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Stock buybacks stay popular despite criticism
AFP, Published on 10/04/2016
» NEW YORK - Confronted with a sluggish global economy, US companies have settled on a controversial tool that rewards shareholders and executives: share buybacks.
China rate cuts welcome, but not enough, say experts
AFP, Published on 26/08/2015
» BEIJING - China's latest interest rate cut -- the fifth since November -- is not enough to reverse slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy, analysts say, urging authorities to embrace lower taxes and other more aggressive measures.
Fed to taper US stimulus in Jan
AFP, Published on 19/12/2013
» The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it would begin to taper its massive stimulus programme next month as it sees improvement in the US economy and the ailing job market.