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When transatlantic airfares cost $65, someone has to pay

  With a promise to fly US passengers to Europe for as little as $65, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA is poised to transform transatlantic travel. While terrific news for consumers, its low-cost long-haul strategy might be a little more turbulent for shareholders and lenders. Having built Norwegian from a handful of aircraft into Europe’s third-largest budget carrier, founder and CEO ...

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Maybe China should learn the golden rule

  China appears to be thriving in the age of Trump. Faced with a protectionist U.S. administration in Washington, Communist Party leaders have improbably recast themselves as champions of globalization, free trade and openness. Recently, they’ve admonished Western policymakers to treat Chinese investors more graciously before expecting China to open its own markets further. Greater liberalization, central bank chief Zhou ...

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A meal steeped in culture!

  BUENOS AIRES / AP Let’s start at the end, with dessert at The Argentine Experience. The Buenos Aires restaurant that immerses diners in culture offers an abundance of tastes and the stories behind them. On the night my family shared a communal table with another group of US visitors, dessert included a delicacy prepared with sponge-like yacaratia wood. Alex Pels, ...

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