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Japan's core inflation rate slows in September
Japanese inflation slowed in September with prices up 2.4 percent on-year, not including volatile fresh food, official data showed Friday. Excluding both fresh food and energy, Japanese prices rose 2.1 percent in September.
Netflix adds millions of subscribers but growth slows
Netflix on Thursday said it added more than five million subscribers in the recently ended quarter but signaled slowing growth. While Netflix gained 5.1 million subscribers overall in the quarter, it was a drop from the 8.8 million subscribers it added in the same period a year earlier, with the boost from its password-sharing crackdown appearing to abate.
China expected to post slowing growth as economic woes drag
China is expected to post its slowest growth in a year and a half on Friday, as Beijing struggles to steady an economy shaken by sluggish spending and persistent property sector woes. Analysts surveyed by AFP expect China's economy to have only expanded 4.5 percent in the third quarter of the year.
'Deeply misguided' to wall US off with tariffs: Yellen
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushed back Thursday on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's proposals of high tariffs on allies and rivals, calling such moves "deeply misguided" weeks before the November 5 election.
IMF chief calls for unity on shared challenges in 'deeply troubled times'
The international community must come together despite the "difficult geopolitical environment" to tackle shared challenges like lackluster growth and the existential threat posed by climate change, the head of the IMF said Thursday.
Tech giants go nuclear in AI arms race
The artificial intelligence arms race has gone nuclear. One strategy involves extending the life of aging nuclear plants.
Onboard wifi is latest frontline in airline competition
Free onboard wifi has become the latest battleground between the world's leading airlines as the once expensive and unreliable service finally delivers quality comparable to being at home.
Instagram moves to face rising tide of sextortion scams
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, on Thursday announced new measures to fight sextortion, a form of online blackmail where criminals coerce victims, often teens, into sending sexually explicit images of themselves.
US retail sales pick up pace in September
Retail sales in the United States accelerated in September, according to government data released Thursday, a positive sign for consumption as the election approaches. Overall sales rose 0.4 percent to $714.4 billion between August and September, according to Commerce Department data, beating analysts' expectations.
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