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U.S. tariffs see to have limited direct impact on Chinese economy

Global rating agencies Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings said Wednesday that the proposed U.S. tariffs will have limited direct…

Retaliatory tariffs could cost the U.S. 31,500 jobs in food, agriculture sector

Retaliatory tariffs from China could cost the United States about 31,500 jobs in the food and agriculture sector, according to…

Eurozone unemployment hits lowest level since December 2008

The 19-member eurozone now boasts the lowest jobless rate in about 10 years, the EU's statistics office has announced. It…

China retaliates, places additional duties on U.S key imports as trade war looms

China hit back on Wednesday at the Trump administration’s plan to slap tariffs on 50 billion dollars in Chinese goods,…

EU says Facebook’s response to data scandal has ‘diminished’ trust

The European Union has said Facebook must do more to address allegations of large-scale data mining, warning that the recent…

Solid gold casts of Nelson Mandela’s hands sell for $10m in Bitcoin

It’s one of the more unusual deals in the art world. After more than a decade, an Alberta businessman has…