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Japan, Hitachi to stump up $8.5 billion for Horizon nuclear project in Wales: source

The Japanese government and a Hitachi Ltd unit will compile a package worth around 1 trillion yen ($8.5 billion) for a UK nuclear power plant project, a government official involved in the project said on Thursday. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation and the Development Bank of Japan will provide financing for the project, the official told Reuters. The funding plans are a boost for the project, one of several new nuclear plants planned

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EU, Canada still hope to sign trade deal after Belgian ‘Non’

Belgium declared on Monday that it could not formally back a free trade deal between the European Union and Canada because of an internal Belgian dispute, but the two sides still appeared to be holding out hopes of a summit to …

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Fed can be ‘gentle’ in hiking rates, Dudley says

The Federal Reserve can be “gentle” in removing monetary stimulus since U.S. inflation remains low and the economic expansion could last five or more years, one of the most influential Fed policymakers said on Wednesday. “We&#…

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U.S., Canada to continue lumber trade talks as deadline passes

The top U.S. and Canadian trade negotiators said on Wednesday they would continue talks toward a new trade agreement on softwood lumber, despite the expiration of a “standstill” period prohibiting legal challenges over the long-standing dispute. U.S. producers complain that Canadian lumber is subsidized, and they have in the past launched trade challenges that resulted in the United …

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Banks ponder the meaning of life as Deutsche agonizes

By Carmel Crimmins and Olivia Oran WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It wasn't just Deutsche Bank that was grappling with big questions about the future at the International Monetary Fund meetings in Washington last week. “This new world of low interest rates and even negative …

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U.S. workers unload first of Hanjin ships stalled by bankruptcy

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Dock workers began unloading furniture, clothing and other cargo on Saturday from a container ship owned by bankrupt Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd , breaking a logjam that has stranded goods on a dozen vessels bound…

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‘Times are changing, pay your taxes’, euro zone chief tells corporations

By Francesco Guarascio and Jason Hovet BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Multinational companies should refrain from tax-avoidance practices and pay their fair share, the head of euro zone finance ministers said on Saturday in a new endorsement of the European Union's fight against tax-dodging. In the wake…

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British businesses ‘lazy and fat’, pro-Brexit trade minister says

Britain as a trading nation has become “too lazy and too fat” and business leaders are more interested in playing golf on Friday afternoons than in seeking new export markets, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox was recorded saying. Fox, who was a prominent campaigner for Britain to leave the European Union and says the country must forge new trading relationships with the rest of the world, was recorded making the comments during a drinks party with activists…

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Exclusive: Delta’s refinery sacrifices profits for lower fuel cost – memo

By Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc is flooding the New York market with jet fuel from its refinery, sacrificing refining profits in order to lower the carrier’s fuel costs, according to a company memo seen by Reuters.    The memo, written by the head …

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Fox News, Ailes in negotiations over his exit: source

Roger Ailes, who built Fox News into a profitable ratings powerhouse, and Twenty-First Century Fox Inc are in negotiations over his departure from the cable news channel following allegations of sexual harassment, a person briefed on the discussions said Tuesday. A Fox statement said a legal review into the accusations was ongoing and that Ailes was working. Ailes' attorney, Susan Estrich, told CNN that there was no deal yet and any announcement on an agreement would be made by Twenty-First Century

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