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US economic growth falters, falls below 3%
Associated Press, Published on 01/03/2019
» WASHINGTON: The US economy slowed in the final three months of last year to an annual growth rate of 2.6%, the slowest pace of the year, as the government shutdown and other factors took a toll on growth.
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Dow, S&P 500 at record highs
Associated Press, Published on 21/09/2018
» Wall Street delivered another set of milestones Thursday as a wave of buying sent US stocks solidly higher, driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the all-time high it closed at in January.
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Asian shares fall after Wall Street plunge
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» BEIJING: China's stock market benchmark plunged 5.5% on Friday and other Asian markets were off sharply after the Dow Jones industrials on Wall Street plummeted more than 1,000 points, deepening a week-long sell-off.
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'Trump country' faith unshaken
Associated Press, Published on 28/12/2017
» SANDY HOOK, Kentucky: The regulars amble in before dawn and claim their usual table, the one next to an old box television playing the news on mute.
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Fed raises key US interest rate
Associated Press, Published on 15/06/2017
» WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate for the third time in six months, providing its latest vote of confidence in a slow-growing but durable economy. The Fed also announced plans to start gradually paring its bond holdings later this year, which could cause long-term rates to rise.
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Greek seamen and journalists go on strike
Associated Press, Published on 16/05/2017
» ATHENS - Greek seamen and journalists walked off the job Tuesday, a day before a nationwide general strike to protest new austerity measures the government is legislating for in return for more bailout funds.
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US Fed raises rates 0.25%
Associated Press, Published on 16/03/2017
» WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate for the second time in three months and signaled that further hikes this year will be gradual. The move reflects a consistently solid US economy and will likely mean higher rates on some consumer and business loans.
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Asian stocks mixed as investors assess Fed minutes
Associated Press, Published on 05/01/2017
» HONG KONG - Asian stock indexes were mixed Thursday as investors assessed the latest US Federal Reserve board's meeting minutes. Japanese shares slipped as the yen strengthened against the dollar.
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In Iran, people buy kidneys
News, Associated Press, Published on 26/08/2016
» The whirling hum of a dialysis machine could have been the soundtrack to the rest of Zahra Hajikarimi's life but for an unusual programme in Iran that allows people to buy a kidney from a living donor.
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Fleeing the North, adrift in South Korea
News, Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2016
» A middle-aged man is walking through a quiet Seoul neighbourhood when he suddenly stops. He lights a cigarette, cupping his hands to shield the flame from the winter wind, and takes a deep draw, remembering how things used to be. He's a former policeman, a broad-shouldered man with a growling voice and a crushing handshake.
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