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Giappone
Pre-election shocker: 2017 to see double-digit Obamacare premium hikes
Premiums will go up sharply next year under President Barack Obama’s health care law, and many consumers will be down to just one insurer, the administration confirmed Monday. That’s sure to stoke another Obamacare controversy days before a presidential election. Before taxpayer-provided subsidies, premiums for a midlevel benchmark plan will ...
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Giappone
U.S. urges automakers to ensure cybersecurity; senators seek mandatory regime
Automakers should make shielding the electronic and computer systems of vehicles from hackers a priority, developing layers of protection that can secure a vehicle throughout its life, U.S. regulators said on Monday. The cybersecurity guidelines issued by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are recommendations, not enforceable rules. However, ...
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Giappone
Corporate execs should take lead to prevent overwork, Keidanren chief says
The head of the Keidanren business lobby said corporate executives should take responsibility for preventing employees from dying due to issues related to excessive work hours. “Top company (executives) must lead efforts to prevent deaths from overwork,” Sadayuki Sakakibara said Monday at a news conference after labor authorities recently ruled ...
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Turchia
Finance news you need to know today
SYRIAN refugee children have been working in factories in Turkey making clothes for ASOS, an investigation has found.
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Nigeria
Financial setbacks force MTN to suspend Nigeria dividend payout
MTN has suspended dividends payouts from Nigeria, where it runs the biggest wireless phone network and which generates a third of its annual sales. The telecom company’s shares have also fallen by more than 14% to their lowest figures in more than six years since financial setbacks in its operations ...
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Regno Unito
Italgas torna a Piazza Affari, ?investimenti per 2 miliardi per arrivare al 40% del mercato
Tredici anni fa l?addio alla Borsa deciso dall?Eni. Oggi Italgas si presenta alla comunità finanziaria, investitori e analisti, a Londra per preparare il ritorno a Piazza...
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USA
MetLife Again Faces Off With Regulators Over Its Too-Big-to-Fail Status
In a Washington appeals court, judges heard arguments about whether the insurance giant deserved to be labeled a systemically important financial institution.
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USA
As Europe and Asia Hoard Cash, Economists See Echoes of Crisis
Foreign investors are rushing to plow cash into the United States bond market, recalling a wave of investment in mortgage-backed securities in the 2000s.
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Nigeria
Corruption responsible for Nigeria’s economic problems – AGJ
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has attributed current political, social and economic problems in Nigeria to corruption. Malami, who delivered the key note address at the National Open Government Partnership retreat on Monday in Kaduna, said corruption remained Nigeria’s biggest impediment to attaining ...
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Bolivia
Ahmed Bouyacoub, Professeur d’économie Université d’Oran 2 : «Dysfonctionnements du marché»
Votre question est importante et je m’étonne aussi que ce problème crucial de l’économie nationale soit l’objet de peu d’études de la part des institutions concernées et des chercheurs. La Banque d’Algérie, fournisseur important d’informations fiables, a cessé de publier les rapports réglementaires. On attend toujours le rapport annuel de ...