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Japan’s Abe to delay sales tax hike until 2019: government source

By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to delay an increase in sales tax by two and a half years, a government official said on Sunday, as the economy sputters and Abe prepares for a national election. Abe told Finance Minister Taro Aso and the secretary general of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Sadakazu Tanigaki, on Saturday …

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Japan’s Abe to delay sales tax hike until 2019: government source

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ConAgra Foods stock seen rising 30 percent: Barron’s

ConAgra Foods' stock could climb up to 30 percent in the coming months as the U.S. packaged food company seeks to shed businesses, improve existing brands and achieve lower overheads, Barron's said in its …

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ConAgra Foods stock seen rising 30 percent: Barron’s