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When Germany Votes, It Will Be About the Economy
When German voters go to the polls on Sunday, the fate of companies like SKW Piesteritz will be at the top of their minds. The chemical…
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Japan’s Economy Recovered In Second Half But Barely Grew in 2024
For decades in Japan, it was accepted as gospel: A weak currency makes companies more competitive and bolsters the economy. Part of that…
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German election candidates clash over economy in four-way TV debate
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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How Trump’s One-for-One Tariff Plan Threatens the Global Economy
The world economy was already grappling with a perplexing assortment of variables, from geopolitical conflicts and a slowdown in China to…
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Britain’s Economy Squeezes Out 0.1% Growth
The British economy eked out growth at the end of last year, data published on Thursday showed, slightly easing the pressure on the…
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How Spain's economy became the envy of Europe
Spain attracts the second highest number of overseas visitors after France It's a chilly mid-winter afternoon in Segovia, in central…
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Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates as British Economy Weakens
The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday for the third time in about six months, amid signs of weak economic growth in Britain…
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Mexico reaches deal with Trump to avert tariffs for at least a month
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her country has avoided U.S. tariffs — for now — after coming to an agreement with…
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Trump's tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China spark fears of a trade war
Washington — President Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China on Saturday, sending shock waves through the…
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The World Economy Awaits Trump’s First Round of Tariffs
President Trump’s threats to enact stiff tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday have left the world trading system on edge as…
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A new Syrian government struggles to reset its corrupt, besieged economy
ALEPPO, Syria — To understand the shakedown empire that was once Syria under former President Bashar Assad, consider the notorious…
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Russian economy facing a tidal wave of bankruptcies
The Russian economy is facing the prospect of a huge rise in corporate bankruptcies as firms are driven to the edge by a record key…
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Chinese commodities firms bear the brunt of a slowing economy - The Business Times
Overcapacity has compounded the impact of China’s slowing growth on these stalwarts of the old economy CHINESE industrial profits show…
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India’s Economy Slows Down Just When It Was Supposed to Speed Up
A year ago, India was bouncing back from a recession caused by Covid-19 with a spring in its step. The country had overtaken China as the…
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Posts falsely claim Ethiopia overtook Nigeria to become Africa’s fourth-largest economy
Nigeria’s economy has struggled in recent years due to lower oil prices and tough economic reforms, resulting in a severe cost-of-living…
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China’s Central Bank Stops Buying Bonds as Deflation Fears Grip Economy
In a striking sign of the Chinese economy’s stagnation, the central bank said on Friday that it had temporarily stopped buying government…
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You wasted $771 sitting in traffic last year
The average driver lost $771 in time and productivity due to traffic jams in 2024, a transportation analyst at INRIX told Newsweek. Why It…
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Japan’s Seven & i deal related to national security: economy minister
JAPANESE economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Wednesday (Jan 8) he believed a potential foreign acquisition of retail giant Seven & i…
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Hong Kong banks hoard record piles of cash as economy sputters
HONG Kong banks are hoarding cash and liquidity despite calls by the government to help out struggling small businesses with funding to…
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MTI's Preliminary Forecast Suggests Singapore's Economy Grew 4.3% in the Fourth Quarter, Slower Than the Previous Quarter
According to preliminary estimates provided by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Thursday (Jan 2), Singapore's GDP grew 4.3…
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Column: Mea culpa: I got some things wrong in 2024. At least I hope I did
WASHINGTON — I spent much of 2024 warning readers that a second Trump presidency would do serious damage to American institutions,…
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Biggest danger in Trump era is risk of US economy overheating
The president-elect and his supporters seem determined to shake things up, but this could mean market volatility MOST Wall Street…
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Manmohan Singh, former Indian prime minister, survived by family
What's New Manmohan Singh, India's former prime minister, died on Thursday at age 92 and is survived by his wife and three daughters. The…
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Americans say Santa will be less generous this year
What's New Sixty-eight percent of Americans said that Santa will be less generous this Christmas because of economic pressure, according…