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Slowing economy won’t alter Xi’s ‘China Dream’

China’s gross domestic product growth has slowed to 7 percent, it was announced this week. That’s somewhat anaemic when compared to what the world has come to expect from the second-largest economy.


Germany to raise growth forecasts next week: sources

The German government is on the verge of raising its growth forecasts for this year and next, but its new projections will be more conservative than those published by leading economic institutes earlier this week, two government sources told Reuters.

SunGard to explore possible $10 billion sale - sources

Financial technology company SunGard Data Systems Inc is preparing to appoint financial advisers to explore a sale that could value it at as much as $10 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Google's EU showdown offers openings to competitors

Start small, win quick, then move on to bigger issues. That appears to be the European Union's strategy to pursue Google (GOOGL.O) in a competition dispute by choosing to push a narrow set of charges around its shopping service, while opening another investigation of Google's Android mobile phone software.


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BMW (BMWG.DE) is recalling 91,800 Mini Coopers in the United States to replace a defective sensor that may prevent the front passenger seat air bag from deploying in a crash, the German automaker said on Saturday.
Team 'Arrow' loses one of its key members this week as actor Colton Haynes' character Roy Harper was recently retired by the show, according to executive producers Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim.
Harmonix has confirmed the exciting arrival of Rock Band 4, the 4th installment of the award-winning Rock Band series. Harmonix announced that they are trying to improve and insert innovation for Rock Band 4. While they are still mum about the new and additional features, Rock Band 4 is sure to deliver huge surprise in its upcoming arrival.
Canada must make a meaningful offer to open its markets under a Pacific trade pact now that the United States is moving ahead with a key piece of trade legislation, New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser said on Friday.
‘Star Wars 7’ introduces three new casts and a female hero to dominate the upcoming franchise of the movie series. A recently released movie clip from the franchise featured Harrison Ford’s return to the series.
Miley Cyrus mocks a magazine report stating that her and former best friend Selena Gomez are both pregnant with Justin Bieber's babies by making a joke. She may be okay with it, but how about his rumored boyfriend Patrick Schwarzenegger? What are his reactions on the matter?
Read up on The Leftovers season 2 renewal/cancellation news to see whether you will still see more of the show on HBO.
Greece will need to tap all the remaining cash reserves across its public sector -- a total of 2 billion euros ($2.16 billion) -- to pay civil service wages and pensions at the end of the month, according to finance ministry officials.
U.S. consumer prices increased for a second straight month in March on rising gasoline and housing costs, a sign of an uptick in inflation that should keep the Federal Reserve on course to start raising interest rates this year.
Investors attempting to determine whether U.S. equities will rebound from Friday's selloff or continue to sink will look to a deluge of earnings next week for a clearer picture of the economy.