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  Bloomberg Japanese exports grew at the fastest rate in more than two years in March, supporting a moderate economic recovery in the face of weak domestic demand. Exports rose 12 percent from a year earlier (median estimate +6.2 percent), according to data released by the Ministry of Finance. Imports jumped 15.8 percent (median estimate 10 percent), the biggest gain ...

  Bloomberg SAIC Motor Corp., China’s biggest carmaker by sales, has halted a plan to export its own branded vehicles to the US until it gets more clarity on Sino-US trade policy under President Donald Trump. SAIC Motor, which has joint ventures with General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG in China, has been exporting locally-made Buick Envision sport utility vehicles ...

  Bloomberg Tencent Holdings Ltd. is shutting down a popular feature on WeChat that allows iPhone users to tip emoji and content creators to comply with Apple Inc.’s policy on in-app purchases. After months of negotiations, Tencent said on its official WeChat account it “regrettably” had to abolish the feature on the instant message service to comply with new terms ...

  Bloomberg US Steel Corp. will ask a trade agency on Thursday to investigate its claims that rival Chinese manufacturers colluded to fix prices to undercut competitors in the American market on the same day President Donald Trump will order a separate Commerce Department probe of steel imports. Trump will sign a memorandum authorizing a probe under section 232 of ...

  Bloomberg Nestle SA and Unilever reported sales that beat estimates as the European food giants pushed through higher prices to combat slowing consumption in most parts of the world. KitKat maker Nestle said organic revenue rose 2.3 percent in the first quarter, compared with the 2 percent median estimate. Unilever’s sales growth of 2.9 percent exceeded analyst predictions of ...

  Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Wednesday opened the ninth Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, SCRF 2017, the region’s largest children’s reading event, at Expo Centre Sharjah. Running until April 29, this year’s festival has the theme ‘Discover Beyond’ and features 2,093 cultural, artistic and entertainment activities, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), the master developer of major tourism, cultural and residential destinations in Abu Dhabi, announced on Wednesday that 60 per cent of the units has been sold after unveiling a compelling selection of residential units on Saadiyat Island at Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2017, taking place from April 18-20 at the ...

  Bloomberg The long goodbye for coal in Europe is accelerating as the cost of shifting to green energy plunges. Companies including Drax Group Plc, Steag GmbH to Uniper SE are closing or converting coal-burning generators at a record pace from Austria to the UK, made obsolete by competition from cheaper wind and solar power. After more than 500 years ...

  Bloomberg Pakistan is mulling a tax amnesty to bring back wealth hidden in foreign assets, a move that may boost stocks, bonds and property. The government is considering submissions by Pakistan’s business community seeking relief on undeclared offshore holdings, said Syed Masoud Ali Naqvi, a member of government’s Tax Reformers Implementation and Monitoring Committee. No plan has yet been ...

  Bloomberg A long-simmering trade dispute between the US and Canada over lumber is heating up, increasing the cost of building houses and causing American businesses to hunt for supplies in other countries. A detente between the normally friendly neighbors expired in October, and a new agreement isn’t on the horizon. That’s contributed to a more than 20 percent surge ...