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World's biggest copper mine announces $1bn first semester profits
AFP, Published on 29/09/2018
» SANTIAGO - The world's biggest copper mine by output, Chile's Escondida, announced on Friday profits of $1.086 billion for the first semester, just over a month after avoiding a strike by workers.
Banking on investments
Business, Pornthep Jubandhu, Published on 29/09/2018
» As we pointed out in our previous article on Sept 5, we are probably at a late stage of the current economic cycle, but nowhere near the end of it. Gross domestic product growth, both global and domestic, has been creeping up at slightly above the long-term average trend, with no sign of overheating.
Big-spending Italy spooks EU markets, SET little changed
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 29/09/2018
» Recap: The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point as expected, to a range of 2% to 2.25%, with most members saying another move is expected before year-end. In Europe, stock markets slid yesterday, with Milan the biggest loser, after Italy's new populist leaders announced a big-spending budget that alarmed EU bureaucrats.