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Mickey Goes to China

Walt Disney Co. announced that it would build its first store in Shanghai, China. That store is expected...

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German Business Confidence Wanes in October

For the first time in the last six months, German business confidence decreased --mainly due to uncertainty over...

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Wal-Mart to Expand Presence in China by 110 Stores

The world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will expand its business into China by opening up 110 more...

Easy-Money Wave Sweeping the Globe

Canada joined Norway and Sweden in dropping talk about easing their own monetary status and about raising interest...

Regus PLC’s Share Price Doubles on Office Space Surge

The world’s largest operator of serviced offices, Regus PLC, has seen its share price more than double since...

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Currency Safe-Havens Bounce on Chinese Money Market Spike

Chinese money-market rates rose precipitously as the People’s Bank of China acted to tighten liquidity and prevent risky...

ETF Talk: These Chinese Red Chips are Really Blue

China’s astonishing growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the past several years has been driven in no...

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China’s Manufacturing Slips in October

HSBC’s flash Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI), due out tomorrow, is expected to show that China’s manufacturing sector contracted...

ECB-Supervised Banks Will Face 8 Percent Capital Buffers

The European Central Bank (ECB) will be supervising 130 euro-zone banks starting November 2014.

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German Housing Bubble on the Horizon

In its monthly report, the Bundesbank warned that housing prices in urban areas of Germany “are difficult to...