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China December exports rise 18.1% year-on-year, imports up 6.5%, top forecasts
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports grew more than expected in December as global demand for Chinese goods remained solid, while import growth quickened, customs data showed on Thursday. Exports rose ...
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Japan machinery orders rise, COVID emergency clouds outlook
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders unexpectedly rose for a second straight month in November, data showed on Thursday, although a renewed coronavirus emergency in Tok...
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Alibaba’s Cainiao launches container booking service, cites global cargo woes
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group's Cainiao launched a container booking service for air and sea freight on Thursday, and said the move was in response to a global shortage of shipping containers tha...
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Dollar extends rebound as investors await U.S. stimulus details, bitcoin bounces
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar extended its rebound from near three-year lows versus major peers on Thursday, supported by higher U.S. yields, as President-elect Joe Biden prepared to ...
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Connecticut probes Amazon’s e-book business for anti-competitive practices
(Reuters) - Connecticut is investigating whether Amazon.com Inc is engaged in anti-competitive behavior in the e-book business through its distribution agreements with certain publishers, the state's ...
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KKR closes first Asia Pacific real estate fund at $1.7 billion
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S.-based investment firm KKR & Co said on Thursday it had closed its first fund targeting real estate investments in Asia Pacific at $1.7 billion. The announcement c...
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Trump signs amended China investment ban, requiring complete divestment by Nov. 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has signed an amended version of an executive order that bans U.S. investments in alleged Chinese military companies, the White House said on Wednesday. T...
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Little evidence coffee companies’ sustainability efforts have impact: report
By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) - There is little evidence efforts by the world's top coffee roasters and traders to prevent human rights and environmental abuses are having any impact, with most fa...
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Asia shares make cautious gains after Wall Street rises as U.S. yields fall
(Reuters) - Asian equities made early trading gains on Thursday after a mixed session Wall Street buoyed by expectations of a U.S. stimulus package even as political events in Washington culminated in...
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Cheasapeake Energy bankruptcy plan approved by U.S. judge
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas producer Chesapeake Energy's Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan was approved by a U.S. judge on Wednesday, giving lenders control of the company and ending a contentious t...
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