Netflix drops Meghan Markle's animated series 'Pearl'

Netflix Inc said on Sunday it has decided to drop works on Meghan Markle's animated family series "Pearl" as the streaming platform hew its animated content.

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02-05-2022

Japan's April factory activity expands at slower rate -PMI

Japan's manufacturing activity grew at a slower pace from the previous month in April as supply chain disruptions and strict Chinese coronavirus lockdown measures hurt overseas demand.

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02-05-2022

China COVID hard line eats into everything from Teslas to tacos

When Tesla's Shanghai plant and other auto factories were shut over the last two months by emergency measures to control China’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak, the burning question was how quickly they could restart to meet surging demand.

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01-05-2022

Hope fizzles for Japan's 'revenge spending' splurge as inflation looms

Japanese mother of three Maiko Takahashi was never one to pinch pennies or accept hand-me-downs for her children even though circumstances for her single-income family have always been fairly modest.

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01-05-2022

Tata, India's electric vehicle king, takes a frugal road less travelled

To make its first electric vehicle for the consumer market, India's Tata Motors Ltd repurposed an unused shop floor at its flagship plant. Here, there's no fancy assembly line - Nexon SUV bodies designed for gasoline models are wired and fitted with battery packs by hand.

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01-05-2022

Bored Ape NFT company raises around $285 million of crypto in virtual land sale

The company behind the "Bored Ape" series of NFTs has raised around $285 million worth of cryptocurrency by selling tokens which represent land in a virtual world game it says it is building.

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01-05-2022

Analysis-From boom to glut: Canada's housing plan could backfire on Trudeau

The Canadian government's plan to ease runaway housing prices by rapidly ramping up the pace of home construction risks pushing up construction costs in the near term and could lead to oversupply in the long run, experts said.

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01-05-2022

Russia cuts state-backed mortgage rate, extends scheme

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree cutting the state-backed mortgage rate and extending the programme, part of wider measures aimed at stimulating economic growth.

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01-05-2022

China's April new home prices see slower gains - private survey

China's April new home prices grew at a slightly slower pace compared with March gains, a private survey showed on Sunday, with policy-easing moves by local governments yet to significantly revive buying sentiment.

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01-05-2022