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U.S., China agree to first trade steps under 100-day plan | Reuters
By Ayesha Rascoe and Michael Martina | WASHINGTON/BEIJING WASHINGTON/BEIJING The United States and China have agreed to take action by mid-July to increase access for U.S. financial firms and expand trade
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British Air, union to hold talks over planned cabin crew strike
LONDON Talks aimed at averting a planned Christmas strike by British Airways (ICAG.L) cabin crews will be held on Monday, conciliation service Acas said.Last week, British Airways said the Unite trade union had called a strike involving one of its
Toshiba shares, bonds tumble as second downgrade fans writedown fears
TOKYO Shares in Toshiba (6502.T) fell more than 19 percent in morning trade on Thursday, clocking a third day of heavy losses after the Japanese tech-to-nuclear conglomerate said earlier this week it faced a potential multi-billion dollar writedown.Late on Wednesday,
Euro hits one-year high vs. yen, tops $1.10 on French election relief | Reuters
LONDON The euro topped $1.10 for the first time since the U.S. elections on Sunday and climbed to a one-year high against the safe-haven yen on relief that Emmanuel Macron had beaten the far-right Marine Le Pen to clinch the
