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Japan's Economy Reduces at a Minus 1.2 Percent Annual Rate in Q2
Revised data released Tuesday shows that Japan's economy contracted at a minus 1.2 percent annual rate during the second quarter. In a report from St. Louis Post-Dispatch, economists are rather impressed with the figure reported since it is better than what was expected. A preliminary report last month showed that Japan's economy contracted at a minus 1.6 percent annual rate.
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Updates: Lucasfilm clarifies reshooting issues; Is Skellig Michael Luke Skywalker's hideout?
Recently, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" was rumored to reshot a scene in Skellig Michael. But, Lucasfilm immediately clarified the issues.
After 25 years, China revises down GDP growth to 7.3%
The growth rate of China's economy for 2014 has revised marginally lower to 7.3 percent from previous forecast of 7.4 percent. The drop in services sector weighed more on gross domestic product (GDP). According to the latest data from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the GDP stood at 63.6 trillion Yuan ($10 trillion) in 2013 and this was 32.4 percent lower than earlier projection. The latest data casts shadow over the Chinese government's target of seven percent for 2015.
Facebook Waits To Hit A Billion Users For Messenger Before Turning It Into A Meaningful Business
Investors have been asking about how Facebook's Messenger can earn more money. CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed plans during the earnings call on how Facebook will bring more dollars to its recently acquired messaging app.