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Rare Aggressive Tactic Used By The US To Launch Anti-Dumping Cases Against Chinese Aluminum Producers
For the first time in 20 years, anti-dumping duty and countervailing duty cases against China have been self-initiated by the U.S. Commerce department which has used its discretionary powers to do so. Imports worth $600 million of common alloy aluminum… Read More ›
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Humans Will Have Beer On Mars When They Reach There If Budweiser Has Its Way
‘When humans reach Mars, its beer will also be there’, Budweiser had boldly announced last spring. And in what would be the first step that the company is taking towards meeting that ambitious goal, barley seeds which is one of… Read More ›
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Airbus, Rolls-Royce And Siemens Team Up For Development Of Tesla-Style Electric Passenger Planes
After hybrid-electric motor-powered trucks by Tesla has caught the fancy of the alternative auto seekers, now that feat is being attempted to be replicated in the air. Attempts of creating a passenger plane that would be powered by a hybrid-electric… Read More ›
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UK Needs To Safeguard Its Gas Interests Related To Norway In Brexit Talks To Ensure Continuous Gas Supplies
Norway wants to be included in the Brexit process but says that the U.K. and the EU needs to decide how to include it in the process. The Norway wants that its access to the U.K market should not be… Read More ›
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South African Rating Cut To ‘Junk’ By S&P, Economists Focus On ANC Congress For Revival
The South African economy is under severe pressure after its long-term sovereign debt rating was cut to ‘junk’ by Standard & Poor’s, the second international ratings agency to do so. Pressure has been further increased on news about the third… Read More ›
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UK Real Estate Industry Finds A New Interest Point With The Rise Of Amazon And Other Online Giants
A new spot in the real estate market of the U.K. is attracting the investment intent of money managers – and they are flocking there. There is rising appetite for industrials and logistics spaces even as the attractiveness of the… Read More ›
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Study By ECB Finds Cash Is Still The King In The Euro Zone, Despite Rise In Digital Currencies
Currency notes and coins are still ruling the roost and reign supreme in business transactions in Europe, despite the fact that there is a huge buzz around digital currencies like bitcoin these days. According to the conclusions of a European… Read More ›
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U.K.’S IFS Says More Austerity And No Earnings Growth For Two Decades Would Have To Be Faced By U.K.
Philip Hammond’s budget announced that British workers should anticipate many years of austerity and an extraordinary loss of earnings growth for two decades due to a marked slowdown in the economy, according to warnings by Britain’s leading financial thinktank. The Institute… Read More ›
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Study States Europe’s Mediterranean Border Remains “World’s Deadliest”
Quoting the results from a new study related to the reviewing of four decades of evidence for the security of borders, the UN migration agency, IOM, said that Europe’s Mediterranean border is “by far the world’s deadliest”. IOM spokesperson Jorge… Read More ›
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Shopping From Mobile Devices Breaks Records During Black Friday Season
A large number of Americans simply sat back and relaxed on their sofa while they shopped for deals with the use of their smartphones on the deep discounts on Black Friday even as many others were seen crowding the retail… Read More ›