Government shutdown live updates: Stalemate to last at least three days
6 Hours Ago Labor Dept. won’t release Friday’s key jobs report Signage for the US Department of Labor is seen
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U.S. government will shut down after midnight as Congress fails to pass funding bills
The U.S. government will shut down just after midnight on Wednesday after Congress failed to pass stopgap funding bills. Republicans
Read moreChina’s Zijin Gold surges over 60% in Hong Kong debut after world’s second-largest IPO this year
A sign outside the Serbia Zijin Mining complex, operated by Zijin Mining Group Co., in Bor, Serbia, on Thursday Aug.
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China’s stock market has been on a roll — is it a boom or a bubble?
Investors talk at a stock exchange hall on February 3, 2017 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. VCG | Getty
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Miracle under threat: South Korea’s birth rate collapse could undo decades of growth
In a photo taken on May 26, 2016 a mobility scooter sits parked before rice fields in Gunwi, some 200
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Chinese stocks are on fire this year, drawing big interest from foreign and domestic investors
When Hou Yujie isn’t convincing customers to rent traditional Chinese clothing for photos at the country’s famous Forbidden City, she
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U.S. to impose 100% tariff on branded, patented drugs unless firms build plants locally, Trump says
Shelf of pharmaceutical products. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. will impose
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U.S. expands tariff dragnet to masks, syringes and robotics in sweeping import probe
A Fanuc robotic arm moves bins of products during a media tour of the Amazon.com Inc. DAB2 fulfillment center in
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Japan shares keep breaking records as reforms, foreign inflows outweigh political risks
Japanese equities are extending record highs, fueled by steady inflows from foreign investors and governance reforms. However, risks remain —
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India is betting $18 billion to build a chip powerhouse. Here’s what it means
A robotic machine manufactures a semiconductor chip at a stall to show investors during The Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment Summit
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