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Annabelle Liang, Associated Press Updated 8:18 pm PST, Tuesday, January 22, 2019 A woman walks past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan 23, 2019. Asian markets edged higher on Wednesday but trading was subdued with poor Japanese trade data and a possible bump in U.S-China talks. less A woman walks past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan 23, 2019. Asian markets edged higher on Wednesday but trading was subdued with poor ... more Photo: Vincent Yu, AP Photo: Vincent Yu, AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 A woman walks past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan 23, 2019. Asian … [Read more...] about Asian shares meander on worries over US-China trade talks

Yuri Kageyama, Ap Business Writer Updated 8:22 pm PST, Tuesday, January 22, 2019 In this June 18, 2018, photo, containers are piled up to be exported at a port in Tokyo. Japanese government data show the nation's exports fell 3.8 percent in December, compared to a year ago, pushed down by falling exports to China, according to Ministry of Finance data released Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. less In this June 18, 2018, photo, containers are piled up to be exported at a port in Tokyo. Japanese government data show the nation's exports fell 3.8 percent in December, compared to a year ago, pushed down by ... more Photo: Koji Sasahara, AP Photo: Koji Sasahara, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 In this June 18, 2018, photo, containers are piled up to be exported at a port in … [Read more...] about Japan exports sink 3.8 pct in Dec, hit by China slowdown

By Edmund Lee Published 6:09 pm PST, Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Viacom, the once-mighty cable giant behind pop culture confections like “Jersey Shore” and children’s fare like “Dora the Explorer,” is acquiring the streaming service PlutoTV for $340 million, the companies said Tuesday. This is Viacom’s most significant move into streaming, now the go-to strategy for media companies as more and more viewers forgo traditional cable subscriptions. The emergence of streaming services like Netflix and Hulu has hastened the decline of the pay TV business and upended the media universe. Time Warner, once the largest media business in the country, was acquired by AT&T in an $85.4 billion deal last year, and Rupert Murdoch, who had built a giant entertainment conglomerate over decades, is selling the bulk of his empire to the Walt Disney Co. for $71.3 billion after it beat out Comcast in a bitter bidding war. The impetus for both deals was … [Read more...] about Viacom buys PlutoTV streaming service

Damian Paletta and Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post Published 4:11 pm PST, Tuesday, January 22, 2019 President Donald Trump is trying his signature strong-arm tactics on Congress during the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump is trying his signature strong-arm tactics on Congress during the partial government shutdown. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Jabin Botsford. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Jabin Botsford. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 President Donald Trump is trying his signature strong-arm tactics on Congress during the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump is trying his signature strong-arm tactics on Congress during the partial government shutdown. Photo: Washington … [Read more...] about How Trump turns crises into leverage

Danielle Paquette, Lisa Rein, Jeff Stein and Kimberly Kindy, The Washington Post Published 5:14 pm PST, Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Mariam Hicks, furloughed from her IRS job, works Thursday on her second day at Rally House in Kansas City, Missouri. Thousands in the city may qualify for hardship leave, said a union leader. Mariam Hicks, furloughed from her IRS job, works Thursday on her second day at Rally House in Kansas City, Missouri. Thousands in the city may qualify for hardship leave, said a union leader. Photo: Photo By Christopher Smith For The Washington Post Photo: Photo By Christopher Smith For The Washington Post Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Mariam Hicks, furloughed from her IRS job, works Thursday on her second day at Rally House in Kansas City, Missouri. … [Read more...] about Hundreds of IRS workers skip work, citing hardship