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Asian markets struggle after more weak China data
Asian markets struggle after more weak China data
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets wavered Wednesday after data showing the first drop in Chinese consumer prices compounded worries about the world's number two economy. The 0.3 percent drop in China's July consumer prices was the first since the start of 2021 and comes as slowing domestic spending weighs on the country's post-Covid recovery.

China slips into deflation as post-Covid recovery falters
China slips into deflation as post-Covid recovery falters
Business and Economy
by  AFP

China slipped into deflation as consumer prices contracted last month for the first time in more than two years, official data showed Wednesday, as slowing domestic spending weighs on the country's post-Covid economic recovery. Meanwhile, the producer price index fell again in July by 4.4 percent, marking the 10th consecutive month of contraction.

WeWork warns it might go out of business
WeWork warns it might go out of business
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Embattled office-sharing firm WeWork on Tuesday warned US regulators that it is worried about its survival. WeWork has lost billions of dollars during the first six months of this year, with macroeconomic conditions weakening demand for its shared office spaces, the company told regulators.

NASA may delay crewed lunar landing beyond Artemis 3 mission
NASA may delay crewed lunar landing beyond Artemis 3 mission
Business and Economy
by  AFP

NASA's Artemis 3 mission, set to return humans to the Moon in 2025, might not involve a crewed landing after all, an official said Tuesday. But it is during the Artemis 3 mission planned for December 2025 that NASA has planned its grand return to the Moon with humans for the first time since 1972, this time on the lunar south pole, where the ice can be harvested and turned into rocket fuel.