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President Aquino meets with Walt Disney, other business executives in Los Angeles

(LOS ANGELES, California) As part of the agenda of his working visit to the city, President Benigno S. Aquino III…

Iran starts talks on oil output levels

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's oil minister started talks Wednesday with his Iraqi, Venezuelan and Qatari counterparts as investors watched whether…

Japan’s negative interest rate may exert pressure on Chinese yuan: economists

  TOKYO, JAPAN (Reuters) —The negative interest rate set by Japan’s central bank, effective on Tuesday, will add uncertainty to…

Japan economy shrinks more than expected

  TOKYO, JAPAN Japan's economy contracted an annualised 1.4 percent in the final quarter of last year as consumer spending…

Tokyo stocks skyrocket more than 5% by lunch break

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks surged more than five percent Monday morning as a drop in the yen boosted…

Uber agrees to $28.5 mn settlement over safety claims

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Uber said Thursday it has agreed to pay $28.5 million to settle a pair…

Dollar sinks in Asia as Fed boss dampens chance of rate hike

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- The dollar retreated across the board in Asia Thursday after comments from Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen on…

Cost of making pricey US fighter jet on decline: general

The cost of making the US military's futuristic F-35 fighter jet -- already the most expensive weapons project in history…

President Aquino approves merger of DBP and Landbank

PRESIDENT Aquino has approved the merger of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the Land Bank of the…

Tokyo stocks drop to lowest since 2014 on global recession fears

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks dropped again Wednesday to their lowest level since late 2014, as fears of a…

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