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Japan economic data boost PM Abe ahead of vote

by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A raft of broadly positive economic data gave Japan's Prime…

Brexit progress but trade talks ‘weeks or months’ away

by Danny Kemp Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Britain and the European Union on Thursday hailed the progress…

US stocks edge up, dollar falls as markets eye Trump tax plan

by John Biers Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US and European stocks won modest gains Thursday,…

PAL to “continue to cooperate” with gov’t to settle issue of unpaid navigational charges

(Eagle News) -- Philippine Airlines on Thursday said it would "continue to cooperate with any and all agencies to resolve"…

Toyota, Mazda team up on electric vehicles

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japanese auto giant Toyota said Thursday it was teaming up with Mazda and parts-maker Denso in a…

Microsoft search engine Bing to focus on PC search market – CEO

NEW YORK, USA (Reuters) -- Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said on Wednesday (September 27) the company's search engine,…

Asia markets, dollar, up despite N.Korea fears

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Most Asian markets edged up Wednesday and the dollar extended gains against its peers on…

Alstom, Siemens merge to create new European rail champion

by Julie Chabanas and Adam Plowright Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The maker of France's TGV trains announced Tuesday…

Switzerland still tops world’s competitive economies

GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) -- Switzerland is the world's most competitive economy for a ninth straight year, the Geneva-based World Economic…

Tokyo stocks slip by break on US-North Korea row

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Tuesday on a stronger yen as investors snapped up the safe…

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