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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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Flygbolag bjuder på biljettfadäs
Det verkade för bra för att vara sant men flygbolaget Cathay Pacific står nu sitt kast. Ett misstag från bolagets sida på nyårsafton gjorde att flygbiljetter mellan Vietnam och New York i bokningsklasserna business och first såldes ut för cirka 675 doll
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Marketing edge best gauge for growth
Some states give exporters tax breaks, rebates and other incentives.
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Oil prices surge 5%
Oil prices reversed course and turned sharply higher in mid-morning trade yesterday. Brent crude rose $2.60, or 4.8 per cent, to $56.40 a barrel after trading as low as $52.51 earlier. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $2.22, or 4.9 per cent, to $47.63. This came after earlier falling more ...
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Chinese Companies Flocked to U.S. Markets in 2018. The Trade War May Have Had a Role.
More Chinese companies went public in the United States in 2018 than in any year since 2014.
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Balança comercial brasileira teve superávit de US$ 58,3 bi em 2018
O saldo da balança comercial em 2018 foi de US$ 58,3 bilhões. De acordo, com o Ministério da Economia, esse é o “segundo melhor desempenho registrado desde 1989”. O saldo contabiliza a diferença entre as exportações (US$ 239,5 bilhões) e as importações (US$ 181,2 bilhões). No ano passado, tanto as exportações ...
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Bill Gates' nuclear venture faces problems amid US-China trade restrictions
TerraPower LLC, a nuclear energy venture chaired by Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, is seeking a new partner for trials of its technology
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2018 Review: Facebook, Twitter CEO investigated over data breach
Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg navigated through the first of two US congressional hearings without informing on how the social network does business
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Singapore Q4 GDP growth below forecast
SINGAPORE: Singapore's economy grew more slowly than forecast in the fourth quarter after the manufacturing sector shrank, adding to concerns that a trade dispute between the United States and China will drag on growth in 2019.
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Washington state bans anyone under 21 from buying assault rifle in new law targeted by gun-rights advocates
Washington state on Tuesday joined a handful of other states that ban anyone under 21 from buying a semi-automatic assault rifle after voters passed a ...
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ACA mandate gone but a few U.S. states still require health coverage
The mandate directing individuals to obtain health insurance or face tax penalties ends on Tuesday for most, but not all Americans.In Massachusetts, an individual mandate ...
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The big names that left us in 2018
Influential people who exited the stage included musicians, politicians and business people.
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Khashoggi, other journalists honored at Times Square
Injecting a somber note into the festivities, the New York City’s Times Square Alliance, the business association that organizes the famous New Year’s Eve party, paid a special tribute to freedom of the press, after a year in which journalists came under attack around the world.
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China’s Christmas gifts are unlikely to ease trade war
Measures such as banning forced technology transfers will not impress Washington
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U.S. Dollar and Stock Market Close 2018 with Appreciation in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After a year of political and economic uncertainties in Brazil, the stock market and the dollar closed 2018 with appreciation. The U.S. dollar closed 2018 at R$3.876/US$1, with an accumulated increase of 16.9 percent while the São Paulo stock ...
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Mercado financeiro projeta inflação de 4,01% para 2019
A inflação para o consumidor deve ficar em 3,69% este ano, mas deve subir para 4,01% em 2019. Essa é a previsão para o Índice Nacional de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo (IPCA) feita por instituições financeiras consultadas todas as semanas pelo Banco Central (BC). O Boletim Focus é divulgado às ...
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Stocks in Asia end woeful year up on US-China trade hopes
SYDNEY: Stocks in Asia, closing in on their worst year since 2011, rose with US futures on the last day of 2018 after US President Donald Trump reported “big progress” in trade talks with his Chinese counterpart. The yen declined.
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Revised Korea-US free trade pact to take effect
South Korea said Monday that the revised free trade agreement with the United States is set to take effect this week, a
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Record outflow from US junk bond funds in 2018
Investors spooked by rising interest rates, slowing economy and plunging oil prices
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Usa-Cina: i negoziatori di Trump lavorano a un accordo-quadro sul commercio
L'amministrazione Trump sta lavorando in concreto a un accordo con la Cina che riesca a superare la pericolosa guerra commerciale tra le due grandi potenze economiche...
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China and US hail ‘positive progress’ on trade talks
Beijing ‘stands ready’ to secure deal after Trump-Xi phone conversation
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US, China trade relations progress after phone call
Both the US and China spoke of progress Saturday after telephone talks between their leaders over a trade war that has rattled global markets