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Exclusive: Japan considers buying more U.S. energy as Abe prepares to meet Trump

By Tomo Uetake and Nobuhiro Kubo TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering increasing energy imports from the United States, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters, as he prepares to meet President Donald Trump, who has complained about Japan's trade surplus. Japan is putting together a package of plans for Japanese companies to invest in infrastructure and job…

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Asian shares touch four-month high, dollar sags on Fed’s relaxed views

Asian shares touched four-month highs while the dollar sagged on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve stuck to its mildly upbeat economic view but gave no hint of accelerating rate hikes. While strong economic data from the United States and elsewhere has underpinned risk assets, uncertainty and concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's policies have put global markets on edge. “With many of his cabinet members still not approved, including (incoming Treasury Secretary Steven) Mnuchin…

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EU regulators clear $100 billion-plus AB InBev, SABMiller deal

The world's largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev gained EU antitrust approval on Tuesday for its $100 billion-plus acquisition of SABMiller on condition it sell almost the whole of SABMiller's beer business in Europe. Reuters was the first to report that AB InBev's concessions to sell substantial assets would secure the EU green light for one of the largest corporate…

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Exclusive: Sanofi to unveil challenge to Medivation’s board – sources

France's Sanofi SA is preparing to name candidates it will put forward to replace the entire board of U.S. cancer drug company Medivation Inc as early as Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter. Sanofi has threatened to oust the board after Medivation rejected its unsolicited $9.3 billion acquisition offer late last month, taking advantage of a so-called 'written consent' rule that gives Medivation shareholders the…

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Asian shares gain, dollar firm as US data soothes rate fears

By Hideyuki Sano and Nichola Saminather TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares jumped on Wednesday while the dollar firmed as upbeat U.S. home sales supported the view that the economy may be strong enough for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates…

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U.S. urges China to keep moving to a market-oriented exchange rate

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Sunday that it was critical for China to continue moving toward a more market-oriented exchange rate and clearly communicate its actions to the market. Lew made the remarks during a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang in Beijing, following a G

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