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  The Guardian

  AFP to examine its handling of sensitive investigations after media raids

  Federal police commissioner says he has enlisted a former crime commission chief to head the inquiry. The Australian federal police has launched an inquiry into how it handles sensitive investigations, in response to an outcry about recent raids on journalists’ homes and premises. News of the AFP’s internal assessment came as Scott Morrison declared on Monday that while he supported press freedom, journalists were not above the law. The prime minister then said decisions about who should be pros

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  Reuters

  It's complicated - Slowdown forcing firms to re-think China relationship

  By Adam Jourdan and John Miller SHANGHAI/ZURICH (Reuters) - A slowdown in China is forcing multinational companies to treat the world's second-biggest economy more like a developed market, turning away from a headlong dash for growth to focus on premium businesses, or improving productivity by investing in staff. As the main driver of global growth for much of the past decade, China has been a godsend to big international firms looking to boost profits as economies elsewhere struggled. Now, t

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  Reuters

  Ford posts lower profit, issues downbeat outlook; shares drop

  DETROIT (Reuters) -Ford Motor Co on Thursday said quarterly profits fell and the automaker predicted a difficult year ahead, sending its shares down after the bell as investors were disappointed following this week's robust report from rival General Motors Co. Ford blamed chip shortages and other supply chain issues and production "instabilities" that raised costs, along with lower-than-expected volumes. Ford shares dropped more than 6% in after-market trading.

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