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China cuts key rates, steps up monetary stimulus to boost economy

SHANGHAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - China lowered mortgage lending benchmark rates on Thursday as monetary authorities step up efforts to prop up the slowing… Read more

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Asian shares break losing streak as China cuts key mortgage rate

MSCI Asia ex-Japan +1%, Nikkei 225 +1.11% European share futures point to higher open China cuts mortgage reference rate for first time in nearly 2 years… Read more
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Amazon halts plan to block UK Visa credit cards amid talks

Amazon has dropped plans to block UK Visa credit card payments this week, as the two sides continue to try to resolve a dispute over payment fees.

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Unilever looks set to continue pursuing £50bn-plus mega-merger

Consumer goods giant Unilever has signalled it will continue pursuing a blockbuster deal to buy GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) healthcare arm.

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China's Xi Jinping defends 'common prosperity' crackdowns

Chinese president Xi Jinping has made a rare defence on the world stage of his "common prosperity" policy, which has seen major crackdowns on businesses.

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Hong Kong police charge two former aircrew over Covid rules

Hong Kong police say two former flight attendants have been arrested and charged for allegedly breaking the city's coronavirus restrictions.

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Meet Mamamade: the babyfood start-up cooking up a storm on Instagram

A lot of entrepreneurs pontificate about giving birth to their start-up. Sophie Baron relaunched her homemade baby food business while giving birth.

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The banking Brexodus that never happened. Why the City is still top dog

What happened to all those bankers that were going to quit the City and move to the EU post Brexit?

A pertinent question. What happened to them mostly… Read more