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Asia markets rally as China’s yuan defies Trump dollar warning

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets advanced Friday, with Shanghai gaining two percent as China's weak yuan currency…

Sanctions-hit North Korea economy shrank sharply in 2017: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea saw its economy contract 3.5 percent last year - its worst showing in…

Google hit with record-breaking EU fine

by Danny Kemp / Céline Le Prioux Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - The EU hit Google with its biggest…

Asian markets rise after Fed chief boosts US confidence

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets largely rose on Wednesday, tracking a Wall Street rally after the Federal Reserve…

Asia markets on course for positive end to tough week

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Most Asian markets rose again on Friday following a record close on Wall Street…

J&J ordered to pay $4.69 bn damages in talc cancer case

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was Thursday ordered to pay out $4.69 billion in…

Tokyo stocks open higher, helped by cheaper yen

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday, partly supported by a cheaper yen against the dollar. The…

Asian markets bounce on bargain buying as dollar extends rally

(AFP) -- Asian markets on Thursday recovered from the previous day's hammering, oil prices bounced and the dollar extended a…

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory plans amid US-China trade row

by Dan Martin Agence France-Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP)--Tesla unveiled plans on Tuesday to build a factory in Shanghai to dramatically increase…

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