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Alibaba Nears Deal to Merge S.Korean Operations With E-Mart in $4 Billion Deal, Bloomberg News Reports

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World Bank Raises China's GDP Forecast for 2024, 2025

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China Extends EU Brandy Anti-Dumping Investigation by Three Months

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Oil Prices Edge Higher on Hopes for More China Stimulus

Image for Dollar stays resilient, Asia shares get festive lift

Dollar Stays Resilient, Asia Shares Get Festive Lift

Date: December 26, 2024

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia shares rose slightly in holiday-thinned trade on Thursday, extending gains from earlier in the week with little news or data in the way to alter their direction...

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Finland Police Investigate Role of Foreign Ship After Power Cable Outage

Date: December 26, 2024

OSLO (Reuters) - Finnish police said on Thursday they are investigating whether a foreign ship was involved in the damage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia following a sudden...

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Russia's Inflation Reaches 9.5% This Year, Weekly Data Shows

Date: December 25, 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's inflation has reached 9.5% this year, according to new weekly data showing that the consumer price index rose by 0.33% in the week leading up to Dec. 23, the statistical...

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Raiffeisen Russia Court Case to Continue on Jan. 20

Date: December 25, 2024

(Reuters) - A Russian court case involving a compensation claim against Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) will continue in the second half of January, judicial authorities and the lender...

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Russian Cargo Ship Which Sank Off Spanish Coast Was Victim of 'act of Terrorism,' Ria Cites Owner

Date: December 25, 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major which sank in the Mediterranean Sea was the victim of "an act of terrorism," state news agency RIA cited the vessel's owner as saying on...

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Finland Investigates Outage of Undersea Power Link to Estonia, Finnish PM Says

Date: December 25, 2024

OSLO (Reuters) - Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Wednesday his country was investigating an outage involving an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia. An unplanned outage...