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Japan's retail sales rose at the slowest pace in nine months as higher prices for food and energy prompted consumers to spend less on […]

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Domestic flight delays cost the industry and passengers $40.7 billion in 2007, according to the Joint Economic Committee from the House and Senate, which […]

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South Africa’s MTN Group (MTNJ.J: Quote, Profile, Research) has started talks with Indian mobile operator Reliance Communications (RLCM.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) that could create […]

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HSBC (HSBA.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it was committed to a $6.3 billion takeover of South Korea’s No. 6 bank, but warned […]

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NEW YORK–The chief executive officer of Moody’s says he recognizes the seriousness of questions raised by media reports about an alleged error in a […]

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The U.K. economy grew at the slowest pace since 2005 in the first quarter after higher credit costs hurt construction and business services slowed. […]

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Asian governments are split on ways to cope with record oil prices, with some subsidizing costs for consumers to contain inflation and others raising […]

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The Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold at the first meeting after slashing its growth estimate and shelving a two-year policy of […]

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U.S. consumer confidence was the weakest this month since Jimmy Carter was president, and single- family home construction fell to a 17-year low in […]

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Japanese machinery orders fell more than economists expected in March as a global slowdown and waning profits dissuaded companies from investing in factories and […]

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