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Stimulus helps drive China's industrial profits as trade risks loom large

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's industrial profits picked up pace in April, official data showed on Tuesday, giving policymakers cause for optimism that recent stimulus efforts are helping to keep the economy afloat despite trade tensions with the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to single China out in his global trade war has stirred significant worries about an economy that has been reliant on an export-led recovery to drive momentum in the face of weak domestic demand and deflationary pressures. Industrial profits rose 1.4% year-on-year in the January-April period, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

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Dollar stutters as US tax bill stirs anxiety over debt; yen gains

TOKYO (Reuters) -The dollar struggled on Tuesday to regain its footing as investor concerns over a sweeping tax and spending bill and its implications for the U.S. debt profile added to the recent erosion of confidence in American assets. The euro gained on Monday while the United States was on holiday, after U.S. President Donald Trump delayed the imposition of tariffs on Europe. The yen was underpinned by comments from the Bank of Japan governor that kept alive chances for interest rate hikes later this year.

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Is Palantir a Millionaire-Maker Stock?

Palantir's stock price continues to soar as businesses and governments bet on AI and data analytics. Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) highlights the potential life-changing impacts of stock market investing. If you had invested $10,000 into the data analytics company three years ago, you would have a jaw-dropping $151,000 day -- a return of roughly 1,400%.

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