Chinese shares open higher Wednesday

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BEIJING, Oct ... (This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.). Editor. Hou Qiang. ....

Tokyo stocks open mixed as firm yen holds U.S. shares' rise in check

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TOKYO, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened mixed on Wednesday as the yen's appreciation against the U.S ... shares in check ... Hou Qiang. ....

China Hushen 300 index futures open higher Wednesday

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BEIJING, Oct ... The Nov 2016 contract opened 0.23 percent higher at 3,294.00 points ... (This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.). Editor. Hou Qiang. ....

Americans' optimism about quality jobs reaches highest level in recent election years

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Up to 42 percent of Americans believe now is a good time to find a quality job, the highest level in presidential election years since 2004, said a monthly Gallup poll released on Tuesday ... Hou Qiang. ....

Xiwang to develop Chinese diet products after buying Canada's Kerr

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JINAN, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- A leading Chinese corn oil producer says it will develop diet products tailor-made for Chinese consumers after it has completed the acquisition of Canadian diet food company Kerr ... Editor. Hou Qiang. ....

AIIB can play constructive role in global economy: senior U.S. Treasury official

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) can play a constructive role in global economy, in view of the high infrastructure demand in Asia, said a senior U.S. Treasury official on Tuesday ... Treasury Department, at an event held by the Center For Strategic and International Studies ... Editor. Hou Qiang. ....

1st Ld-Writethru: China Jan-Sept retail sales growth accelerates to 10.4 pct

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BEIJING, Oct ... Total retail sales of consumer goods stood at 23.8 trillion yuan (about 3.54 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first nine months of 2016, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) ... Editor. Hou Qiang. ....

China's fiscal revenue rises 4.9 pct in September

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BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's fiscal revenue rose 4.9 percent year on year to 1.122 trillion yuan (166.65 billion U.S. dollars) in September, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Wednesday. Revenue growth was up from the 1.7 percent gain posted in August ... Editor. Hou Qiang. ....

BHP affirms global guidance, eyes early signs of commodity recovery

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SYDNEY, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Global mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd on Wednesday reaffirmed their full-year production guidance, though warned supply is still outstripping demand in its key iron ore business despite seeing a recovery in global commodity prices ... Production fell by 41,000 tonnes due to planned maintenance and the state-wide power outage ... dollars) by 1124 local time (AEDT) ... Editor. Hou Qiang. ....

Bank fees targeted in New Zealand credit card review

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WELLINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand government Wednesday signalled its intention to tackle the country's notoriously high credit card fees. Shoppers in New Zealand often leave a shop empty-handed when they find small retailers refuse to accept credit cards because of the fees charged ... "In most markets, we expect competition between providers to keep costs down ... Editor. Hou Qiang. ....

Canadian stocks net highest gain of month

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TORONTO, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Canada's main stock market soared to its biggest gain in over two weeks on Tuesday, as manufacturing sales increased for a third straight month. The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index surged 155.73 points, or 1.07 percent, to close at 14,752.25 points. Nine of the 10 sub-sectors in the index finished the session ahead ... dollars) in August ... Editor. Hou Qiang. ....
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