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China’s BYD forecasts up to 91 percent profit rise for first nine months

Chinese automaker BYD Co Ltd , backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc , on Sunday predicted an up to 91-percent profit increase in the first nine months of the year, as government policies drive green car sales. The Shenzhen-based company forecast an 83 percent to 91 percent rise in net profit for the first nine months, between 3.6 billion yuan ($539.8 million) to 3.7 billion yuan, according to a stock exchange filing. For the first half of 2016, BYD reported 2.3 billion yuan in profit, a 384 percent increase…

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China’s BYD forecasts up to 91 percent profit rise for first nine months

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Germany’s economy minister: U.S.-EU free trade talks have failed

Germany's Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Sunday that talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a free trade deal being negotiated by the United States and the European Union, had essentially failed. “Things are not moving on that front,” said Gabriel, who is also Germany's vice chancellor. The U.S.

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Germany’s economy minister: U.S.-EU free trade talks have failed