Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote broke his government’s oil monopoly by building the largest petroleum refinery in Africa. After 11 years and $23 billion in investment, the Dangote Refinery […]
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Asia shares cautiously higher, yen buoyed by upbeat GDP
SYDNEY, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Asia share markets crept higher on Monday as Hong Kong’s tech sector stole the limelight, while upbeat Japanese economic growth contrasted with a […]
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China’s Xi Urges Entrepreneurs to ‘Show Their Talents’ in Support of Private Business
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at a rare closed-door symposium with prominent entrepreneurs on Monday, urging them to “show their talents” in a “new era” for […]
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Anti-Musk Protest Movement Expected to Intensify as Congress Goes on Recess
NEW YORK (AP) — While Donald Trump is the president, billionaire Elon Musk has become the focal point for thousands of Democratic activists launching a protest campaign this […]
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German Voters Demand Change as Europe’s Biggest Economy Stalls
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Lars Baumguertel, a 58-year-old executive, runs one of the last surviving manufacturers in Gelsenkirchen, a former coal town in the industrialized Ruhr […]
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Germany’s Next Government Faces the Challenge of Reviving a Stagnant Economy
MULFINGEN, Germany (AP) — Germany needs a new business model. The old one, fueled by cheap natural gas from Russia and lucrative exports to China, is broken, leaving […]