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China stocks tumble despite central bank's move to support economy

The yuan was also down, after the central bank set the reference rate at its weakest level against the dollar since May 11, 2017.

Oct 8, 2018

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

In haste to go Dutch, Unilever misjudged concerns in Brexit-bound UK

Small retail investors added to the momentum opposing the move - an ill-communicated reaction following a surprise $143 billion bid from Kraft-Heinz (KHC.O) last year.

Oct 7, 2018

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SoftBank deepening ties to ride-hailing firm Grab with $500 million funding - sources

Six-year-old Grab has garnered more than $6 billion in total funding, led by SoftBank, Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing and Toyota Motor Corp.

Oct 7, 2018

Trade worries hang over Singapore central bank as some analysts eye tightening

Eleven of 20 analysts polled expect the Monetary Authority of Singapore to replicate a tightening of policy seen in April, its first in six years.

Oct 7, 2018

Greenlight comment adds to Tesla losses from Musk mocking SEC

In its quarterly letter, Greenlight said its short position on Tesla was its second-biggest winner in the third quarter.

Oct 6, 2018

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, left, chats with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He during a photograph session after their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China Sunday, Jun 3, 2018.

U.S. Commerce's Ross eyes anti-China 'poison pill' for new trade deals

United States is now in the early stages of talks with Japan and the European Union to lower tariff.

Oct 6, 2018

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Japan, U.S. to hold third economic dialogue mid-November: government officials

The trade talks fall within broader bilateral economic discussions led by Pence and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, who is also finance minister.

Oct 5, 2018

Tesla's Musk mocks SEC as judge demands they justify fraud settlement

The case is SEC v Musk, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 18-08865.

Oct 5, 2018

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Rising US bond yields hit global markets, Asian stocks fragile

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.3 percent, while Japan's Nikkei dropped 0.5 percent and Australian benchmark was up just 0.1 percent.

Oct 5, 2018

Wife of Malaysia's ex-PM Najib charged with money laundering

Najib faces 32 charges from money laundering to abuse of power and criminal breach of trust over billions of dollars that went missing from state fund 1MDB.

Oct 4, 2018

Exxon Mobil eyes multi-billion dollar investment at Singapore refinery

Exxon's Singapore refinery is the company's largest, with a capacity of about 592,000 barrels a day.

Oct 4, 2018

U.S. judge says China's ZTE violated probation; extends monitor's term

U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade in Dallas extended until 2022 the term of a monitor he appointed to assess ZTE's compliance with U.S. export control laws.

Oct 4, 2018

Debris is seen after an earthquake in Palu

Indonesia's Widodo makes second visit to quake city as aid effort gears up

The official death toll from the 7.5 magnitude quake that struck the west coast of Sulawesi last Friday stood at 1,234.

Oct 3, 2018

Japan to order Suruga Bank to halt new property loans after scandal: sources

Suruga Bank's shares, however, surged as much as 16 percent on Wednesday as the measures were not as harsh as expected.

Oct 3, 2018

Amazon raises minimum wage to $15, urges rivals to follow

The increase pushes Amazon's lowest wage above that at Walmart Inc and Target Corp. It is almost $3 shy of the average for a non-management worker in warehousing in US.

Oct 3, 2018

Tesla worried by China tariffs even as deliveries surge

China raised tariffs on imports of U.S. autos to 40 percent amid a worsening trade war with the United States.

Oct 3, 2018

The Nobel Prize laureates for Medicine or Physiology 2018 are James P. Allison, U.S. and Tasuku Honjo, Japan presented at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden October 1, 2018. TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via REUTERS

2018 Nobel Medicine Prize awarded for cancer research

The literature prize will not be handed out this year after the awarding body was hit by a sexual misconduct scandal.

Oct 1, 2018

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Trump welcomes Canada's entry into trade pact with U.S., Mexico

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday praised Canada's entry into a reworked trade deal.

Oct 1, 2018

European, Asian factory growth sputters on weakening exports

Business surveys released on Sunday and Monday showed the pace of expansion slowing across European and Asian factories.

Oct 1, 2018

Indonesia rushes in aid as death toll from quake, tsunami passes 840

The confirmed death toll of 844 looked certain to rise as rescuers reached devastated outlying communities hit on Friday

Oct 1, 2018

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