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Regno Unito
Brexit bargains lure shoppers to London
London: While the prospect of Brexit is weighing on much of the British economy, tourism and luxury goods businesses are cashing in on bargain-hungry visitors lured by the slide in the pound.
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Thailandia
Respite for SME accounting
The Thai Financial Reporting Standards (TFRS) for SMEs will be pushed back one more year to 2018 to give small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more time to make changes.
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Giappone
Trump claim of saving Carrier jobs seen as shady ‘play’; Mexico miffed
In persuading Carrier to keep hundreds of jobs in Indiana, President-elect Donald Trump is claiming victory on behalf of factory workers whose positions were bound for Mexico. But the scant details that have emerged so far raise doubts about the extent of the victory. By enabling Carrier’s Indianapolis plant to ...
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Giappone
‘Legendary franchisee’ who in 1967 invented Big Mac dies at 98
The man who invented the quintessential American fast-food burger, the Big Mac, and inadvertently set off a race to create ever more expansive fast-food menus, has died. Michael “Jim” Delligatti passed away Monday surrounded by family at his home in a Pittsburgh suburb, according to his family. He was 98 ...
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Russia Giappone
OPEC agrees to ax output, gets nonmember Russia to comply, in bid to up prices
Breaking with years of inaction, OPEC agreed Wednesday to cut its oil output for the first time since 2008. The move effectively scraps its strategy of squeezing U.S. competition through high supply that had backfired by lowering prices and draining the cartel’s own economies. The reduction of 1.2 million barrels ...
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USA
Steven Mnuchin sarà il nuovo segretario del tesoro degli Stati Uniti.
Steven Mnuchin sarà il nuovo segretario del tesoro degli Stati Uniti. L’ex manager della Goldman Sachs sarà il nuovo ministro dell’economia del governo di Donald Trump e ha già promesso un taglio del 15 per cento delle tasse alle aziende. Trump ha annunciato altre nomine: ha scelto come ministro della ...
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USA
Il poliziotto statunitense che ha ucciso il nero Keith Scott non sarà processato
Il poliziotto statunitense che ha ucciso il nero Keith Scott non sarà processato. Brentley Vinson, afroamericano, il 20 settembre ha ucciso il 43enne Keith Scott a Charlotte, in North Carolina. L’agente ha dichiarato di aver sparato perché l’uomo si era rifiutato di gettare la pistola, ma il video dell’accaduto, pubblicato ...