China’s economic planners held a highly anticipated press conference this Tuesday to announce new measures that could boost the country’s lagging consumer demand. But the measures fell short of expectations for investors on the stock market, who were expecting major stimulus instead. Also in this edition: Samsung apologises for missing expectations in its latest profit guidance, despite profits being up an estimated 274 percent on an annual basis. Plus, Ghanaians protest the illegal gold mining boom in the country.
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