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Inflation puts squeeze on Spain's legendary lunch menu
AFP, Published on 06/10/2022
» MADRID: Dreamt up in the 1960s to attract tourists, Spain's three-course "menu del dia", or set lunch menu, has long been seen as the best deal in town.
HSBC first-half profits more than double, resumes dividends
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» HONG KONG: HSBC on Monday said it would resume paying dividends to shareholders after first-half profits more than doubled as an ongoing restructuring and pivot to Asia continues to pay off.
Asian markets track Wall St rally as Fed taper concerns ease
AFP, Published on 22/06/2021
» Most Asian markets rebounded Tuesday from the previous day's sell-off as concerns about the pace of expected US Federal Reserve monetary tightening eased, while oil prices pushed to new two-year highs above $75 on demand optimism.
Biden expands blacklist of Chinese firms off-limits to US investors
AFP, Published on 04/06/2021
» WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday expanded a blacklist of Chinese firms that are off-limits to American investors over their links to Beijing's "military-industrial complex," in a sign of Washington's continued pressure campaign against the Asian power.
The end of offices? New York's business districts face uncertain future
AFP, Published on 27/01/2021
» NEW YORK: Boarded-up stores, shuttered restaurants and empty office towers: Covid-19 has turned New York's famous business districts into ghost towns, with companies scrambling to come up with ways to entice workers to return post-pandemic.
London banks head for Frankfurt before Brexit
AFP, Published on 13/12/2020
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Hubertus Vaeth was considered crazy when he launched a Frankfurt initiative to lure banks there after Brexit.
Alibaba shares leap after Ant Group IPO filing
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» HONG KONG: Shares in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba jumped to a new record Wednesday morning, a day after the group's financial arm filed paperwork for a joint Shanghai and Hong Kong listing.
EU leaders round on Trump over trade at G7
AFP, Published on 25/08/2019
» BIARRITZ, France: EU leaders rounded on US President Donald Trump over his trade threats Saturday at a G7 summit in France overshadowed by trans-Atlantic tensions and worries about the global economy.
Trump's Republicans warn him against Mexico tariffs
AFP, Published on 05/06/2019
» WASHINGTON: Donald Trump faced fierce opposition Tuesday from his own Republican camp to his threat of tariffs to force Mexico to stem illegal immigration, with top allies warning Congress may not back the US president in his latest trade standoff.
Washington embraces cash-free living -- but at what cost?
AFP, Published on 28/10/2018
» WASHINGTON: As the US capital traded stifling summer heat for cool autumn breezes, signs began appearing at bus stops, asking Washington commuters: what do you think about buses going cash-free?