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China’s economy grows 5% in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite Trump’s tariffs

China’s economy grows 5% in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite Trump’s tariffs

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. However, growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in ...

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Australia’s Syrah Resources buys more time for Tesla graphite supply deal

Australia’s Syrah Resources buys more time for Tesla graphite supply deal

Jan 19 (Reuters) – Australia’s Syrah Resources said on Monday it agreed with Tesla to extend for the third time a ​deadline to resolve an alleged breach of their graphite supply ‌agree...

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BC-Nikkei 225 Futures

BC-Nikkei 225 Futures

NEW YORK (AP) — Prices as of 4:00:00 PM Sunday, January 18. Nikkei 225 (Yen) (CME) 500 yen x Nikkei 225 YEN futures price. Contract Open High Low Last Change Today’s Volume ...

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Retirement plan sponsors slow-walk private asset adoption, new report finds

Retirement plan sponsors slow-walk private asset adoption, new report finds

While retirement savers may be eager to invest in private assets in their employer-provided retirement plans, plan sponsors are wading in more cautiously. According to a new report from consultin...

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Where Meta’s metaverse vision went wrong

Where Meta’s metaverse vision went wrong

When Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook to Meta (META) in October 2021, the founder and CEO presented the name change as the next step in the company’s evolution as he sought to bring the me...

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Sequoia to join GIC, Coatue in Anthropic investment, FT reports

Sequoia to join GIC, Coatue in Anthropic investment, FT reports

Jan 18 (Reuters) – Venture capital firm Sequoia is joining Singapore’s GIC and U.S. ​investor Coatue in a funding round ‌for Anthropic which aims to raise $25 billion at a $350 ‌billio...

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