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Trump’s U-turn on Nvidia spurs talk of grand bargain with China

Trump’s U-turn on Nvidia spurs talk of grand bargain wi...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the administration wanted Chinese de...

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Couche-Tard’s failed bid for Seven & I sparks debate over foreign acquisitions

Couche-Tard’s failed bid for Seven & I sparks debate ov...

Couche-Tard's acquisition failure is seen as running counter to the broader tren...

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Finance minister says tariffs not right tool to fix trade imbalances

Finance minister says tariffs not right tool to fix tra...

Katsunobu Kato's comments come as the global economy braces for higher U.S. tari...

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Fukoku Life plans to step up Japanese government bond purchases

Fukoku Life plans to step up Japanese government bond p...

The insurer's plan to purchase more Japanese super-long bonds comes amid concern...

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Japan's smaller firms say they are ready to adapt to Trump tariffs

Japan's smaller firms say they are ready to adapt to Tr...

Millions of small- and medium-sized firms that make up 99.7% of Japan's companie...

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Couche-Tard abandons $46 billion bid to acquire Seven & I

Couche-Tard abandons $46 billion bid to acquire Seven & I

Seven & I stock, up more than 25% since Couche-Tard’s interest became public 11 ...

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Japan’s exports fall as U.S. tariffs stoke recession risks

Japan’s exports fall as U.S. tariffs stoke recession risks

Exports measured by value dropped 0.5% in June from a year earlier, led by cars ...

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Europe’s cocoa slowdown highlights global chocolate struggle

Europe’s cocoa slowdown highlights global chocolate str...

Cocoa futures have more than doubled in the past two years and touched a record ...

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Japan Inc. takes global credit by storm with record sales

Japan Inc. takes global credit by storm with record sales

More and more Japanese companies are heading overseas to borrow as their local m...

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South Korea's top court clears Samsung chairman Lee in 2015 fraud case

South Korea's top court clears Samsung chairman Lee in ...

The Supreme Court's verdict permanently removes a long-running legal distraction...

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Beneath China's resilient economy, a life of pay cuts and side hustles

Beneath China's resilient economy, a life of pay cuts a...

China's economy recently posted robust growth, showing its export-heavy model ha...

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Trump signals the end of the road for Japan tariff negotiations

Trump signals the end of the road for Japan tariff nego...

U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% "reciprocal" rate might simply be allowed to g...

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Wary that Fed chief may be ousted, investors protect portfolios from inflation risk

Wary that Fed chief may be ousted, investors protect po...

A Fed chief warmer to cutting rates could have a mixed effect on equities but co...

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Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan

Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years i...

The percentage of respondents who said their living conditions improved from a y...

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China’s growth momentum offers Xi rare window to fight deflation

China’s growth momentum offers Xi rare window to fight ...

Gross domestic product beat expectations to grow 5.2% between April and June, br...

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Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman see no end to AI demand and scaling

Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman see no end to AI demand an...

The two business partners argued that advancing AI would lead to new jobs that a...