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Nissan curbs production at plants after misjudging slowdown in US demand

Bloomberg Nissan Motor Co. is slowing production at several assembly plants to keep the supply of vehicles on US dealers’ lots in check after being caught off guard by weaker consumer demand. Japan’s second-largest automaker is aiming to have a 50- to 60-day supply of cars and trucks in August, when dealers start transitioning to sell 2019 model-year vehicles, said ...

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Malaysia to woo startups with immigration policies

Bloomberg When it comes to tech startup hubs in Southeast Asia, entrepreneurs sometimes look past Malaysia to the lure of Singapore’s vibrant financial centre or Indonesia’s attractiveness as the region’s largest economy. They shouldn’t, said a former Microsoft Corp. executive who’s now in charge of driving the country’s digital economy. Policy makers are serious about developing the sector that created ...

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US tech bosses head for China for lobbying

Bloomberg Leaders of Apple Inc., Google and other US technology giants were expected to head to China to pursue a familiar goal: To do more business in the world’s most populous nation. The effort has had mixed results, at best, in the past. With a trade war brewing between the world’s two largest economies, the goal has gotten loftier still. ...

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