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Russia becomes 156th WTO member

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Russia becomes 156th WTO member

MOSCOW — Russia on Wednesday crowned a tortuous 18-year campaign by becoming the largest country outside the World Trade Organization (WTO) to formally join the world’s premier free trade club.

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China Telecom Q2 net profit falls 10 percent

HONG KONG - China Telecom Corp Ltd , the smallest of the country’s three carriers, posted a 10 percent drop in quarterly net profit on Wednesday, its biggest decline since the second quarter of 2010 mainly due to higher handset subsidies.

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Copper slips from one-month peak, BHP results eyed

SINGAPORE - London copper eased on Wednesday from a one-month high that was hit in the previous session as jittery investors turned defensive ahead of results from BHP Billiton Ltd that are expected to cast fresh light on slowing growth in top metals consumer China.

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EU enters crucial stretch

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EU enters crucial stretch

Europe’s leaders are gearing up for a high-stakes week of financial diplomacy that could determine Greece’s future — and the stability of the 17 countries that use the euro.

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Copper up on euro zone hopes

Copper edged up on Tuesday amid hopes that a strategy being drawn up by the European Central Bank will help alleviate the euro zone debt crisis, although prices look set to stay in a tight range as investors wait for more trading cues.

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