Archive for the January 4, 2017
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China's once searing box-office growth crashed in 2016, official data showed, as a weak crop of films and a cutback in subsidies caused a drastic slowdown in the world's second-largest film market. Ticket revenue grew
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US factory activity accelerated to a two-year high in December amid a surge in new orders and rapidly rising raw material prices, indicating that some of the drag on manufacturing from prolonged dollar strength and
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Stock markets in the Middle East gained on Tuesday, with those most exposed to international funds outperforming as global equities and crude oil prices firmed on their first full-scale trading day of 2017. Cairo's main
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Eurozone government bond yields rose on Tuesday as investors returning from holidays across the globe were welcomed by sharply rising oil prices and data showing that German inflation hit its highest level in more than
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Eurozone government bond yields rose on Tuesday as investors returning from holidays across the globe were welcomed by sharply rising oil prices and data showing that German inflation hit its highest level in more than
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Wall Street was higher on Tuesday as a post-election rally extended into the new year, but stocks pared some of their early gains after oil prices eased from an 18-month high. Oil prices were up
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Hong Kong stocks advanced on the year's first trading day on Tuesday, with optimism stemming from China's solid manufacturing surveys offseting the negative impact of a strong US dollar. The Hang Seng index rose for
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Vietnam shares rose for a third straight session on Tuesday led by banking stocks while other markets in the region ushered in the new year on a lacklustre note. Vietnam shares gained 1.1 percent with
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Taiwan stocks began 2017 with a small gain on Tuesday, extending momentum from the previous session, with tech companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) leading the way. The main TAIEX index was 0.2
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Indian shares ended higher as lenders such as State Bank of India recovered from the previous session's losses, but mobile operators fell after Bharti Airtel unveiled a plan with free 4G data, sparking competition fears.
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