Category: News
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World Bank raises China’s GDP forecast for 2024, 2025
World’s second-biggest economy has struggled this year
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China, Japan foreign ministers meet and agree on visit, security dialogue
The one-day visit is Takeshi Iwaya’s first to Chinese capital since becoming Japan’s foreign minister in October, to discuss thorny issues with his country’s largest trading partner
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Big banks, business groups sue US Federal Reserve over annual ‘stress tests’
In bold move challenging regulators’ powers, plaintiffs allege US central bank’s ‘stress tests’ of Wall Street firms violate the law
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Nissan, Honda announce plans to merge, creating world’s No. 3 automaker
The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday and that smaller Nissan alliance member Mitsubishi Motors also had agreed to join the talks on integrating their businesses.
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Trump taps ex-Treasury official Miran as chair of Council of Economic Advisers
Last month, Trump tapped Kevin Hassett, who was a key economic adviser in his first term, to chair his National Economic Council, which helps set domestic and international economic policy
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No ‘Santa Claus rally’ for global stocks as equities slide
Wall Street’s three main indices slumped to end the day, adding to losses Friday
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Water & Ice
VOA Connect Episode 330 – Enhancing water safety and addressing glacier melt’s impact on rising sea levels.