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China’s graduate salary slumps

Bloomberg Wages for China’s newest college graduates are plunging even as their ranks rise to a record. That’s unwelcome news for the nation’s young elite, but it may aid policy makers striving to shift the economy into higher technology industries and services. Monthly salaries plummeted 16 percent to 4,014 yuan ($590) this year for a second-straight annual decline, data from ...

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Chinese firm buys 253-yr-old crystal maker Baccarat

Bloomberg French crystal maker Baccarat is changing hands 253 years after it was founded by royal decree of King Louis XV. Chinese investment company Fortune Fountain Capital Ltd. is buying a controlling stake from Baccarat’s private-equity owners for about 164 million euros ($184 million), according to a statement. The deal ends more than a decade of ownership by Starwood Capital, ...

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Paris exit leaves Trump isolated

Bloomberg The response to President Donald Trump’s announcement he was exiting the Paris climate accord and wanted to renegotiate on his terms was immediate: The leaders of France, Germany and Italy said no. On Wall Street, corporate executives pilloried the businessman president. Goldman Sachs’ CEO tweeted for the first time, calling the move a setback for the world. Tesla Inc.’s ...

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