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China property giant Vanke reports annual loss of $6.8 bn
China property giant Vanke reports annual loss of $6.8 bn

Debt-laden Chinese property giant Vanke reported annual losses of 49.5 billion yuan ($6.8 billion) on Monday, citing falling sales and shrinking profit margins despite Beijing's attempts to revive the housing market. Chinese authorities were mulling plans to help Vanke plug a funding gap of $6.8 billion this year, Bloomberg News reported last month.

World economies brace for Trump tariffs ahead of deadline
World economies brace for Trump tariffs ahead of deadline

World economies were jittery Monday ahead of US President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" when he is set to unleash tariffs against multiple countries, risking global turmoil to redress what he says are unfair trade imbalances. Trump insists that reciprocal tariffs are needed because the world's biggest economy has been "ripped off by every country in the world."