Mnuchin: China, US trade talks in Beijing “constructive”

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:00:58 +0000

Mnuchin: China, US trade talks in Beijing "constructive"

BEIJING — Chinese and U.S. negotiators adjourned trade talks in Beijing on Friday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin saying they had been “constructive.”

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UK prime minister in last-minute push to win Brexit support

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:50:42 +0000

UK prime minister in last-minute push to win Brexit support, Theresa May

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May was making a last-minute push Monday to win support for her European Union divorce deal, warning opponents that failure to approve it would mean a long — and possibly indefinite — delay to Brexit. Parliament has rejected the agreement twice, but May aims to try a third time […]

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China accuses US of ‘double standard’ over Huawei claims

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 07:18:40 +0000

China accuses US of 'double standard' over Huawei claims

BEIJING – The U.S. is using a double standard in claiming Chinese law requires telecoms giant Huawei to violate other countries’ information security, a Chinese government spokesman said Monday.

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Businesses sound alarm as UK says prepare for no-deal Brexit

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 13:41:58 +0000

Businesses sound alarm as UK says prepare for no-deal Brexit

A senior British Cabinet minister said businesses need to prepare for the possibility the United Kingdom will leave the European Union in March without an exit deal.

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BIR to issue new TIN card design amid ‘rampant’ counterfeiting

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 09:05:53 +0000

BIR to issue new TIN card design amid ‘rampant’ counterfeiting

To address the “rampant” sale of fake tax identification number (TIN) cards, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will introduce a new design that would be more difficult to counterfeit.

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2nd excise tax hike on fuel products correct, says UP economist

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 07:30:40 +0000

Proceeding with the second tranche of the excise tax hike on fuel products mandated under the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law was “correct.

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US Fed’s Powell: Global growth positive but under pressure

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The global economic outlook remains positive, with instability in just a few emerging markets seeing instability — but is slightly less positive than a few months ago, US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila). “I think growth still healthy but maybe under a little bit of pressure,” Powell told […]

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Alibaba founder Jack Ma to step down in 2019, pledges ‘smooth transition’

SHANGHAI: Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma announced on Monday he would step down as leader of the pioneering Chinese e-commerce giant in one year, but insisted that a planned leadership transition would not break the company’s stride. Ma will stay on as executive chairman until September 10, 2019 before handing over his role to chief executive […]

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