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Markets tumble as hardline Republicans threaten US debt deal
Markets tumble as hardline Republicans threaten US debt deal
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets sank Wednesday on worries that hardline Republicans could vote down a crucial bill to hike the US borrowing limit and risk a catastrophic default that could hammer an already fragile global economy. But with the House vote due later Wednesday, nervous investors were shifting out of risk assets, sending Asian markets into the red.

What's in wine? Campaigners want ingredients on the bottle
What's in wine? Campaigners want ingredients on the bottle
Business and Economy
by  AFP

European wines are finally being forced to reveal their ingredients to customers, but only on a website -- not on the bottle. In 2017, the European Commission concluded there was no "objective grounds" for this exception, and new rules -- which come into force on December 8 -- require wines to reveal their contents.

Whisky lifts spirits of inflation-hit investors
Whisky lifts spirits of inflation-hit investors
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The smell of ageing whisky, known as the angel's share, wafts across from 9,000 oak barrels stored from floor to ceiling in two vast warehouses at Scotland's historic Annandale Distillery. "Annandale as a distillery doesn't offer returns on investment," he insisted.