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Audi, Hyundai to join forces to push fuel-cell technology

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LONDON/FRANKFURT • Tesla Inc’s CEO Elon Musk has called it “mind-bogglingly stupid” and carmakers have gravitated away from it in recent ...

GE kicked out of Dow after long slide

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Once the world’s most valuable company, GE will be replaced by Walgreens
By BLOOMBERG NEW YORK • General Electric Co (GE) suffered a ...

Europe expands global alliances as US isolates trade allies

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BRUSSELS • Europe is building new alliances to counter an increasingly isolationist America as President Donald Trump recasts the US’ ...

Trump’s tariffs could deliver a sizeable hit to China’s economy

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The warning comes amid signs that the world’s 2nd-biggest economy is already slowing down
By BLOOMBERG BEIJING • US President ...

China Mobile, Qualcomm drawn to Xiaomi’s IPO

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HONG KONG • Xiaomi Corp has set tentative terms for the world’s biggest initial public offering (IPO) in nearly two years, aiming to raise ...

Thailand keeps rates on hold

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BANGKOK • Thailand’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged near a record low, bucking a regional trend as more central ...

Philippine central bank chief builds case for another rate hike

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Interest rates seem to be on the way up and this has an implication on EMs like the Philippines, the governor says
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China moves to slow yuan drop amid trade tensions

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HONG KONG • Chinese officials set the daily fixing of the yuan at a much stronger level than expected, suggesting efforts to stem declines ...

Emerging Asia to suffer most from strong dollar

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SYDNEY • Asia’s emerging market (EM) currencies may be the biggest casualties of dollar strength this year, Macquarie Bank Ltd said. The ...

Kim calls for step-by-step denuclearisation in Xi talks

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BEIJING • Kim Jong-un doesn’t appear to be in a rush to dump his nuclear weapons. In talks with China President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, the ...

Cryptocurrencies fall as Bithumb says RM128m stolen

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Hong Kong • Cryptocurrencies dropped after the second South Korean exchange in as many weeks said it was hacked, renewing concerns about the safety of ...
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US to continue raising interest rate due to inflation, low unemployment

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The inflationary pressures will continue to rise in the US throughout 2018, says an expert
By SHAHEERA AZNAM SHAH / Pic By BLOOMBERG The US interest ...