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AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines end share swap deal

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Budget carrier AirAsia and state-owned Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday they have terminated a share swap deal signed last year but will continue plans to collaborate in areas such as procurement, training and aircraft maintenance.

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Wider loss piles pressure on Vestas boss

COPENHAGEN - Vestas, the world’s biggest wind turbine maker, plunged to a larger than expected first-quarter loss due to delayed deliveries and rising costs, the latest blow to the renewable energy sector and piling pressure on its embattled boss.

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Eurozone unemployment hits record high

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Eurozone unemployment hits record high

LONDON — Record high unemployment for the 17 countries that use the euro is set to increase the pressure on Europe’s leaders to switch from a focus on austerity to a pro-growth strategy to stop the region from moving deeper into recession.

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Moody’s warns against lack of tax hike in Japan

The lack of a sales tax increase in Japan could bring forward “the day of reckoning” in the Japanese government bond (JGB) market and cause investors to demand higher premiums, Tom Byrne, a senior vice president of Moody’s Investors Service, said on Wednesday.

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Spain plunges into recession

MADRID - Spain sank into recession in the first quarter and economists said spending cuts aimed at meeting strict EU deficit limits together with troubles in the banking sector would delay any return to growth until late this year or beyond.

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