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Top Wall Street analysts prefer these three stocks for the long haul
Investors' worries about the prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates have made a comeback, pulling the major averages lower this past week.
What a US-funded port on a Philippine island near Taiwan means for cross-strait tensions
A proposed Philippine port in Batanes, sitting astride the strategic Luzon Strait, would be of high geopolitical importance to both Washington and Manila with or without a Taiwan conflict, according to analysts.
Marubeni-backed Chile copper mine set for $2.5bn international loan
TOKYO -- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation will join forces with South Korean and German government-affiliated financial institutions, as well as other lenders, on a $2.5 billion loan to support a Chile copper mine expansion that is expected to help Japanese companies secure a supply of the metal, Nikkei has learned.
Japan’s LDP imposes tougher party rules after fund scandals amid poor public trust
The LDP has come under intense scrutiny amid allegations that some of its factions, including the largest one formerly led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, neglected to report portions of their income from fundraising parties and created slush funds for years.
Indian navy captures ship from Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members
Navy captures MV Ruen off the Indian coast, ending the three-month hijacking of the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier.