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U.S. growth no longer lifting Asia exports

If you wanted to figure out where Asian exports were headed, U.S. manufacturing data used to be a logical place to start. The U.S. is buying more goods from neighbors such as Mexico instead of Asia, and the shale-gas boom has kept demand within the country, said Christy Tan, head of markets strategy for Asia at National Australia Bank Ltd. The recovery in the world’s biggest economy is also more

Phil Collins Buys J.Lo's Former Paradise in Miami Beach

Filed under: Buying, Celebrity Homes, Selling Lou Novick via ZillowThe property features 200 feet of Biscayne Bay waterfront along with views of the lights of Miami. By Melissa Allison Phil Collins just snagged a slice of tropical paradise that once belonged to Jennifer Lopez. The $33 million deal was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Built in 1929, the Mediterranean-style estate in Miami Beach includes 200 feet of waterfront

Global brands stretched by India's food safety record

By Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Aditya Kalra TALOJA, India/ MOGA, India (Reuters) – At a McDonald’s plant outside Mumbai, 200 workers walk through air dryers and disinfectant pools, then get to work making the day’s 25,000 patties from chicken painstakingly sourced in a country with one of the world’s worst food safety records. To safeguard its multibillion-dollar brand, McDonald’s says more than 100 checks it applies across its international operations are