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Russian arms manufacturers are 'scrambling to expand their production capabilities using whatever they can get,' expert says
Russia is expanding its weapons production by buying secondhand equipment through China in order to evade Western sanctions, a new report states.
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Lobster dealer sentenced to 5 years in prison for large fraud
A 58-year-old lobster dealer with a long and infamous past in southwest Nova Scotia has been handed five years in prison for defrauding a fisheries company of what the prosecutor in the case says was more than a million dollars.Terry Banks, a Brooklyn, N.S., man with a prior record for large-scale fraud, was sentenced Wednesday by Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Pierre Muise, in a case that reverberated in the lucrative lobster industry when charges were first laid in 2017.Crown prosecutor Ric
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Trans Mountain revises heavy crude standards on pipeline after quality concerns
Canadian government-owned oil pipeline operator Trans Mountain last week revised standards for accepting crude oil on its recently expanded system after buyers raised concerns about the crude oil arriving on the line, a regulatory filing showed. The U.S. West Coast refining market is expected to be a major outlet for the Canadian heavy oil shipped via the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, called TMX. Trans Mountain last week said it would replace the existing pool of "Low TAN (Total acid number) Dilbit" with a pool of "Pacific Cold Lake," or bitumen diluted with crude having a density of less than 800 kilograms per cubic meter.
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Huge Rare Earths Discovery is Gamechanger in Americas Trade War with China
Greenland’s massive rare earth deposit, acquired by a Nasdaq-listed company, could significantly reduce the West's dependence on China for critical minerals.
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India shuns China's calls to resume passenger flights after 4 years, officials say
China is pressing India to restart direct passenger flights after a four-year halt, but New Delhi is resisting as a border dispute continues to weigh on ties between the world's two most populous countries, officials said. India-China relations have been tense since the biggest military confrontation in decades on their disputed Himalayan border killed 20 Indian and at least four Chinese soldiers in June 2020. Since the clash, India has made it difficult for Chinese companies to invest, banned hundreds of popular apps and severed passenger routes, although direct cargo flights still operate between the Asian giants.
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I’m an Average Middle-Class Retiree: Here’s How Much Savings I Have
Though your pre-retirement income alone isn't enough to determine if you'll retire comfortably, it certainly plays a role. For example, if you're earning a middle-class salary, the amount you allocate...
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China Eyes Trade War Targets Across Europe for Retaliation
(Bloomberg) -- As in past disputes, China looks to be readying a series of actions to punish the European Union for its proposed tariffs on electric cars.Most Read from BloombergCar Dealerships Across US Halt Services After CyberattackWhat to Know About the Deadly Flesh-Eating Bacteria Spreading in JapanHedge Fund Talent Schools Are Looking for the Perfect TraderPutin’s Hybrid War Opens a Second Front on NATO’s Eastern BorderNvidia’s 591,078% Rally to Most Valuable Stock Came in WavesThings were
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Gen X and Boomers: 3 Key Signs You Won’t Be Able To Afford To Retire Before Age 70
According to a recent survey from CivicScience, 25% of people do not expect to retire before 70. For Gen Xers and baby boomers, retirement is likely just around the corner. This means they have only a...
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It will take years for the oil and gas market to recover from the 'mother of all shocks,' Harvard economist says
"When there is an energy shock, it can take a huge price change to clear the market," the Harvard economist Ken Rogoff said.
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Elon Musk announces Tesla stock option grants for 'exceptional performance' — read his email to workers
Tesla is implementing a system to reward "exceptional performance," according to an email viewed by Business Insider.
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Beijing urges Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links
China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had urged Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms after the country sanctioned five Chinese companies over their links to Russia. Britain last week imposed its first sanctions targeting vessels in Russian President Vladimir Putin's "shadow fleet" that it said was used to circumvent Western sanctions on the trade in Russian oil.
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EU subsidy probe cools China EV sector's will to invest in Europe, survey finds
The European Union's anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles has cooled Chinese firms' EV sales and harmed their confidence in investing in Europe, a survey of Chinese EV companies showed on Wednesday. Some 82% of vehicle and industry chain firms said the subsidy investigation had eroded their confidence in investing in Europe in the near future, the survey by the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU and the China Economic Information Service showed. The poll, conducted in April and May, was part of a report on Chinese EV manufacturers and Europe.
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Chinese automakers seek retaliatory tariffs on EU cars, state media reports
SHANGHAI/BEIJING/BERLIN (Reuters) -Chinese automakers have urged Beijing to hike tariffs on imported European gasoline-powered cars in retaliation for Brussels' curbs on exports of Chinese-made EVs, the state-backed Global Times newspaper said on Wednesday. In a closed-door meeting on Tuesday also attended by European car companies, China's auto industry "called on the government to adopt firm countermeasures (and) suggested that positive consideration be given to raising the provisional tariff on gasoline cars with large-displacement engines," according to the report. The meeting, organised by China's Ministry of Commerce, was held in Beijing and attended by SAIC, BYD , BMW, Volkswagen and its Porsche division, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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China says EU mandated its EV firms turn over 'unprecedented' amounts of data
BEIJING (Reuters) -The European Commission sought an unprecedented amount of detailed information on Chinese automakers' supply chains during its investigation into the country's subsidised electric vehicle imports, China's commerce ministry said on Thursday. The Commission, which oversees trade policy for the 27-nation strong European Union, last week slapped extra duties on imported Chinese EVs following the probe, prompting rebuke from Beijing and spying allegations from Chinese state media. China has also launched a dumping investigation into EU pork imports.
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UK probes Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion deal for Juniper Networks
The Competition and Markets Authority has until Aug. 14 to decide whether it would refer the deal for a deeper probe. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, or HPE, said in January it would buy networking gear maker Juniper to enhance its artificial intelligence (AI) offerings. HPE expects to double its networking business through the deal, which came as the AI gold rush has led companies to pour billions of dollars into upgrading and developing their technology.
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The global spike in luxury handbags, shoes, and clothing sales could be coming to an end due in part to China's 'luxury shaming,' study finds
Global sales growth for luxury goods is expected to slow this year, per a Bain & Compnay report. "Luxury shaming" in China could be a factor.
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Disney’s Abandoned $1B Florida Relocation Plan Breeds Employee Class-Action Suit In Fallout From DeSantis Dust-Up
Disney’s now-abandoned Florida relocation plan for staffers has created some pretty dark legal skies. More than a year after the once again Bob Iger-run Disney dropped its Bob Chapek-era initiative to consolidate some California operations and employees in a new campus in Orlando’s Lake Nona area, a current VP of Product Design and a director …
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Japan's weak yen lifts exports, but falling volume highlights soft demand
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's weak yen sharply boosted the value of exports in May but the volume of sales shrank for the fourth consecutive month, highlighting that global demand is still relatively soft and complicating the central bank's monetary tightening path. The Bank of Japan last week took a step forward to reduce its huge bond purchases as part of plans to exit years of massive stimulus. The soft underbelly in the trade report though adds to the picture of a fragile economy, making future interest rate hikes far from assured.
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China's 618 shopping festival ends with Alibaba, JD.com declaring victory amid 'waning' interest
Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com touted impressive growth trends but declined to reveal total gross merchandise value (GMV) figures for their midyear 618 shopping festival events, as China's major e-commerce players remain locked in a heated battle to get consumers to open their wallets amid the country's economic slowdown. Both e-commerce giants declared victory as they fend off competition from rivals Pinduoduo, operated by Temu owner PDD Holdings, and Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok
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Business Matters: Nvidia overtakes Microsoft as most valuable company
AI chip giant Nvidia has become Wall Street's most valuable company, overtaking Microsoft. Amandalina Letterio has the details and more in Business Matters for June 19, 2024.

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