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India sweet tooth dearer as sugar output slides

  Bloomberg Satisfying the sweet tooth of the world’s biggest sugar-consum- ing country is getting a lot more expensive. At a time when demand in India is the highest ever, domestic output will drop for the fourth year in five, creating the first deficit since 2010 as prices surge. SGS SA, a researcher hired by Bloomberg to survey farmers in ...

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China’s top SUV maker begins upscale climb with luxury brand

  Bloomberg Great Wall Motor Co. said it will introduce a new premium brand to target the high-end market, joining Zhejiang Geely Holding Group among Chinese automakers seeking to upgrade from offering cheap, utilitarian cars. The SUV maker led by billionaire Chairman Wei Jianjun plans to unveil its upscale WEY brand on Nov. 16, the same week as the opening ...

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Shanghai Disney draws 4 million guests, sees break-even in 2017

  Bloomberg Walt Disney Co. said its new $5.5 billion Shanghai theme park attracted four million visitors in its first four months and will be close to breaking even in its first full year of operation in 2017. About 50 percent of the park’s guests are from outside the Shanghai area, a “big surprise” as the Chinese city had been ...

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