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Biden blocks Nippon Steel's proposed deal to acquire U.S. Steel

Biden blocks Nippon Steel's proposed deal to acquire U....

President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon ...

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Starbucks Japan to switch to green plant-based straws

Starbucks Japan to switch to green plant-based straws

Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd will replace paper straws with plant-derived biomass ...

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Tesla sales drop 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years

Tesla sales drop 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline...

Tesla posted its first annual sales drop in more than a dozen years Thursday, si...

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Sales surge in 2024 for Chinese EV giant BYD

Sales surge in 2024 for Chinese EV giant BYD

Leading Chinese electric car maker BYD's vehicle sales surged in 2024, the compa...

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U.S. jobless claims fall to 211,000, the lowest level since March

U.S. jobless claims fall to 211,000, the lowest level s...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment checks dropped last week to th...

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Nippon Steel promises no cuts to U.S. Steel's output for 10 years

Nippon Steel promises no cuts to U.S. Steel's output fo...

Nippon Steel Corp has promised it will not cut output capacity at United States ...

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Returning to the office can disrupt life. Here are some tips to navigate the changes

Returning to the office can disrupt life. Here are some...

Jason LaCroix felt privileged to work from home, especially as a father to two y...

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Value-seekers drove 2024's retail trends and dead ends

Value-seekers drove 2024's retail trends and dead ends

Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were cho...

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Jet crash in South Korea marks another setback for Boeing

Jet crash in South Korea marks another setback for Boeing

A machinists strike. Another safety problem involving its troubled top-selling a...

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Chinese youth flock to civil service, but slow economy puts 'iron rice bowl' jobs at risk

Chinese youth flock to civil service, but slow economy ...

A record 3.4 million young Chinese flocked to the civil service exam this year, ...

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Nikkei rises 19% in 2024; highest year-end finish on record

Nikkei rises 19% in 2024; highest year-end finish on re...

The Nikkei stock index ended the final trading day of 2024 on a down note but, f...

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Japan aims at ¥45 tril infrastructure exports by 2030

Japan aims at ¥45 tril infrastructure exports by 2030

The government has decided to increase Japan's annual infrastructure exports to ...

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How the stock market defied expectations again this year, by the numbers

How the stock market defied expectations again this yea...

What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and...

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Japan's economy likely to grow in 2025 but Trump tariffs cast shadow

Japan's economy likely to grow in 2025 but Trump tariff...

The Japanese economy is expected to continue to grow at a moderate pace in 2025 ...

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Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker for over 4 decades, dies at 94

Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker for over 4 dec...

Osamu Suzuki, who led Suzuki Motor for more than four decades and played a key r...

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Japan unemployment rate, job availability ratio unchanged in November

Japan unemployment rate, job availability ratio unchang...

Japan's unemployment rate was unchanged from the previous month at 2.5 percent i...