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Japanese stocks retreated on
Wednesday, pressured by a stronger yen and profit taking among
exporter stocks and other cyclical names ahead of an upcoming
U.S. holiday and employment data.
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Posted at 06:24h
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Student housing provider Unite
is to acquire rival Liberty Living Group in a 1.4
billion pounds ($1.76 billion) cash and shares deal that will
see Canada's Pension Plan Investment Board take a 20 percent
stake in the enlarged group.
Posted at 06:21h
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Offshore investors bought
Chinese government bonds at the fastest pace so far this year in
June, lifting their holdings of the sovereign debt to a record
high for a fourth consecutive month.
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Posted at 06:19h
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Purplebricks Group Plc said it
would pull out of the U.S. market in the latest setback for the
struggling British online estate agent which is already
preparing to exit Australia.
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Posted at 06:09h
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Purplebricks Group Plc said it
would pull out of the U.S. market in the latest setback for the
struggling British online estate agent which is already
preparing to exit Australia.
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Posted at 06:01h
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* Woolworths shares rise to over 1-month high
(Adds fund manager comment)
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Posted at 05:50h
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China's Centurium Capital, a
big backer of domestic startup Luckin Coffee, said it has
raised more than $2 billion in its debut fund, giving the
private equity firm more firepower to cut deals involving the
world's second-largest economy.
Posted at 05:22h
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Chinese shares dropped on
Wednesday as investor hopes for progress in China-U.S. trade
negotiations faltered, while new data showed more signs of
strain on domestic economy.
** Shortly after the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index
was down 0.78% at 3,020.20 points.
** China's blue-chip CSI300 index was down 0.68%, with
its...
Posted at 05:21h
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Chaotic scenes of protesters
rampaging through Hong Kong's legislature, trashing furniture
and daubing graffiti over walls have sent jitters through the
business community, which worries about the impact on the city's
status as a financial hub.
Posted at 04:07h
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Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell
on Wednesday as worries around slowing global growth mounted
after the release of weak economic data from China, sending
investors scurrying away from risky assets.
Following the disappointing manufacturing data from within
the region, a pri