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Trump signs executive order targeting ticket scalping
Trump signs executive order targeting ticket scalping
Economy
by  AFP

With American entertainer Kid Rock at his side, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday clamping down on ticket scalping and live event pricing. By the time you check out, it's $170," said Kid Rock, who wore a straw fedora and American-flag emblazoned red suit to the Oval Office.

Eurozone inflation eases in March as tariff threat looms
Eurozone inflation eases in March as tariff threat looms
Economy
by  AFP

Inflation in the eurozone slowed further in March, official data showed on Tuesday, indicating possible breathing room for policymakers despite the threat of turbulence from US trade tariffs. The eurozone inflation data "gives the central bank additional room to prioritize growth without abandoning its inflation mandate," said Daniela Sabin Hathorn, senior market analyst at Capital.com, in a note.

Chinese developer under scrutiny over Bangkok tower quake collapse
Chinese developer under scrutiny over Bangkok tower quake collapse
Economy
by  AFP

A Chinese construction company is facing questions over the deadly collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper -- the only major building in the capital to fall in a catastrophic earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people in Thailand and neighbouring Myanmar. The Bangkok construction collapse is not the first time CREC and its subsidiaries have come under fire after deadly incidents.

Facing US tariffs, Canadians hunt for business in Europe
Facing US tariffs, Canadians hunt for business in Europe
Economy
by  AFP

With his small steel mill facing hefty US tariffs, Canadian businessman Chris Wyatt is hunting for new European customers at the world's biggest industrial technology fair in Germany. The president slapped 25-percent tariffs on US steel and aluminium imports on March 12, and even briefly threatened to hike the duty to 50 percent on Canadian imports.