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Understanding the $250 billion China-US deal

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Update | China, US in $253.5 bln trade ‘miracle’ during Trump visit

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Apple posts stellar earnings ahead of iPhone X launch

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'Rage room' in Singapore offers destructive solution for stress

Baddayattheoffice?Inhigh-pressuredSingaporethereisnowasolution,a"rageroom"thatletsstressed-outpeopletakeabaseballbattoitemsrangingfromglassbottlestotelevisions.

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World Bank to fund $120 mln Guangdong education equality project

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Microsoft beats profit estimates on gains from cloud services

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China to sell first dollar bond in 13 years

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Einstein note on modest living sells for $1.56 million

AnotethatAlbertEinsteingavetoacourierinTokyobrieflydescribinghistheoryonhappylivingsoldatauctioninJerusalemonTuesdayfor1.56millionUSdollars,theauctionhousesaid.

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Bitcoin will ‘implode’, says Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed

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Google's latest iPhone rival off to a rocky start

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Box Office: Tyler Perry's 'Boo 2!' tops downbeat weekend with $21.7 mln

TylerPerryhasavertedadisasterattheboxofficewiththeopeningofLionsgate’scomedysequel“Boo2!AMadeaHalloween”scaringupasolid21.7millionUSdollarsat2,388NorthAmericanl

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Letter by Titanic victim sold for record price in Britain

Aworldrecordpriceofover166,000U.S.dollarswaspaidatanauctioninBritainSaturdayforoneofthelastknownletterstohavebeenwrittenonboardthefamousTitanicoceanliner.OscarH

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Venezuelans use Bitcoin 'mining' to escape inflation

InsidealockedroominanofficebuildinginCaracas,20hummingcomputersusetheirdata-crunchingpowertomineBitcoins,anincreasinglypopulartoolinthefightagainstVenezuela'shy

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Profit growth at Chinese SOEs quickens

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Trump sketch of Empire State Building sells for $16,000 at auction

Ablack-markersketchoftheEmpireStateBuildingbyUSPresidentDonaldTrumpwassoldfor16,000USdollarsatauction.The12-by-9inchdepictionoftheNewYorklandmarkwascreatedbyTru

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US Senate passes budget blueprint key to Trump tax effort

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EBay's profit forecast disappoints, shares fall

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