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Japan coalition agree on income cap for stimulus payments to children -media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling coalition have agreed on a 9.6 million yen ($84,693) annual income cap for stimulus payments of 100,000 yen in cash and coupons to be distributed to households with ch...
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Southeast Asia internet economy to hit $1 trln by 2030, report says
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asia's internet economy is forecast to reach $1 trillion by 2030, as tens of millions more people take up online shopping and embrace food delivery, an industry report ...
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China should advance property tax legislation – think tank
BEIJING (Reuters) - China should advance the legislation of a proposed property tax and hold the line on speculative purchases, a state think tank said, underlining Beijing's resolve to tame the once ...
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Anchor Brian Williams to leave NBC News after 28 years – memo
(Reuters) - U.S. anchor and journalist Brian Williams will leave NBC News and MSNBC next month after nearly three decades with the company to spend time with his family, MSNBC President Rashida Jones ...
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China’s robot startup Gaussian raises $188 million in latest round
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese startup Gaussian Robotics said on Wednesday it has raised 1.2 billion yuan ($188 million) from investors including Capital Today, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Meituan and others...
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Analysis: Japan’s controversial cross-shareholdings get second wind after court battle
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - A simmering Tokyo legal battle could embolden Japan Inc to hang on to cross-shareholdings as a defence against hostile takeovers, a setback for corporate governanc...
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U.S. judge denies Trump bid to block January 6 Select Committee investigation
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled that a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol can access some of former President Donald Trump's ...
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Stocks stalled as oil fuels inflation nerves
By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stockmarkets were becalmed on Wednesday as surges in oil and Chinese factory prices added to worries that a hot U.S. inflation reading could renew pressure on...
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China real estate firms may issue inter-bank market debt – Securities Times
(Updates to add reporting credit) SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Some real estate companies disclosed plans to issue debt in the inter-bank market at a meeting with China's inter-bank bond market regulator, the ...
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Oil climbs on surprise U.S. crude stocks decline
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Wednesday, extending strong gains in the previous session, after industry data showed U.S. crude stocks unexpectedly fell last week just as near...
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