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Japanese carmaker increases price proposal by 15% following criticism from activist investors and shareholders ...

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China blamed the US for growing global trade imbalances as the world’s second-biggest economy reported a record full-year ...

New Zealand’s foreign minister has publicly reprimanded Anna Breman, the central bank governor, after she signed a letter of ...