China Manufacturing Cools as Mini-Stimulus Effect 'Fading Fast'

Weak PMI data for August likely to prompt further policy easing by authorities.



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Vivendi Selects Telefonica's €7.5bn Bid for Brazil Broadband Unit

Decision comes as major blow for Telecom Italia, which offered €7bn for GVT.



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China's Wanda, Tencent and Baidu Join Hands for $814m E-commerce Firm

Companies look to gain from high-growth e-commerce market in China, dominated by Alibaba.



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Argentina Debt Fallout: New Rules Proposed to Prevent Similar Defaults

New rules would limit holdout creditors' ability to litigate and undermine sovereign debt restructurings.



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Russia's Sberbank Offers Free Cats on Home Loans

Russian lender looking to cash in on popular superstition and boost mortgage business.



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GSK's Experimental Ebola Vaccine Approved for Testing on Humans

GSK is developing the vaccine with the Vaccine Research Centre of America's National Institutes of Health.



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Telecom Italia and Telefonica Compete for Vivendi's Brazilian Broadband Unit GVT

Telefonica increased its offer for GVT to €7.5bn, after Telecom Italia offered €7bn in cash and stock.



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Shanghai FTZ to Set up 8 International Platforms to Trade Commodities

Focus will be on transactions in oil, gas, iron ore, cotton, liquid chemicals, silver, bulk commodities and nonferrous metals.



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Microsoft Boss Satya Nadella to Visit China Amid Antitrust Headache

Satya Nadella is visiting China in late September, Reuters reported.



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Japan's Toto Opens New Plant in India as Narendra Modi Plans Toilets for All Homes

Sanitary-ware maker Toto opened a plant in Gujarat, spending $58m.



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Air India Website Crashes as National Carrier Offers £1 Tickets for Five Days

Air India is celebrating 'Air India Day' on 27 August, and is offering tickets for as low as 100 rupees.



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100,000 Employees in Korea's Financial Sector Set for One-Day Strike Against Job Cuts

Korea Financial Industry Union, representing 37 financial firms, is organising the strike on 3 September.



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Malaysia Airlines Likely to Cut 25% Staff as Part of Restructuring

Disaster-hit airline may also reduce routes and change its leadership.



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Food Safety Scare Grows as China Seizes 30,000 Tonnes of Tainted Chicken Feet

Chicken feet contaminated with hydrogen peroxide were seized from different provinces in China, according to Xinhua.



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China Investigates Microsoft's Sale of Media Player and Web Browser in Antitrust Probe

Microsoft is yet to provide full information related to Windows and Office software, as well as problems in sales of its media player and browser, according to SAIC.



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Amazon Buys Gaming Forum Twitch for $970m

Twitch has more than 55 million monthly active users and represented 1.35% of all Internet traffic in March.



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Warren Buffett to Financially Help Burger King in Tim Hortons Acquisition

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to provide 25% of deal's financing in form of preferred shares, WSJ reports.



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UK Growth Momentum to Ease in Second Half As Service Sector Cools

CBI survey shows business volumes rose at weakest rate in three months to August.



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Bitcoin Villain Mark Karpelès Gets into Web Hosting Business

Karpelès launches new web hosting service, Forever.net.



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China Hints at 'Expropriation' of German Auto Parts Makers' Assets

Three German auto parts makers 'told' by China to form joint ventures with local peers to continue operations.



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Former Goldman Sachs Banker Joins F1's Board as Bernie Ecclestone Returns After £60m Settlement

Sean Mahoney to join board of Delta Topco, owner of FI Group.



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Vince Cable Proposes Legislation to Force Large Firms to Disclose Salary Details of High Earners

Proposal announced by Cable would be included in Liberal Democrats' election manifesto.



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Roche to Buy US Biotech Company InterMune for $8.3bn

InterMune's lead medicine pirfenidone is approved for the fatal disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the EU and Canada and is under regulatory review in the US.



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Burger King in Merger Talks with Canada's Tim Hortons to Avoid High US Corporate Tax

Merger would create world's third-largest quick service restaurant chain with market cap of $18bn.



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Japanese Firms Suffer from Labour Shortage as Working Population Ages Rapidly

Reuters survey finds Japanese firms are finding it difficult to attract workers and retain them.



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Argentina Accuses US Judge of Using 'Imperialist Expressions'

US Judge Thomas Griesa earlier ruled Argentina's proposed debt swap illegal.



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First-Time Home Buyers in UK Save £1,300 Per Year Compared to Renters

Falling mortgage rates make buying better option for people than renting.



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HSBC Faces $250m US Lawsuit for 'Ignoring Signs of Fraud of Late David Elias'

Bank allegedly ignored warnings that late entrepreneur David Elias was committing fraud through investment vehicle.



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LSE Plans £938m Rights Issue to Fund Frank Russell Acquisition

The London Stock Exchange Group intends to raise £938m ($1.56bn, €1.17bn) from shareholders.



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EBay 'to Spin Off PayPal as Early as 2015'

Activist investor Carl Icahn had earlier opined that PayPal can grow faster if it becomes separate.



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US Judge Rules Argentina's Debt Swap Proposal Illegal

Argentina proposes to pay its bondholders locally as US judge banned country's payment through New York bank.



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iPhone 6 Sales Expected to Hit 10 Million in First Week

Every new iPhone has experienced a better start than its predecessor.



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Toyota Cuts Lexus Spare Parts Prices in China Amid Heightened Antitrust Scrutiny

Prices of about 15,000 parts will be cut by average 26% from September.



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Former Malaysia Airlines CEO Idris Jala Denies Rumours of Return to Ailing National Carrier

A local newspaper had earlier reported that Jala and Jamaludin Ibrahim, CEO of telecoms firm Axiata, are likely candidates for top post at airline.



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AirAsia to Benefit From Lower Capacity as MAS Revamps Operations

Disaster-hit Malaysian Airline System is expected reduce domestic capacity, easing price competition among carriers.



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HP Profit Declines Despite Surprise Rise in PC Sales

Quarterly revenues improved 1% to $27.6bn, driven by 12% increase in PC sales



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India: Loan Defaulter Winsome Group May Have Routed Money Offshore and Defrauded Banks

Winsome defaulted on its 65.81bn rupee loans and is facing criminal investigation in India.



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China's 'War on Pollution' Sees Coal Drop for First Time in Century

Growth in coal imports remained halted in first half, while domestic production declined.



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Argentina Offers Voluntary Debt Swap to Pay Bond Holders Locally

President Cristina Fernández proposed legislation allowing voluntary swap for holders of debt issued under foreign law.



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Citigroup Plans Japan Retail Banking Exit amid Low Interest Rates

Bank will retain its commercial and investment banking businesses in Japan.



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China Slaps 12 Japanese Auto-Parts Makers with Record $200m Fine for Price Fixing

Sumitomo Electric received biggest individual fine of 290.4m yuan, equivalent to 6% of its annual China revenues.



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China States Foreign Investment Dip Not Linked to Regulatory Probes

Foreign Direct Investment into China declined 16.95% to $7.81bn in July – the lowest since July 2012.



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BHP Billiton Plans Spurn London Investors

London shareholders were expecting payouts from BHP in connection with its spin-off of some assets into new company.



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China: Panic Sales By Corrupt Officials Cool Property Market

Ongoing anti-graft campaign in China prompts many corrupt officials to sell their properties.



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Standard Chartered Close to Paying up to $300m to Settle US Probe over Compliance

US regulators accused the bank of failing to catch millions of higher-risk transactions that should have been examined further.



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Experts Group Launches Independent Probe to Unveil Mt Gox Mystery

Popular bitcoin exchange Mt Gox collapsed after suffering from alleged hacker attacks.



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Mercedes-Benz Accused of Price Manipulation in China

Jiangsu Province Price Bureau launched an investigation into Mercedes-Benz in July and raided its dealerships.



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Home Prices Fall in More Chinese Cities as Property Market Cools

Out of 70 major Chinese cities tracked by the government, 64 saw month-on-month price declines for new homes in July, compared with 55 in June.



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Sultan of Brunei Makes $2.2bn Bid for Sahara Group's New York and London Hotels

Hassanal Bolkiah offers to acquire New York's Plaza Hotel, Dream Hotel and London's Grosvenor House hotel.



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Foreign Holdings in US Treasury Debt Cross $6tn for First Time

Total foreign holdings in treasury debt rose 0.6% to $6.01 trillion in June from $5.98tn in May.



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Rare Ferrari GTO Fetches Record $38m at Auction

Price topped previous record of 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R F1 Racer, which was sold for $30m in 2013.



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Lenovo's $2.3bn Acquisition of IBM Server Unit Cleared by US

US regulators approve sale after reviewing deal in relation to national security.



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Argentina's Eurobond Holders Looking to Appeal US Ruling to Block Coupon Payments

Bondholders argue that their bonds should be treated under English and Welsh law.



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Apple's Late CEO Steve Jobs Sued by Shareholder Over 'Zealous Pursuit of Profits'

Shareholder R Andre Klein filed a lawsuit against Apple and Jobs over its recruitment agreement with rivals.



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Bitcoin Price Falls Below $500 as US Watchdog's Warnings Hurt Investor Morale

Bitcoin opened at $544.57 and fell to as low as $499.89 on 14 August.



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Lenovo Profit Surges 23% as it Becomes Major Smartphone Player

Lenovo is currently the fourth-largest smartphone maker with a market share of 5.4%.



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India's Adani Signs Deal to Acquire Lanco Infratech's Power Plant

Gautam Adani's firm buying Lanco's Udupi power plant in Karnataka state.



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South Korea Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate to Boost Growth

Bank of Korea lowers seven-day repurchase rate to 2.25% from 2.5%



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Poland and Norway to be Hardest Hit by Russian Sanctions

Poland exports over $1.12bn of agricultural products to Russia every year.



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India Central Bank's Hands Tied as Inflation Rises More Than Expected

Consumer-price index rose 7.96% in July from last year, compared with revised 7.46% in June.



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Japan GDP Falls Most Since 2011 Quake on Sales Tax Hike

GDP declined annualised 6.8% in second quarter, compared to economists' projections for 7.1% drop



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French Current Account Deficit More Than Doubles on BNP Paribas Fine

June current account deficit would have been €3.1bn in absence of BNP Paribas fine.



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Curved Screens and Wearable Devices Not to Help Samsung and Apple

Samsung and Apple are set to lose significant share in global smartphone market by 2015, according to Fitch.



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Colgate Total Toothpaste Includes Chemical Ingredient Linked to Cancer

Antibacterial chemical triclosan has been linked to cancer-cell growth and disrupted development in animals.



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GlaxoSmithKline Faces Fresh Bribery Allegations in Syria

Company allegedly paid bribes to doctors and officials in cash and kind.



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China's Baidu Warned Over Porn Content on Cloud Storage Service

Some accounts on Baidu Cloud found to have contained obscene and pornographic content.



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China Growth Boom to Last Another 20 Years

Former World Bank chief economist says China growth could stick at 8% thanks to late developing advantage.



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Malaysia Airlines Shares Surge 10% on State-Funded Buyout Plan

Malaysian state fund Khazanah Nasional will fully acquire airlines with 1.38bn ringitt spending.



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McDonald's and Yum Reveal China Supplier Details After Shanghai Watchdog Request

McDonald's and Yum have been hit by recent rotten meat scandal in China.



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McDonald's Sales Decline on China Meat Scandal

Global comparable sales at US fast-food giant declined 2.5% in July.



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Bitcoin Suspected to Be NSA or CIA Project

Name Satoshi Nakamoto, founder of bitcion, means central intelligence in Japanese.



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China Inflation Remains within Government Target Range Helping Consumption-Led Growth Model

Consumer price index inflation remained unchanged at 2.3% year over year in July.



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China Denies Media Reports of Banning Apple Products from Government Procurement Lists

Bloomberg earlier reported that 10 Apple products including MacBook laptops and iPad tablets were taken off government list.



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China Posts Record Trade Surplus as Exports Surge

China's exports rose 14.5% year over year in July, leading to record trade surplus of $47.3bn.



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Facebook Buys Server Security Firm PrivateCore to Bolster User Data Protection

PrivateCore provides software that protects servers from malware, unauthorised access, and malicious hardware devices.



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Disaster-Hit Malaysia Airlines to Be Delisted after State Buyout

Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia's state investment company, will acquire remaining shares in MAS for 1.38bn ringitt.



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Argentina Sues US at UN International Court of Justice Over Debt Default

Argentina alleges that US 2nd Circuit Court's ruling in favour of holdout creditors violates its sovereignty.



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India's Central Bank Chief Warns of 'Another Crash' in Global Financial Markets

India's Central Bank chief Raghuram Rajan is known for his prediction of 2008 financial crisis.



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Bank of New York Mellon Ordered to Hold Argentina's Bond Fund by US Judge

Judge Thomas Griesa ordered Bank of New York Mellon to hold on to deposited funds, despite formal demand from Argentina.



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Bank of America Eyes Record $17bn Mortgages Settlement

Settlement amount surpasses $13bn paid by JPMorgan over similar issues in November 2013.



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How to Protect Your Bitcoin from Hackers

NeoMam Studios analyses extent to which bitcoins are secure and provides tips to protect them from thieves.



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Gaza Strip Crisis: War Costs Total $6bn For Palestine and $2bn for Israel

Gaza worst hit in conflict while Israel's businesses and tourism sector suffer a big blow.



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Argentina to Move Against Court Order and Force Intermediary Banks for Payouts to Bondholders

Argentina's economy ministry said it will formally demand banks make payouts to holders of restructured bonds.



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China Raids Microsoft Again and Expands Anti-Trust Probe to Include Partner Accenture

China's SAIC said it raided Microsoft offices in Beijing, Liaoning, Fujian and Hubei, as well as Accenture's Dalian offices.



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Britain Studies Bitcoin's Potential to Help Finance Small Businesses

Britain is analysing the potential and risks of digital currencies in connection with the financial system.



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Samsung and Apple Agree to Settle Patent Lawsuits Outside US

Agreement covers patent lawsuits in eight countries including South Korea, Japan, Australia, and UK.



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China Pork Producer WH Group Shares Close up 7% on Trading Debut

WH Group has become the world's biggest pork producer after it acquired US-based Smithfield Foods.



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Rotten Meat Scandal: McDonald's Sees 'Significant Negative Impact' on China and Japan Results

Shanghai Husi Food allegedly sold chicken and beef past their expiry dates to food chains including McDonald's and KFC.



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Cold Winter Temperatures Partly Caused Battery Glitch at ANA-Owned Boeing 787 Dreamliner: Report

Entire fleet of 787 Dreamliner was grounded in 2013 following battery issues.



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Bitcoin Domain BTC.com Sold for $1.1m

Domain name was acquired by Josh Garza of Connecticut-based mining equipment firm GAWMiners.



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China: Symantec and Kaspersky Lab Software Barred From Goverment Offices

Beijing continues to reduce its dependence on foreign tech firms after Edward Snowden revelations.



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Panasonic Farms Vegetables Indoors in Land-Scarce Singapore

A 248-square-meter indoor farm has production capacity of 3.6 tonnes per year.



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Banco Espírito Santo Receives €4.9bn Bailout from Portugal

Banco Espírito Santo will be split into a 'good bank' and a 'bad bank', according to Bank of Portugal's rescue plan.



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Bitcoin: 'Digital Currency Regulation Would Curtail Innovation And Harm Businesses and Consumers'

Jesse Powell, CEO bitcoin exchange Kraken, tells IB Times UK that digital currencies should be more relaxed and pro consumer choice.



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Sanctions Against Russia will Hurt European Economies: IMF

Rising sanctions and resulting slowdown in Russia will affect Europe in multiple ways, according to IMF.



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Bitcoin-Friendly Overstock to Introduce Digital Currency Bonus Scheme for Employees

Employees opting for bitcoin bonus will get premium over cash payments.



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Bitcoin Rush Compared to California Gold Rush in 19th Century

High prices of bitcoin prompt rush in mining for digital currency.



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Argentina Vs Vulture Funds Case Timeline

Argentina fell into its second default in 13 years after its attempt to make a settlement with holdout funds failed.



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Glencore Completes Sale of Peru Copper Mine to Chinese Joint Venture

Commodity giant completes sale of Las Bambas copper mine to MMG.



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