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In the spring of 2014, Mizuho Securities USA’s chief economist Steven Ricchiuto planted his flag for the projected date of the Federal Reserve’s first post-crisis rate hike in mid-2016, further into the future than any of his peers. Virtually alone among major Wall Street house economists at the time, Ricchiuto was skeptical of the conventional wisdom that lift-off would happen by the end of 2015. Up until Dec.

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Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp, a unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd , said on Thursday it would delay the first delivery of its regional jet by around one year from the original plan. The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) was slated for delivery in the April-June quarter of 2017 to Japan’s biggest carrier, ANA Holdings Inc . The delay comes after Mitsubishi Aircraft decided the aircraft needs to undergo more testing, the company said.

Palantir Technologies, an ultra-secretive “big data” startup in Silicon Valley, has raised a whopping $880 million.

Apple’s decision to give shareholders a greater say in boardroom appointments is a significant victory, campaigners have said. The FT reports.

Alastair Wilson, head of global sovereign ratings at Moody’s Investors Service, is confident that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hiking path will not choke the economic recovery in the U.S.

With just a few days left of the year, here’s a look at which assets performed well in 2015 and which were best avoided.

From nativity-themed stables to Star Wars-inspired huts, here are some of the best Airbnb homes from around the world.