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China: Tencent reports 70 % profit surge backed by strong games business

ChinesetechgiantTencentHoldingsLtdreportedonWednesdaya70%profitsurgeforthesecondquarterwithstrongperformanceofmobilegamesbusiness.Netprofitsurgedto18.2billionyu

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Newspaper woes send Murdoch's News Corp into red

USmediagroupNewsCorponThursdayreportedalossinthepastquarter,hitbydeclinesinadvertisingandwritedownsatitsglobalnewspapers.ThecompanycontrolledbymediamogulRupertM

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News Corp revenue misses on weak demand for print advertising

News Corp on Thursday reported fourth-quarter revenue that missed estimates as the owner of the Wall Street Journal grapples with a declining demand for advertising in the print industry.

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Indonesia’ posts stagnant 5.01 pct growth in 2nd quarter

ByAPDWriterMaverickJAKARTA,Aug.7(APD)--Indonesiapostedastagnantgrowthof5.01percentinthesecondquarterthisyear,duetowithholdofspendingamongpeopleinmiddle-uppercla

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Reduced political uncertainty escorts growth of eurozone major economies

Economyintheeurozoneandthe28membersoftheEU(includingBritain),ortheEU28,seemstoexperiencearecoveryinthesecondquarterofthisyear,statisticsandsurveysfromEuropeanth

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Apple shares up as iPhone 8 appears on track

Appleappearstohavesoothedinvestorconcernsoverthereleaseofits10thanniversaryiPhonerangewhilereportingaleapinsmartphonesales.Theworld'smost-valuablelistedcompany'

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Consumers, businesses likely spurred U.S. economic pickup in 2rd quarter

TheU.S.economylikelyacceleratedinthesecondquarterasconsumersrampedupspendingandbusinessesinvestedmoreonequipment,whichwouldconfirmthatthesluggishperformanceearl

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S. Korea's Q2 economic growth halves from previous quarter

SouthKorea'ssecond-quartereconomicgrowthalmosthalvedcomparedwiththepreviousquarterduetoweakexportsontheso-calledbasedeffectthatoffsetrecoveringprivateconsumptio

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Samsung gets triple crown in record Q2 earnings on brisk chip sales

SamsungElectronicswonaso-called"triplecrown"initssecond-quarterearningsresultsasitsrevenue,operatingprofitandnetincomebrokethepreviousrecordhighsthankstobriskse

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Autos and energy firms boost European shares, banks held back

SupportivecrudepricesandstrongresultsfromenergyfirmsandautoscompanieshelpedEuropeansharesinchhigheronWednesday,whilebanksweretheworst-performingsectorasresultsd

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Mexico blanks Curacao to reach Gold Cup quarters

DefendingchampionMexicobookedtheirspotinthequarter-finalsoftheCONCACAFGoldCupSundaybyblankingCuracao2-0andstretchingtheirtournamentwinstreaktoeightstraightgames

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China's 2017 H1 GDP grows 6.9%

China's gross domestic product expanded 6.9 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2017 to about 38.15 trillion yuan (5.62 trillion US dollars), China's National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

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China's 2017 H1 GDP grows 6.9%

China'sgrossdomesticproductexpanded6.9percentyear-on-yearinthefirsthalfof2017toabout38.15trillionyuan(5.62trillionUSdollars),China'sNationalBureauofStatisticssa

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India's Infosys reports first-quarter profit growth on client wins

InfosysLtd,India'ssecond-biggestsoftwareservicesexporter,reporteda1.4percentincreaseinfirst-quarterprofitonFriday,slightlybeatingstreetestimates,helpedbykeyclie

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China sees fast growing entrepreneurship

China saw fast growth in entrepreneurship in the first half of this year with increasing registration of companies and self-employed entrepreneurs, which will eventually play a bigger role in boosting employment in the second quarter.

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Djokovic reaches quarter-finals despite shoulder problem

Three-timechampionNovakDjokovichasclaimedthelastspotinthequarter-finalsatWimbledon.ThesecondseededSerbhadbeenscheduledtotakeonFrance'sAdrianMannarinoonMonday,bu

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7 out of top 10 highest house prices growth global cities are in China

Seven of the ten cities that saw the highest growth in property prices in the first quarter of 2017 are in China, despite the average appreciation rate growing at a slower rate than the previous quarter, according to the Global Residential Cities Index released by Knight Frank, a London-based real estate consultancy.