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Greece says bailout deal close, but will not accept ‘illogical’ demands

By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Saturday he believed the country's drawn-out bailout review would be completed positively but repeated that Athens would not accept “illogical” demands by its lenders. Greece and its international lenders made clear progress on Friday toward bridging differences over its fiscal path in coming years, moving closer to a deal that …

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Russia to decide in April-May if global oil deal should be extended: TASS

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will decided in April or May whether an agreement on global oil output cuts between OPEC and non-OPEC producers, set to end on June 31, should be extended, TASS news agency quoted Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Saturday.

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Japan’s love of tiny cars sore spot as Trump, Abe meet

TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) – When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets on Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump, Japan’s bulging automotive trade surplus will be a sore spot, but the path to balancing auto exports and imports will be no easier than it was in the 1980s.

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Fed can be ‘gentle’ in hiking rates, Dudley says

The Federal Reserve can be “gentle” in removing monetary stimulus since U.S. inflation remains low and the economic expansion could last five or more years, one of the most influential Fed policymakers said on Wednesday. “We&#…

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U.S., Canada to continue lumber trade talks as deadline passes

The top U.S. and Canadian trade negotiators said on Wednesday they would continue talks toward a new trade agreement on softwood lumber, despite the expiration of a “standstill” period prohibiting legal challenges over the long-standing dispute. U.S. producers complain that Canadian lumber is subsidized, and they have in the past launched trade challenges that resulted in the United …

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Divided Irish cabinet to meet on whether to fight EU on Apple tax

Ireland's fragile coalition government will try on Friday to overcome cabinet divisions on whether to join Apple in appealing against a multi-billion-euro back tax demand that the European Commission has slapped on the iPhone maker. Finance Minister Michael Noonan has insisted Dublin would fight any adverse ruling ever since the European Union began investigating the U.S. tech giant's Irish tax affairs in 2014.

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Exiled tycoon Mallya: India wrong to sequester some assets in graft case

Exiled tycoon Vijay Mallya said on Sunday that Indian authorities trying to recover about $1.4 billion from his collapsed Kingfisher Airlines had no legal grounds for sequestering certain assets in a money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) tweeted on Saturday that it had “attached” properties worth 14.11 billion Indian rupees ($210.78 million) in the case involving a loan from state-owned IDBI Bank

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China’s yuan trade system to open branches in London, New York

China's state-owned currency marketplace said on Sunday it was preparing to open branches in London and New York as part of efforts to promote the yuan's global status. The China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS), a subsidiary of China's central bank, said in a statement that by expanding its network offshore, it aims to serve more overseas institutions and become a “main trading platform and pricing center” for the yuan globally. China has been gradually loosening its capital controls to allow …

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Siemens CEO says not interested in robot maker Kuka

Siemens has no interest in becoming a white knight for German robot maker Kuka , which is the target of a 4.5 billion euro ($5.06 billion) takeover bid by Chinese home appliance maker Midea , Siemens' chief executive said. “If we had been interested, we would have acted on it some time ago,” Joe Kaeser told German broadcaster ntv in an interview. Midea's bid has fanned a furious debate over Chinese takeovers in Europe, with politicians such as German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel calling for tougher restrictions.

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Judge leans Redstone’s way in trial over media mogul’s mental state

A judge called Sumner Redstone's deposition “strong evidence” that the media mogul knew what he was doing when he ejected an ex-girlfriend from his life, suggesting Redstone has the upper hand in a trial over his mental competence that began on Friday. Although the 92-year-old billionaire, who has majority control of media companies Viacom and CBS, had…

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