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New US jobless claims fall to 837,000: government

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New jobless claim filings in the United States fell to 837,000 last week seasonally adjusted,…

‘Hardware failure’ halts trade all day for Tokyo stock markets

by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Trade on Tokyo's stock markets, which are…

Asian markets sink again as virus, stimulus, election fan fears

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets tumbled Thursday following another sharp sell-off on Wall Street as investors were…

Pres. Duterte asks Congress to craft bills addressing red tape, corruption to help PHL economy

  (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte has urged leaders of Congress to craft legislation that will address red tape…

Australian unemployment falls, raising recovery hopes

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's unemployment rate fell slightly to 6.8 percent in August, spurring hopes that the worst of…

New Zealand plunges into recession as economy shrinks record 12%

by Neil SANDS WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's economy plunged into recession for the first time in a…

US stocks resume downward slide as sterling falls further

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks resumed their downward slide Thursday, while the pound dropped further amid…

Japan’s economy shrank more than estimated in Q2

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's economy shrank slightly more than initially thought in the April-June quarter, official data released…

Japan’s economy shrank more than estimated in Q2

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's economy shrank slightly more than initially thought in the April-June quarter, official data released Tuesday…

PHL headline inflation eases to 2.4% in August; Palace credits this to gradual re-opening of economy

(Eagle News) -- The headline inflation in the Philippines eased to 2.4 percent in August, from 2.7 percent in the…

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