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Turns out it'll be Congress's fault if the stock market crashes 18 Oct 2017 - 11:39 pm
A trader wears a hat reading Dow 23,000 on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 17, 2017 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial average briefly rose to 23,000 today before closing 2.56 below 23,000 at 22,997. Spencer Platt/Getty
Malaysia Airlines outgoing CEO says Ryanair needs his help 18 Oct 2017 - 11:28 pm
Malaysia Airlines CEO Peter Bellew talks during a meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Cancun, Mexico June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia/File Photo
$1 billion programme launched to restore land, protect forests 18 Oct 2017 - 10:41 pm
A concept photo of the self-driving bus being co-developed by Baidu and King Long. The companies plan to start production in July next year. Photo: Handout
Oil’s biggest rigs get sent to junkyard as daily losses mount 18 Oct 2017 - 10:41 pm
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Rio Tinto Group, ex-CEO face fraud charges on $3.7 billion coal calamity 18 Oct 2017 - 10:41 pm
A coal truck passes others inside coal giant Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley operations in Lemington, north of Sydney, Australia, April 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Bidding with bitcoin, a world first at Italian auction 18 Oct 2017 - 07:01 pm
This file picture taken on February 28, 2014 shows a man talking on a mobile phone in a shop displaying a bitcoin sign during the opening ceremony of the first bitcoin retail shop in Hong Kong. AFP/ Philippe Lopez
Kazakhstan central bank approves $1.2 bln assistance for four banks 18 Oct 2017 - 12:36 pm
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Bidding war heats up for $5 billion second Amazon HQ 18 Oct 2017 - 09:58 am
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Catalonia tourism 'down 15%' since independence vote 17 Oct 2017 - 05:42 pm
A man waves a stelada (pro-independence Catalan flag) during a protest against the arrest of two Catalan separatist leaders in Barcelona on October 17, 2017.  AFP / LLUIS GENE
Airbus teams up with Canada's Bombardier 17 Oct 2017 - 02:14 pm
An Airbus A320neo aircraft and a Bombardier CSeries aircraft are pictured during a news conference to announce a partnership between Airbus and Bombardier on the C Series aircraft programme, in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Re
SoftBank-Uber deal likely next week: Official 17 Oct 2017 - 08:44 am
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Philippine central bank Governor sees no need to tighten for now 17 Oct 2017 - 12:00 am
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Indonesia on track to become a trillion-dollar economy 16 Oct 2017 - 10:53 pm
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Putin treads where Stalin failed with plan for mega-project 16 Oct 2017 - 08:58 pm
An elderly woman crosses a road in front a mural painting depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the wall of a house, in the town of Kashira, some 115 km southeast of Moscow, on October 16, 2017.  AFP / Vasily Maximov
Airbus CEO says won't cling to job amid bribery probes: report 16 Oct 2017 - 01:10 am
Airbus Group Chief Executive Tom Enders speaks during a news conference on the aerospace group's annual results, in London, Britain February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
US-world divide spills at IMF-World Bank meetings 16 Oct 2017 - 12:33 am
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Improving world economy still needs help from low rates 16 Oct 2017 - 12:22 am
On Saturday, Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and a White House adviser, appeared with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim to launch a World Bank initiative to support women entrepreneurs. The World Bank fund has raised $350 million which is designed
Owendo cargo port 16 Oct 2017 - 12:22 am
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