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Trump cancels delegation's trip to Davos due to shutdown
President Donald Trump recently announced he would not make the trip to the Davos conference due to the ongoing partial government shutdown . Shattering the 21-day record set in 1995, the ongoing partial government shutdown has become the longest closure in USA history as he continues to insist on funding for his border wall, a demand that Democrats have staunchly resisted. [Full Article...]
Renault-Nissan merger 'not on the table': French minister
Ghosn had been pushing for a closer integration between the two carmakers before his arrest , including a possible merger that Bloomberg reported previous year, but Nissan has resisted a combination unless it would gain clout in more areas. [Full Article...]
Baby formula theft: Police make fifth arrest in Sydney
A Sydney family are accused of orchestrating the theft of over a MILLION DOLLARS of baby formula. Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty said the "unscrupulous activity" was fuelled by greed and had been operating for years. A 48-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were charged at that time and remain before the courts. He will reappear at Parramatta Local Court on January 30. [Full Article...]
United passengers shiver through 16-hour ordeal on Canadian tarmac
Passengers on board United Airlines Flight 179 from New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport were faced with multiple travel nightmares this weekend. When the door fix proved to be a lengthy process, the exhausted travellers were moved to a rescue plane, which was supposed to leave for Newark late Sunday afternoon. [Full Article...]
China fourth quarter GDP growth slows to 6.4 percent, as expected
China's gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2018 is expected to moderate to its slowest pace in 28 years due to weak domestic demand and the adverse impact of trade war with the US. On a quarterly basis, growth eased to 1.5 percent inOct-Dec from 1.6 percent in the preceding period. Retail sales rose 8.2 per cent in December on-year, in line with a forecast rise of 8.2 per cent and up from No... [Full Article...]
New Jobs Announced For Dublin By US Software Company
The Californian software-as-a-service company makes customer relationship management (CRM) and business cloud computing software. The company is also developing a large new headquarters in Dublin's Silicon Docks that will be available for community groups to use free of charge. [Full Article...]
China revises 2017 GDP growth
On Monday, China will report economic growth data for 2018's last quarter. "Evans-Pritchard said the trim suggests" greater tolerance to publish lower growth figures", which indicates China is "probably willing to not loosen policy quite aggressively, as they are willing to tolerate slower growth". [Full Article...]
Amtrak modifies service because of winter storms
Lake Shore Limited trains 49, 449, 48 and 448, which goes from Chicago to NY or Boston, are canceled on Saturday. The Capitol Limited, from Chicago to Washington, and the Lake Shoe Limited, from Chicago to NY, are canceled on Saturday. Two Pennsylvanian trains are canceled between NY and Pittsburgh. Northeast Corridor service between NY and Washington will run as scheduled. Amtrak encourages... [Full Article...]