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Global stocks tumble, yen gains after DPRK fires missile over Japan

U.S.stockfuturesandAsiansharemarketstumbledonTuesday,whiletheyenjumpedtofour-monthhighsagainstthedollaraftertheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)firedamiss

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Renewable energy capable of powering majority of Australian homes

AstudybytheAustralianRenewableEnergyIndex(AREI)hasfoundthatAustralia'srenewableenergysectorproducesenoughelectricitytopower70percentofthenation'shomes.ThefirstA

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Profit growth slows in major industries of China

Supply-sidestructuralreformsworking,officialsays;debtlevelsdownslightlyChina'smajorindustriesregisteredslowerprofitgrowthinJuly,butaseniorofficialattheNationalB

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India's GDP growth seen picking up to 6.6 percent but GST fogs outlook

India’seconomicgrowthlikelyacceleratedto6.6percentinthequarterjustended,butanalystspolledbyReutersaresoundingincreasinglyworriedthatconfusionoveranewgoodsandser

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China's industrial profits firmly grow in first 7 months

China'smajorindustrialfirmspostedabout4.25trillionyuan(639.1billionUSdollars)profitsinthefirstsevenmonthsoftheyear,a21.2percentjumpfromthesameperiodlastyear,acc

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Brexit fears slow British growth, hit consumers and businesses

Britain'seconomysufferedweaknessonallfrontsinthethreemonthstoJune,withshopperspinchedbythepound'stumble,exportsfailingtofillthegap,andbusinessinvestmentfrozenby

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Asian markets mostly up with eyes on banker summit

MostAsianmarketsroseonTuesdayaheadofacloselywatchedmeetingofcentralbankerslaterintheweek,althoughthereremainconcernsaboutDonaldTrump'seconomicagendaandgeopoliti

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China Unicom shares soar on $11.7 bn stake sale plan

SharesinChina'ssecond-largesttelecomscarrierUnicomsoaredMondayafteritreiteratedpreviouslyretractedplansforanalmost$12billionstakesaleinvolvinghigh-profileinvest

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US business economists fret over Trump policy agenda

USbusinesseconomistsworryabouttheprospectsforPresidentDonaldTrump'spolicyagenda,andthepotentialdamagetotheeconomyfromhistradeandimmigrationpolicies,accordingtoa

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India's Infosys shares extend losses after CEO quit

SharesofIndia'sInfosysLtdfellasmuchas4.6percentonMondaytoanearthree-yearlow,slumpingforasecondconsecutivesession,afterbrokeragesincludingNomuradowngradedthestoc

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Investors sell stocks, dollar on fears Trump agenda is foundering

AsianstockinvestorsjoinedaglobalretreatfromriskierassetsonFridayandthedollarwaveredonrisingdoubtsaboutU.S.PresidentDonaldTrump'sabilitytodeliverhiseconomicagend

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Asia shares extend Wall Street sell-off after Spain attack

AsianstocksfollowedWallStreetfallingsharplylowerFriday,compoundingaglobalsell-offafteradeadlyBarcelonarampageclaimedbytheIslamicStatejihadistgroupexacerbatedmou

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Alibaba profit nearly doubles on robust revenues

Chinesee-commercegiantAlibabasaidThursdayitsnetprofitalmostdoubledinthelatestquarteronthebackofsolidrevenuegrowthinitscoreshoppingbusinessandincloudcomputing.Al

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Philippine economy grew by 6.5% in Q2; 6.4% in first half of 2017

ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,August17(APD)–ThePhilippines’GrossDomesticProduct(GDP)grewby6.5percentinthesecondquarterof2017and6.4percentinthefirsthalfof2017.Und

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IMF: China to see 6.7 % growth in 2017

Chinahasthepotentialtosustainstronggrowthinthemediumterm,theInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)saidinareportreleasedTuesday,increasingitspredictionforChina'seconomic

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UK unemployment falls again to lowest since 1975, wage growth lackluster

Britain'slabormarketbuckedtepideconomicgrowthinthesecondquarterastheunemploymentrateunexpectedlyfelltoitslowestsince1975,officialdatashowedonWednesday.Theunempl

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Bruised but coping, Qatar's economy remains strong: experts

Qatar'seconomyhasbeenhitbythesanctionsimposedbyaSaudi-ledArabblocbuttheemirate'seconomyisstrongenoughtosurvive,analystssay.SinceJune5,SaudiArabiaandalliesBahrai