brexit demonstrators wave EU and Union flags opposite the Houses of Parliament, in London

UK parliament will vote down May's Brexit deal, former minister says

Asked if there was any chance May's plan could pass parliament, Justine Greening, who supported staying in the European Union, said "no".

Nov 12, 2018

China says will further open up its economy, slams rising protectionism

Both Singapore and China are expected to rally support for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact now being negotiated.

Nov 12, 2018

Singapore calls for closer S.E. Asia, says multilateralism under threat

The pact includes 16 countries, including China, India, Japan and South Korea, but not the United States.

Nov 12, 2018

Macron the mould-breaker - France's youngest leader since Napoleon

World leaders in Paris mark 100th anniversary of WW1 Armistice

Testimonies written by soldiers on Nov. 11, 1918, as the ceasefire took hold, will be read at Sunday's event by high school students in French, English and German.

Nov 11, 2018

Saudi Arabia discussing proposal to cut oil output by up to 1 million bpd by OPEC and allies: sources

The sources said the discussions were not finalized as much depending on the reduction in Iranian exports.

Nov 11, 2018

China's Alibaba secures $3 billion loan to finance acquisition spree

Alibaba Singles' Day sales hit $10 billion in first hour

Singles' Day is the world's biggest online sales event and last year netted Alibaba 168 billion yuan ($24.15 billion) in total sales.

Nov 11, 2018

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Calls for open trade to greet Pence as Trump skips Asia summit

The pact includes 16 countries, including China, India, Japan and South Korea, but not the United States.

Nov 11, 2018

White House adviser Navarro to Wall Street - Stay out of U.S.-China trade talks

China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi on Friday said the U.S.-China trade talks can be resolved through talks and that any ongoing conflict would hurt both countries.

Nov 10, 2018

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China launches aviation fuel index amid slowest demand growth in four years

China is estimated to consume a total of 35 million tonnes of jet fuel this year, Gong Feng, vice president of CNAF.

Nov 10, 2018

Is Jeff Bezos and Amazon set to take over the world?

Amazon strikes deal with Apple to sell iPhones, iPads

In coming weeks, the world's biggest online retailer will sell the latest editions of Apple's iPhone, iPad and other devices in the United States, Europe, Japan and India.

Nov 10, 2018

Singapore scrutinises UBS, DBS, Falcon over 1MDB transactions - sources

US sues UBS, alleges crisis-era mortgage securities fraud

Officials are seeking unspecified fines against UBS under a federal law allowing it to pursue penalties up to the amounts the bank gained or others lost from alleged misconduct.

Nov 9, 2018

Oil in bear market as supply rises, demand outlook weakens

China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) said on Friday it was still taking oil from Iranian fields in which it has stakes.

Nov 9, 2018

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Defiant Trump blames media, fellow Republicans for House losses

Acosta said in a tweet late on Wednesday he had been denied entry into the White House by the Secret Service.

Nov 8, 2018

U.S. envoy aims to end Iran oil exports without price spike

Hook declined to give details of the confidential bilateral deals with the countries, which include China, India, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Greece, Italy and Turkey.

Nov 8, 2018

Big investors sue 16 banks in US over currency market rigging

Those settlements followed worldwide regulatory probes that have led to more than $10 billion of fines for several banks, and the convictions or indictments of some traders.

Nov 8, 2018

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Democrats capture U.S. House majority in rebuke to Trump

Trump and his fellow Republicans expanded their majority in the U.S. Senate following a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues.

Nov 7, 2018

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