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Wall Street nosedives as investors flee on trade war fears

WallStreettumbledonFridaywithmorethan1,000pointsknockedofftheDowintwodaysasinvestors,increasinglynervousaboutapotentialUStradewarwithChina,shiedawayfromriskahea

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South Africa’s Naspers raises $9.8 billion from Tencent stake sale

SouthAfrica’sNaspershasraised$9.8billionfromthesaleofa2percentstakeinChineseinvestmentTencenttostrengthenitsbalancesheetandfundgrowthinitse-commercebusinesses,i

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US stocks tumble after Trump tariff threat against China

USstocksslumpedonThursdayafterPresidentDonaldTrumpannouncedheplannedtoimposetariffsonupto60billionUSdollarsofChineseimports.Themarketwasrattledbyfearsabouttheim

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Asian markets tumble with Wall St as Trump sparks trade war fears

AsianmarketsplungedFridayfollowingasell-offinNewYorkasDonaldTrumpsparkedfreshtradewarfearsbyimposinghugetariffsonChineseimportsandBeijingunveileditsownmeasuresa

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US music sales hit decade high as streaming soars

MusicsalessoaredanewlastyearintheUnitedStatesbackedbytheriseofstreaming,bringingrevenuetoalevellastseenadecadeago,theindustrysaidThursday.TheRecordingIndustryAs

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Credit Suisse: More Chinese millennials prefer domestic brands

China’smillennialconsumersaremorehealth-conscious,happiertospendonleisureandmoreloyaltodomesticbrandsthaneverbefore,accordingtoanewreportbyCreditSuisse.Labeleda

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Pakistan's IT industry advances rapidly in last four years

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,March22(APD)--Pakistan’sInformationTechnologyindustryhasexhibitedpositivegrowthtrendsforthelastfouryearsanditwitnessed51perce

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US stocks, dollar fall as Fed lifts interest rates

TheFederalReserveonWednesdayraisedthekeylendingrateforthefirsttimethisyeartoitshighestlevelinadecade,citingastrongeroutlookforUSeconomicgrowth.NewlyinstalledFed

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Salesforce to buy MuleSoft for 5.9 billion USD

Salesforce.comIncsaidonTuesdayitwouldbuyUSsoftwaremakerMuleSoftIncforabout5.90billionUSdollarsinacash-and-stockdeal,illustratingCEOMarcBenioff’spushtobolsterthe

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Cambodia still enjoys strong growth in 2018

ByAPDwriterKinRathaPhnomPenh,March20(APD)—TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)initslatestforecastsaidthatCambodia’sEconomycontinuetogrowtharound7percentthisyearwhi

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Asian shares fall as Facebook data flap spooks tech stocks

AsiansharesfellonTuesdayafterinvestorstookprofitsinhigh-flyingU.S.technologysharesonfearsofstifferregulationasFacebookcameunderfirefollowingreportsitallowedimpr

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Putin says will engage with West after record vote win

VladimirPutinonMondaysaidhewouldaddressdisputeswiththeWestafteranelectionthatsawhimreturntotheKremlinwitharecordvoteshare,asMoscowfacesincreasingisolation.Inter

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Putin re-elected Russian president, early poll data confirms

IncumbentRussianPresidentVladimirPutinwon76.6percentofballotsafter99.83percentofvoteshadbeencountedinthepresidentialelectionSunday,CentralElectionCommission(CEC

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Mayan midwives acknowledged for their work in Guatemala

GuatemalahasoneofthehighestmaternalmortalityratesinLatinAmerica,at140deathsperevery100,000births–fivetimeshigherthanintheUnitedStates.Morethan300,000womenaround

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Russia election: Vladimir Putin wins by big margin

IncumbentRussianPresidentVladimirPutinwassettowinSunday'spresidentialelectionashegot75.91percentofthevoteafter70percentoftheballotswerecounted,preliminarydatafr

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China's industrial output expands 7.2% in Jan-Feb

China'sindustrialoutputexpandedby7.2percentyear-on-yearinthefirsttwomonthsof2018,acceleratingfrom6.2percentgrowthinDecember2017,officialdatashowedWednesday.Theg

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Adidas buyback, profit forecast set to boost shares

Adidasforecastslowersalesandprofitgrowthfor2018butliftedits2020profitabilityforecastandsharesoftheGermansportswearfirmlookedsettogetaboostfromnewsofalargebuybac