TOKYO — Japanese households cut their spending for the first time in almost a year in October as a sales tax hike prompted consumers to rein in expenses and natural disasters disrupted business. Household spending dropped 5.1% in October from a year …
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Adds background. BEIJING, Dec 6 (Reuters) – China’s industry ministry has placed Chinese-built Tesla Inc. TSLA.O Model 3 cars on a list of vehicles recommended to receive subsidies for new energy vehicles, a move that will help the U.S. firm’s push into the …
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According to a Censuswide study of more than 3008 adults, two-fifths of Christmas jumpers are only worn once. One in three people under 35 will buy a new one every year. However, only 29 per cent of those surveyed knew jumpers are actually made of …
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But for China, U.S. trade with the world would be on the way to its second straight record year, according to Census Bureau data released yesterday. But for China. Through October, U.S. trade with the world was down $42.97 billion, which might sound like a …
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At least seven people in New Jersey have now been sickened after eating Romaine lettuce tainted with E. coli as the nationwide outbreak topped more than 100 cases in the latest report. When the Centers for Disease Control last provided an update on Nov.
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