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昨日阅读1小时,累积阅读664小时Business Report (Feb 28)
Shares in one of the world's biggest mining companies Rio Tinto surging to their highest level in more than a decade, the firm has just announced a bumper dividend following its highest underlying annual earnings since 2014. In technology, Apple says it plans to cut 190 staff at its self driving car unit, called Project Titan. In a filing the State regulators, the firm says the layoffs will be from seven different facilities and its California headquarters in Cupertino.
In economic news, the industrial outlook in Japan falling by 2.7% in January, its third straight month of declines. It was also much deeper than anticipated, however manufacturers in the country expect output rise this month will stop shares in the Brazilian mining giant Vale have tumbled after Moody 's downgraded the company's debt. The mining company has been under intense scrutiny after a dam ruptured last month, killing at least 169 people, more than 141 are still missing. Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister says he is leaning towards extending oil production cuts, despite demands from President Trump to keep prices down. OPEC began in lamenting a six-month deal in January to cut output in a bid to shore up sagging prices. And now, how is the world's biggest economy faring? We should get agreements later today with the latest GDP numbers. We have the greatest economy ever in the history of our country! Donald Trump frequently biased about US economic growth. We're so proud of the economy. And he could soon celebrate another major the economic stance which began in June 2009 was on its way to becoming America's longest. An economic miracle is taking place the United States. Is this economic miracle built to last? Lolly view of current economic conditions as healthy and the economic outlook is favourable, over the pass my few months, we have seen some crosscurrents and conflicting signals. US economy maintained solid growth throughout most of 2018, but economists expect GDP numbers released on Thursday to show the pace slowed down at the end of last year. -- past few months. In many ways, the US economy is just like America's craft brewing industry, which has tripled in size since the start of the decade. Never mind happy hour, it has been a happy few years. This is our pilsener, this is the beer we are probably best known for. We may just shy of 1000 models in our first year and then we made 2000 in our second year, about 2700 in our third year, this he will do about 6000. A curve has been good. It is hardly surprising that with unemployment lower wages starting to rise, more Americans are happy to spend their cash buying their favourite year but as with the economy, many in the craft brewing industry are wondering how Longwood Times can last, a subject for debate over a glass of foaming beer.
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