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Mobike, ofo users mull options after recent price hike

SINGAPORE:WhenoccupationaltherapistJenniferLamclickedonherMobikeapponFridaymorning(Apr20),shenearlydroppedhersmartphone.The180-dayMobikepassshepurchasedlastNove

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Trump says will not accept high oil prices, crude dips

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumponFridaycriticizedOPECforoutputreductionsthathavehelpedraiseoilpricesandsaidtheactionwouldnotbetolerated,asoilpricesappearedsetforasecon

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Asia shares hit by tech warning, oil holds near highs

AsiansharesslippedonFridayasawarningonsmartphonedemandfromtheworld’slargestcontractchipmakersluggedthetechsector,whileloftyoilpricesstirredinflationfearsandunde

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Oil near late-2014 highs as Saudi pushes for higher prices

OilpricesonThursdayremainedclosetohighstouchedthepreviousdaythatwerelastseeninlate2014,buoyedasU.S.crudeinventoriesdeclinedandastopexporterSaudiArabiaisexpected

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China Property Market: House prices rise 0.4% in March from Feb

RecentdatafromtheNationalBureauofStatistics(NBS)showthatnewhousepricesinChina's70majorcitiesrose0.4percentinMarchfromthepreviousmonth,acceleratingfroma0.2percen

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Saudi Arabia seen cutting May crude prices to Asia: survey

TopoilexporterSaudiArabiaisexpectedtocutpricesforallcrudegradesitsellstoAsiainMaytoreflectweakerpricesforitsMiddleEastbenchmarkDubaicrude,tradesourcessaidonMond

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US inflation accelerates in December

UnderlyingUSconsumerpricesregisteredthebiggestgaininDecember,raisingtheoutlookfortheFederalReservetohikeinterestratesmorequicklyin2018.Thecoreinflation,whichexc

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London stock market edges to new high

London'sbenchmarkFTSE100indexreachedafreshhighWednesday,butEurope'smainindiceswerelacklustreoverallfollowingrecentrallies.Elsewhere,arallyacrossAsiathatwelcomed

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Asia markets edge up as commodities rise, Apple fears ease

AsianmarketsedgedupwardWednesdayinthinholidaytrading,withinvestorsshruggingoffanegativeWallStreetleadasfearsoverlacklustreiPhonedemandeased,andcommoditiesrose.S

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Beijing property prices remain stable

PropertymarketinBeijingheldsteadyinNovemberwithsecond-handhomepricesfallingforsevenconsecutivemonths,accordingtoagovernmentreport.Thestatementwasincludedinarepo

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Saudi Arabia 'set' to hike domestic petrol prices by 80% next month

SaudiArabiaplanstoincreasedomesticpetrolandjetfuelpricesinJanuary2018,aspartofaprogramtograduallyeliminateenergysubsidiesasthekingdomseekstooverhaulitseconomyan

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China's home prices remain stable in October

China'spropertymarketremainedstableinOctoberwithhomepricesfallingorpostingslowergrowthinmajorcitiesamidtoughcontrolpolicies,theNationalBureauofStatistics(NBS)sa

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Italy's white truffles feel the heat at Alba auction

It’sbadnewsforwhitetrufflefans.Dryweatherandchangingclimatepatternshavehitproductionandsentpricessoaring.Thewinningbidderforthebiggesttruffleatthisyear’sAlbaWhi

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Butter shortfall leaves French croissants half-baked

Franceisrunningshortofbutter,withsomesupermarketshelvessittingemptyandthepriceofcroissantsontherise,creatingaheadacheforthegovernmentjustasittriestomakethefoodc

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Online not the best bet for deals

ConsumerswhoareanticipatingcheaperpricesforproductsduringtheupcomingNov11shoppingfestivalmaynotnecessarilyfindthemonline,anewstudysaid.Accordingtothe2017Chinash

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Oil prices rise on tightening supply, strong demand

OilpricesroseonMondayoversupplyconcernsintheMiddleEastandastheU.S.marketshowedfurthersignsoftighteningwhiledemandinAsiakeepsrising.BrentcrudefuturesLCOc1,theint

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China home price growth cools further in August as curbs bear down

China’snewhomepricesroseinAugustattheslowestpaceinsevenmonthsandfellorleveledoffinmorecitiesasgovernmentcoolingmeasuresdampenedspeculation,thoughtherewerenosign