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Following reports that the Japanese economy had fallen into a recession in the third quarter, Prime Minister Shinzō Abe is planning to hold off on another sales tax hike initially set for October 2015. In April, the country’s sales tax was increased from 5 percent to 8 percent in an effort...

Data out on Monday showed that the Japanese economy fell into a recession in the third quarter, an unexpected report as most analysts were expecting to see 2.1 percent growth. Instead, the figures showed that Japanese GDP declined by an annualized 1.6 percent from July to September, a worrying...

Data out on Tuesday confirmed that the U.S. economy is on a firm path to recovery as reports showed that manufacturing data neared a four and a half year high in September. The nation’s flash PMI was 57.9 in September, unchanged from August’s reading. However, the U.S. housing...

The U.S., alongside its Gulf Arab allies, began the first in a series of airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria on Tuesday. Reuters reported that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Bahrain are all taking part with Qatar providing support as needed. The strike is...

It’s a sign of the times in health care. If you can’t generate growth, buy it. The New York Times sounded that familiar theme in reporting the pending acquisition Monday of Rochester, N ew York-based Bausch & Lomb by Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: VRX). J. Michael...