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Asian markets slip as dealers track stimulus progress
Dec 18, 2020 (AFP)
After last month's surge across equity markets, traders in December have been unable to kick on as vaccine optimism and signs of a breakthrough in Washington, a...
Amazon girds for challenge in warehouse union drive
Dec 17, 2020 (AFP)
The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday it found "sufficient showing" to allow for a vote among workers at the Amazon distribution center in Bessemer, ...
Asia markets rise on vaccines, signs of US stimulus progress
Dec 16, 2020 (AFP)
After months of stuttering talks between lawmakers in Washington, there appear to be signs of progress on a new rescue package for the world's top economy as th...
Asian markets fall as virus surge leads to new lockdowns
Dec 15, 2020 (AFP)
The downbeat mood also comes despite some optimism that US lawmakers are inching towards finally agreeing a new stimulus for the world's top economy. Investors ...
US charges tire company with evading tariffs on China
Dec 15, 2020 (AFP)
The Justice Department said the joint operation found that Houston-based Winland International/Super Tire and executives "conspired to avoid anti-dumping duties...
Pound rises on Brexit talks extension, vaccine lifts stocks
Dec 14, 2020 (AFP)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said after a crisis call that they would "go the extra mile" to find common ground in long-runnin...
'Distrust' of Brazil stalling EU-Mercosur trade deal: official
Dec 12, 2020 (AFP)
Agreed in principle last year after two decades of negotiations, the EU's draft deal with the South American trade bloc would create a huge market of more than ...
Brexit talks continue but UK navy on standby as deadline nears
Dec 12, 2020 (AFP)
Negotiations in Brussels were due to continue on Sunday, the day that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen have set as a deadline to d...
China imposes further duties on Australian wine
Dec 10, 2020 (AFP)
The move comes as relations between both countries continue to sour after Australia called earlier this year for an inquiry into the origins of the Covid-19 out...
EU leaders look to end budget dispute as Brexit looms
Dec 10, 2020 (AFP)
London and Brussels have said they will decide by Sunday whether to press on with talks aimed at thrashing out a post-Brexit trade deal, after British Prime Min...
Asian markets fluctuate after rally, eyes on US stimulus talks
Dec 03, 2020 (AFP)
While met with great joy, the first approval of a Covid-19 drug by Britain on Wednesday had little impact on stocks as it had been widely expected soon. Focus i...
Chinese firms could lose access to US stock markets
Dec 03, 2020 (AFP)
The "Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act" could be quickly placed on the desk of US President Donald Trump for final approval, since it was already passed...
Biden set to revamp US trade tactics -- but not policy
Dec 02, 2020 (AFP)
In an interview with The New York Times published Wednesday, Biden, who defeated Trump in last month's presidential election, made it clear his first job will b...
Markets struggle to extend rally but vaccine optimism remains
Dec 02, 2020 (AFP)
Britain became the first Western country to approve a vaccine as it gave the go-ahead to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for rollout from "next week", while several...
China edges past US as Europe's top trade partner
Dec 02, 2020 (AFP)
Over the first nine months of 2020, trade between the EU and China totalled 425.5 billion euros ($514 billion), while trade between the EU and the United States...
China factory activity sees fastest growth in decade: survey
Dec 01, 2020 (AFP)
The purchasing managers index released by Chinese media group Caixin came just a day after official PMI figures showed growth at its fastest in more than three ...
Stocks drop as virus cases overshadow vaccine rollout hopes
Nov 30, 2020 (AFP)
Oil prices were also under pressure ahead of a two-day meeting of major producers, with traders worried that they had still not agreed on an extension of the ou...
Asia stocks fluctuate as virus cases offset vaccine roll-out hopes
Nov 30, 2020 (AFP)
Oil prices were also under pressure ahead of a two-day meeting of major producers, with traders worried that they had still not agreed on an extension of the ou...
China factory activity edges up in November: official data
Nov 30, 2020 (AFP)
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of manufacturing activity in China, has largely rebounded following strict measures to curb the virus early in...
World's strictest corporate responsibility plan fails in Swiss vote
Nov 29, 2020 (AFP)
The proposal would have amended the Swiss constitution and forced such companies to ensure they and their suppliers respected strict human rights and environmen...
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