Asian markets rise as China data provides hope but euro struggles

The euro has come under pressure as a budget standoff in France — the eurozone’s second-biggest economy — threatens to bring down the government. Photo: Bertrand GUAY / AFP Source: AFPEquities rose across Asia on Monday following another record day on Wall Street, with traders also cheered by data suggesting China’s economic malaise is showing […] More

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Thousands to strike at Volkswagen’s Germany plants

Workers at German auto giant Volkswagen are to stage strikes from Monday against the company’s cost-cutting plans that includes the closure of some factories. Photo: Ronny HARTMANN / AFP Source: AFPThousands of Volkswagen workers were to go on strike Monday in an escalating industrial dispute at the crisis-hit German auto giant with thousands of jobs […] More

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