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Japan logs record $27 bn Jan. trade deficit on surging imports

Japan's trade deficit swelled in January to another monthly record, data showed Thursday, as once-bumper surpluses disappear under the weight of soaring post-Fukushima energy...

Walmart reports big profit drop on weak US sales

US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Thursday reported a 21 percent drop in quarterly earnings due to weak US sales, and gave a tepid forecast...

Obama assures Trans-Pacific Partners on trade growth

Washington: President Obama has pledged to expand trade agreements between North America and Asia at a discussion on trade, immigration and energy with Canadian...

Iran agrees to framework for final nuclear talks

A senior Iranian negotiator said Thursday that Tehran has agreed on a "framework" for talks with world powers aimed at reaching a comprehensive nuclear...

Living drug kills leukemia in 88 percent of patients

A new approach to killing cancer cells that uses a patient's own immune system has beaten back leukemia in 88 percent of adults, US...

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