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Vai alla Scheda Paese »There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Samsung upgrades folding smartphone in move to rev up sales
SAN FRANCISCO: Samsung on Wednesday unveiled a second-generation folding smartphone along with other new gadgetry aiming to jump-start sales in a market hit hard by the global pandemic.
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Dólar fecha em leve alta em dia de reunião do Copom
No dia em que o Banco Central reduziu a taxa Selic (juros básicos da economia) para 2% ao ano, a moeda norte-americana fechou em leve alta. O dólar comercial encerrou esta quarta-feira (5) vendido a R$ 5,294, com valorização de R$ 0,01 (+0,18%). A cotação oscilou bastante. A divisa operou em ...
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US small business rescue leaves trail of confusion
The biggest mystery of all: did taxpayers get value for money?
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Mossad and Bibi’s top security advisor squabbling over relations with Arab states
Meanwhile, in North Africa, after the Mossad backed and armed Libya’s renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, foreign sources say Israel is taking a more balanced position towards the internationally recognized government in Tripoli
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Businesses Thought They Were Covered for the Pandemic. Insurers Say No.
The N.B.A.’s Houston Rockets and restaurants like Chez Panisse are among those suing their insurers for refusing to pay “business interruption” claims during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Comparar imposto digital com CPMF é maldade e ignorância, diz Guedes
O ministro da Economia, Paulo Guedes, disse hoje (5) que comparar a criação do imposto sobre transações digitais com a antiga Contribuição Provisória sobre Movimentação Financeira (CPMF) é maldade e ignorância. Guedes participa de audiência pública virtual da Comissão Mista Temporária da Reforma Tributária do Congresso Nacional. “As pessoas, inadequadamente, por ...
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Wellington Phoenix through to A-League finals series after draw with Brisbane Roar
Former Celtic strikers Gary Hooper and Scott McDonald trade goals in stalemate.
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Oil Prices Crash On Fuel Demand Growth Concern
Oil prices fell in early trade of yesterday on concerns about fuel demand growth as a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections around the world sparks tighter lockdowns just as major producers’ ramp up output. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 22 cents, or 0.5 per cent to $40.79 ...
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Pandemic revives Gulf fears over food security
Vulnerable to import shortages and sharp price rises states are investing overseas and in agritech at home
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Treasury yields plumb new depths as bond investors fret
Debt markets are signalling concern about the US economy even if equities are not
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Banco Itaú 2020 Q2 Net Profit Slumps 40 Percent, to R$4.2 Billion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Itaú's recurring net profit was down 40.2 percent in Q2 2020, compared to the same period last year, to R$4.205 billion (US$841 million). Against the previous quarter (Q1), profit increased by 7.5 percent. The result was in line with analysts . . . To read ...
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The Chicago Fed president says it’s up to Congress to save the economy.
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Mexican migrants send more money home to help virus-hit economy
Remittances have increased since start of pandemic, helped by US welfare
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Beijing Warns U.S. Of Consequences Of Demanding Sale Of Tiktok To U.S. Coy
Beijing has urged Washington to refrain from setting an example that other countries could follow against U.S. businesses by demanding that Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok be sold to a U.S. corporation. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday that the advice had become necessary as the U.S. could ...
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Trump gives TikTok 6 weeks to sell itself to US company
U.S. President Donald Trump gave popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok six weeks to sell its U.S. operations to an American company, saying on Aug. 3 it would be "out of business" otherwise, and that the government wanted a financial benefit from the deal.
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Balança comercial tem superávit recorde de US$ 8,06 bilhões em julho
Pelo segundo mês consecutivo, a balança comercial brasileira bateu recorde. Em julho, o país exportou US$ 8,06 bilhões a mais do que importou, segundo dados divulgados hoje (3) pela Secretaria de Comércio Exterior e Assuntos Internacionais do Ministério da Economia. Esse é o maior superávit para o mês desde o início ...
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La Brexit finanziaria della Borsa di Londra: Lse cambia pelle e ora sceglie gli Usa
Dietro la vendita di Borsa Italiana da parte di Lse pesa anche la Brexit:dal 5G alla finanza, il Regno Unito sta tagliando tutti i ponti con l’Europa. Un nuovo atlantismo anche sui mercati
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Police money in US politics under scrutiny as calls for reform grow louder
Democrats have received more funds from law enforcement groups than Republicans since 2002, according to FT analysis
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One-Third of New York’s Small Businesses May Be Gone Forever
Small-business owners said they have exhausted federal and local assistance and see no end in sight after months of sharp revenue drops. Now, many are closing their shops and restaurants for good.
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Is a China-US 'rivalry partnership' possible?
Not a day seems to pass without further evidence of the mounting economic tensions between China and the United States, the world's two largest economies. This growing antagonism will have a bigger immediate impact on China than on the US, as bilateral decoupling fuels a broader ongoing process of deglobalisation.
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China's economy pulls back from the brink
Despite more sanctions piling on from the US, China still had reason to celebrate this month with two important achievements. First, it became the world's first major economy to return to economic growth as the world battles with the Covid-19 pandemic.