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German auto industry pleads for free trade in Detroit 09 Jan 2017 - 05:11 pm
At a news conference at the start of the show, Matthias Wissmann, head of German auto federation VDA, underscored that member companies, which include BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler, had quadrupled production in the US since 2009, producing 850,000 vehicles
McDonald's sells China operations for $2.08 bn 09 Jan 2017 - 01:50 pm
A Chinese customer eats a meal at a McDonald's fast food restaurant in Beijing on January 9, 2017. AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI
McDonald's sells China operations for $2.08 bn 09 Jan 2017 - 08:36 am
FILE PHOTO - A woman walks past a McDonald's outlet in Hong Kong in this July 25, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/Files Photo
Distress moving to retail and health care as energy woes fade 09 Jan 2017 - 12:19 am
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Investors all ears as Trump set to break silence 08 Jan 2017 - 10:29 pm
US President-elect Donald Trump (centre) exits One World Trade Center following a meeting in Manhattan, New York City, US.
CES concludes 08 Jan 2017 - 09:18 pm
 NextVR CEO and Co-Founder Dave Cole speaks at CES 2017 in  Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show that concluded yesterday featured 3,800 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 16
Volkswagen to recall 50,000 cars in China 08 Jan 2017 - 09:12 pm
Volkswagen Chief Executive Matthias Mueller (Reuters)
Japanese firms stage record overseas M&A 08 Jan 2017 - 09:12 pm
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Secret negotiations at WTO create a major problem 08 Jan 2017 - 08:55 pm
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Alibaba's counterfeit woes will not stop any time soon 08 Jan 2017 - 08:55 pm
A sign of Alibaba Group is seen during the third annual World Internet Conference in Wuzhen town of Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China, November 16, 2016 (REUTERS / Aly Song)
Nissan chief unveils latest technologies at CES 07 Jan 2017 - 08:40 pm
Nissan's Chairman of the Board and CEO, Carlos Ghosn, explaining Nissan Seamless Autonomous Mobility at CES 2017 in Las Vegas.
Ford plant turns 'cemetery' as Trump wrenches Mexican autos 07 Jan 2017 - 08:37 pm
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Emerging-market stocks & currencies decline 07 Jan 2017 - 08:34 pm
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Reluctant activist sees heart of shale being ripe for deals 07 Jan 2017 - 08:30 pm
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Ford sees Trump delivering tax reform to help US industries 07 Jan 2017 - 08:30 pm
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China forex reserves fall for 6th month 07 Jan 2017 - 08:28 pm
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Less iPhones sold: Apple cuts Cook's pay 07 Jan 2017 - 10:41 am
Tim Cook (file photo / Reuters)
Cocoa trucks blocked in I.Coast's main port 07 Jan 2017 - 08:28 am
In January 2011, an Ivorian worker stands on a truck carrying bags of cocoa beans, 15 percent of Ivory Coast's GDP and more than 50 percent of its export earnings, according to the World Bank (AFP Photo/ISSOUF SANOGO)