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Paraguay courts Taiwanese investors, warns against China reliance – finance minister
By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay is seeking more Taiwanese investment to diversify its farm-driven economy focused on exporting raw materials to China, incoming Fi...
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Futures slip on caution ahead of factory, jobs data
(Reuters) - Wall Street futures edged lower on Tuesday ahead of more economic data that could clear the air on a soft landing for the U.S. economy, while investors also awaited earnings from some majo...
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As China’s controls take effect, wait for gallium, germanium export permits begins
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's export controls on some gallium and germanium products take effect on Tuesday with traders braced for a drop in international supply in August and September while exporters...
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German supermarket seeks to charge shoppers ‘true’ environmental cost
By Riham Alkousaa and Andreas Buerger BERLIN (Reuters) - German shoppers, who enjoy some of Europe's cheapest groceries, are being asked this week by discount supermarket Penny to pay extra for some i...
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US colleges refashion student essay prompts after ban on affirmative action
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - In addition to writing about their favorite songs and why they want to go to college, students applying to Emory University in Atlanta this fall will get new essay prom...
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China pledges financing support for small firms amid weak economic recovery
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese ministries, regulators and the central bank on Tuesday pledged more financing support to small businesses, suggesting an urgency among policymakers to revive the private se...
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Spain’s cava makers seek creative fixes as drought threatens grape harvests
By Albert Gea and Horaci Garcia SANT SADURNI D'ANOIA, Spain (Reuters) - Vineyards across Catalonia's renowned Penedes cava-producing region are so parched that the roots of 30-year-old vines have died...
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Cloud company assisted 17 different government hacking groups -US researchers
By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing (Reuters) - An obscure cloud service company has been providing state-sponsored hackers with internet services to spy on and extort their victims, a cybersecurit...
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Marketmind: August cools Wall St stocks
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan After notching a fifth straight month of gains for July, Wall St stocks looked set to step back on Tuesday as a deluge of corporate e...
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BlackRock, MSCI face probe for allegedly facilitating China investments – WSJ
(Reuters) - Asset manager BlackRock and index provider MSCI are being investigated by a congressional committee for allegedly facilitating China investments, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesda...
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