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ThinkstockAhead of a key meeting of the Communist Party, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stated that the nation’s economy must create 10 million jobs per year, and sustained growth of at least 7.2%...
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ThinkstockTaking a page out of the U.S. handbook on how to package loans so that no one can understand them, Chinese officials are considering expanding a pilot program that allows the country’s...
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ThinkstockChinese solar PV maker Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP) has been down for so long that anything must look like up. The company said Wednesday morning that it has received a...
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ThinkstockOn the afternoon of October 24, short-seller Muddy Waters said it was starting coverage of Chinese mobile Internet services firm NQ Mobile Inc. (NYSE: NQ) with a Sell rating and a price...
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courtesy Boeing Co.In an exclusive report from Reuters Friday morning, sources say that Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has received commitments for about 200 of its yet-to-be delivered 737 MAX aircraft from...
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Courtesy Alibaba GroupWith Twitter Inc. executives and bankers preparing for Friday’s kick-off to the roadshow they hope will convince investors that the company’s nominal initial public offering...
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ThinkstockPlaying the lottery is popular all over the world. It is huge in the United States and other nations, but now the United States will get to see just how big the lotto is in China as well. A...
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courtesy of StarbucksStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is sick of playing defense in China, where the nation’s big broadcaster criticized the coffee shop chain for what it charges for coffee. China...
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courtesy of StarbucksStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is the latest global brand to be targeted by China Central Television (CCTV). The world’s largest coffee chain has pricing that is unfair and...
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ThinkstockThe Chinese government agency that handles environmental issues told the residents of the huge city of Harbin to keep their cars and trucks garaged, as air pollution overwhelmed the city....
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ThinkstockChina’s National Bureau of Statistics announced that third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) rose 7.8%. Now, speculation and arguments over whether the People’s Republic can maintain...
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ThinkstockYi Gang, the deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, recently said that the world’s second largest economy has recovered from a nasty period in the first half of 2013. The...
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courtesy of KFCYum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) reported third-quarter results after markets closed on Tuesday. The fast-food restaurant operator posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.85...
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courtesy of Apple Inc.Japan’s largest wireless carrier, NTT DoCoMo, did not sell an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone until just last month with the release of the iPhone 5s and 5c. Competitors...
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ThinkstockInvestors have become increasingly anxious about how badly the U.S. equity and fixed income markets will be battered as the American government marches toward a potential default. Of...
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