People stand in front of an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. Stock markets in Japan and China declined Monday in light trading after Christmas with most other Asian markets closed.
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymaker Jens Weidmann said plans for a state bailout of Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena should be weighed carefully as many questions remain to be answered, according to German newspaper
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Christmas is over and it is time to dispose of that tree inside the house. (Thinkstock). WASHINGTON – Maybe you've had that Christmas tree up since early December, or you just put it up on Christmas Eve.
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Donald Trump was elected to president on a platform of politics not as usual, so it is fitting he inherits a world in flux. Post-World War II rules are dying, old alliances shifting and traditional roles shed.
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TOKYO, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Japan's Nikkei share average edged up on Tuesday morning in thin trade while Toshiba Corp plummeted on news that it was considering booking a goodwill impairment loss of several hundreds of billion yen.
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