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China posts worst export fall since 2009 as fears of U.S. trade war loom

By Elias Glenn and Sue-Lin Wong BEIJING (Reuters) – China's massive export engine sputtered for the second year in a row in 2016, with shipments falling in the face of persistently weak global demand…

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Starbucks, Amazon pay less tax than a sausage stand, Austria says

Multinationals like coffee chain Starbucks and online retailer Amazon pay less tax in Austria than one of the country's tiny sausage stands, the republic's center-left chancellor lamented in an interview published on Friday. Chancellor Christian Kern, head of the Social Democrats and of the centrist coalition government, also criticized internet giants

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Chinese consumers take credit for boom in car loans

By Jake Spring BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese households, traditional savers with an aversion to debt, are rapidly warming to the idea of borrowing to buy a car, as automakers push financing deals to boost sales and margins in an increasingly competitive market.

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G20 seeks to enhance trade growth in face of protectionism: China

In the face of a “worrying” rise in protectionism, trade ministers from the world's major economies have agreed to cut trade costs, increase policy coordination and enhance financing, China's Commerce Minister…

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U.S. consumer spending, inflation data keep rate hikes on table

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending rose solidly in January and underlying inflation picked up by the most in four years, keeping Federal Reserve interest rate increases on the table this year. The growth outlook was further bolstered by steady consumer sentiment in February despite a recent stock market sell-off. The

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United Tech rejects Honeywell’s $90.7 billion offer

U.S. industrial conglomerate United Technologies on Friday rejected a $90.7 billion offer by rival aerospace supplier Honeywell International Inc, saying that pursuing a merger would be “irresponsible” toward its shareholders. United Technologies Corp said the two companies had talked about a possible combination for years. United Tech's filing came hours after Honeywell spelled out the details

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G20 communique says monetary policy alone cannot bring balanced growth

Policymakers from the world's top economies said on Saturday that the world needs to look beyond easy monetary policy to provide balanced growth. In a joint communique issued at the end of the two-day conference of G20 central bankers and finance ministers in Shanghai, participants repeated previous pledges not to engage in

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China says EU should take steel dumping claims to WTO

China's Ministry of Commerce said that claims it was dumping steel in Europe should be put to the World Trade Organization (WTO), responding to reports that the European Commission (EC) was preparing to impose duties on imported Chinese steel. WTO members should fulfill their treaty obligations and stop using “surrogate countries” to pursue anti-dumping claims, a Ministry of Commerce spokesman said, according to a statement released on the ministry's website on Saturday. The EC is set to impose provisional duties later this month of up …

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VW China Chief: ‘volume isn’t everything’ in contest with GM

Volkswagen AG's China chief said on Saturday he's optimistic in the company's outlook for this year, saying “volume isn't everything” in the competition with General Motors Co to lead the

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