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JinkoSolar sees more foreign sales amid slumping market in China

Bloomberg JinkoSolar Holding Co., the world’s biggest solar panel maker, sees China’s photovoltaic power additions slumping this year and a greater share of its revenue coming from overseas amid uncertainties over Beijing’s new policies. China may add 30 to 40 gigawatts of solar power in 2019, down from 44 gigawatts the previous year, Vice President Qian Jing said in an …

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Singapore’s property developer offers to buy Millenium Hotels at $2.8 billion

Bloomberg Singapore’s second-largest property developer is offering to buy out shareholders of Millenium & Copthorne Hotels Plc in a deal that would value the company at $2.84 billion. City Developments Ltd said in a statement that it has made a final offer for the London-traded hotel chain at 685 pence per share, representing a 37 percent premium to this week’s …

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Amazon unveils new drone for deliveries

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc has unveiled a revolutionary new drone — part helicopter and part science-fiction aircraft — that the company expects to use for test deliveries of toothpaste and other household goods starting within months. The new device takes off vertically, then tilts to fly horizontally like a plane. It also features artificial intelligence, using a suite of sensors the …

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Apple to buy Drive.ai in bid for autonomous vehicle talent

Bloomberg Apple Inc is preparing to buy startup Drive.ai in a small deal that will bring more engineers with experience in autonomous vehicle technology to the iPhone maker, according to people familiar with the matter. It’s unclear how much Apple is paying. Drive.ai has raised about $77 million in funding since it was founded in 2015, and was valued at …

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Walmart to put groceries in the fridge while you’re out

Bloomberg Walmart Inc already sells more food than anyone else. Now it wants to put those groceries right in your fridge. Beginning this fall, about 1 million people in Pittsburgh, Kansas City, and Vero Beach, Florida, will be able to get cereal and celery while away from home. Walmart staffers — sporting wearable cameras — will arrive in company-owned cars …

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Fed watchers say rate cut likely in July

Bloomberg The weak US May jobs report pushes the Federal Reserve closer to cutting interest rates, though maybe not all the way just yet. While a reduction when policy makers meets later this month can’t be ruled out, Fed watchers said their base case is for the central bank to stand pat. But they said the abrupt slowdown in payrolls …

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PBOC chief sees ‘tremendous room’ to adjust policy if trade war deepens

Bloomberg China’s central bank governor said there’s “tremendous” room to adjust monetary policy if the trade war deepens, joining counterparts in Europe and the US in displaying readiness to act to support the economy. In an exclusive interview with Bloomberg in Beijing, People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Yi Gang also signalled that he’s not wedded to defending the nation’s …

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JPMorgan, CIBC expect Canada to slash rates

Bloomberg Canada may have just printed its lowest unemployment rate since at least 1976, but two big North American banks are now forecasting its central bank to cut rates. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced its forecast for Canadian growth in the third and fourth quarters of this year to 1.5 percent from 2.25 percent and expects the Bank of Canada …

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‘Indonesia rate move depends on timing’

Bloomberg Indonesia’s central bank is discussing the possibility of cutting interest rates but is waiting for the right time to do so, Deputy Governor Dody Waluyo said. Given the uncertainty in financial markets, the central bank needs to be “cautious” and a rate cut “will depend on the timing,” Waluyo said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Kathleen Hays in …

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‘ECB price outlook not as dire as market bets’

Bloomberg The European Central Bank’s outlook for euro-zone inflation is “not bad” and investors have underestimated the institution’s willingness to act if needed, according to policy maker Vitas Vasiliauskas. Market-based inflation expectations have dipped to near a record low despite ECB President Mario Draghi saying that interest-rate cuts and asset purchases could be deployed if needed to fight any further …

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