September 30, 2020 – Icarus Signals. The home of economic insight

Japan’s NTT Docomo to be Acquired by Parent Company in Deal that Could Cost $40 Billion

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TOKYO — NTT Docomo Inc., Japan’s top cellphone service provider, said it planned to return to 100% control by its parent, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., in a deal expected…

Australian Wharf Unions Crush Economy With Strikes Amidst COVID-Recession. Military Intervention Not Off the Table

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Incredibly, the Australian martime unions (MUA) have decided that it is an opportune time, amidst economic carnage, to hold 24 hour strikes in key Australian ports of Brisbane and Sydney.…

Department of State Releases ‘Environmental Abuses Fact Sheet’ For Friends in China

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With the fast-approaching US Presidential Election only a matter of weeks away, the US Administration shows no sign of easing up in its rhetoric against China. Pundits claim that the…

You’re Kidding me? Children’s Haircut Costs Rise Most in Post-Lockdown Germany

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Despite a sales tax trim, the cost of a haircut has soared in post-lockdown Germany and rose most for children last month, followed by men and least…

Premier Andrews’ ‘Super-Computer’ Gains International Acclaim

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Many of the poor citizens of the Australian city of Melbourne, who remain restrained by the harshest lockdown conditions in the WORLD, have heard of the Premier's 'super-computer'. The Premier's…

Pandemic to Keep Asia’s Growth at Lowest Since 1967, Warns World Bank

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TOKYO (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is expected to lead to the slowest growth in more than 50 years in East Asia and the Pacific as well as China, while…