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                    [Title] => US consumer confidence improves in January
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US consumer confidence improved in January despite a stock market rout and house prices accelerated in November, suggesting underlying strength in the economy despite a sharp growth slowdown in recent months.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is promising $40 billion to help Asian nations improve trade links in a new effort to assert Beijing's ambitions as a regional leader.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-10 03:43:26 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1231696 [AuthorName] => Christopher Bodeen [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1389878 [Title] => China pledges $40 billion for new 'Silk Road' [Summary] =>

Chinese President Xi Jinping is promising $40 billion to help Asian nations improve trade links in a new effort to assert Beijing's ambitions as a regional leader.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-09 18:47:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1231696 [AuthorName] => Christopher Bodeen [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1383119 [Title] => China economy grows at slowest pace in 5 years [Summary] =>

China's economic growth waned to a five-year low of 7.3 percent last quarter, raising concerns of a spillover effect on the global economy but falling roughly in line with Chinese leaders' plans for a controlled slowdown.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-22 04:12:43 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1357191 [AuthorName] => Ian Mader [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1382721 [Title] => China's growth likely to slow, research group says [Summary] =>

China's economic growth will decelerate to 4 percent a year between 2020 to 2025 — well below widespread expectations of steady 7 percent to 8 percent growth over the next decade, a business research group predicted.

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The stock market rose slightly in afternoon trading yesterday after two key reports gave a mixed picture of the US economy.

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Companies in Southeast Asia, including those in the Philippines, need to invest more in innovation and in their people to drive the business forward as well as make their respective countries’ economic growth sustainable, an economist said.

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Busier factories and growing optimism among consumers could help the US economy withstand the drag from government spending cuts and tax increases this year.

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American consumers are growing more confident about the job market, companies are ordering more equipment and home prices are rising in most major cities.

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A deal to give Greece more cash was greeted with measured relief yesterday, though concerns remained over the country's ability to implement its required reforms as the economy shrinks.

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