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Qatar orders aid to private sector as sanctions hurt economy

Qatar’sgovernmentannouncedmeasurestohelpprivatesectorbusinessesonSaturdayafteritseconomywashurtbysanctionsimposedbyotherArabstates.PrimeMinisterSheikhAbdullahbi

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Economic Watch: Tourism booming during China's National Day holiday

TourismhasbeenboominginChinaduringtheNationalDayholiday,benefitingtheeconomyofChinaandmanyothercountries,officialdataonSundayshowed.OneofChina'stwoGoldenWeeks,t

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America’s cash-free future is just around the corner

ShakeShack'snextburgerjointatAstorPlaceinNYCdoesn'twantyourmoney--atleastnotthephysicalvariety.Inanefforttoreducethe"frictiontime"betweenpayingforyourmealandeat

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Tax-cut plan prompts fund managers to bet on automation

TheTrumpadministration’splantocutcorporatetaxesmayaddmorefueltothealready-hotrallyinthesharesofautomationcompanies.FundmanagersfromColumbiaManagementInvestmentA

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Big fall in British car sales as Brexit fears weigh on market

UncertaintyoverBrexitandfearsinthecarfinancemarketthateasycreditmightbefuelingacreditbubblehavecausedadropinthenumberofnewcarssoldinBritain.TheSocietyofMotorMan

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Oil rises 2 percent, boosted by potential OPEC deal

‍Oilpricesroseabout2percentonThursdayassignsSaudiArabiaandRussiawouldlimitproductionthroughnextyearpushedtheUSbenchmarkbackabove50USdollarsabarrel.Thenewsoutwei

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World Bank revises down Indonesia's 2017 GDP growth target to 5.1 pct

TheWorldBankprojectedIndonesianeconomytoexpand5.1percentthisyear,lowerthanitsestimateinJuneof5.2percent,thelendersaidinitswebsiteonTuesday.Supportiveglobalecono

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Asian shares handle weak oil prices, strong dollar

RecordclosesonWallStreetandupbeateconomicdatathatliftedUSTreasuryyieldsandthedollar,evenasweakeroilpricestooktheirtollonenergystocks,alsohelpliftAsiansharesonTu

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China Focus: How are 19th CPC National Congress delegates elected?

Inaboutoneyear,2,287delegateshavebeenelectedtoattendtheupcoming19thNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC),tobeheldinBeijingfromOct.18.Theelectionsstart

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Economic Watch: New force behind China's shifting economic landscape

Isthereanyconnectionbetweenajungleofseeminglydiscardedbikescrowdingasuburbansubwayexit,andthesmellofmoneyintheheartofthefinancialmarket?InChina,thereis.Ridingth

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Brazil's Lula extends lead in 2018 vote despite graft conviction: poll

FormerBrazilianPresidentLuizInácioLuladaSilvaextendedhisleadintherun-uptothe2018presidentialelectiondespiteacorruptionconvictionthatcouldbarhimfromrunning,apoll

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Vietnam economy grows, boosted by exports

Vietnam'seconomysurgedmorethansevenpercentinthethirdquarteraccordingtodataFriday,butofficialswarnedthecommunistcountrymaystillfallshortofitsannualtarget.Communi

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Cuba reveals full scale of damage left by Hurricane Irma

Cuba'sNationalDefenseCouncil(CDN)onFridaydisclosedthefinaltallyofthedamagewroughtbyHurricaneIrmawhenitlashedtheislandearlierthismonth,killing10people.Atotalof15

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Brazilian president's approval rating hits record low

BrazilianPresidentMichelTemer'sapprovalratinghasreachedarecord-low3percent,accordingtoapollonThursdaybytheBrazilianInstituteofPublicOpinionandStatistics(Ibope).

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China sets 2019 deadline for automakers to meet green-car sales targets

Chinahassetadeadlineof2019toimposetoughnewsalestargetsforelectricplug-inandhybridsvehicles,slightlyrelaxinganearlierplantolaunchtherulesfromnextyearthathadleftg

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India's flagging economy draws dire warnings of recession

PrimeMinisterNarendraModicametopoweronaeuphoricwaveofpromisestoboostIndia'seconomy,addmillionsofjobsandbring"goodtimes"tothedevelopingnation.Threeyearslater,Ind

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Should we be concerned with AfD success in Germany?

WhenGermanChancellorAngelaMerkelopenedhercountry'sdoorstodesperaterefugeestwoyearsago,sheknewshewasdoingtherightthing.SheshowedleadershipattheEUlevel,revealingh