NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- China's consumer price inflation stayed at 1.4% in March, above expectations of 1.3%,while producer prices fell slightly less than expected. The Chinese March inflation data is the first in a batch of key economic data that will climax with release of first-quarter growth numbers on April 15.Also: General Electric (GE) is close to selling all its real estate holdings, Reuters reports, citing a source. A consortium led by Blackstone (BX) and Wells Fargo (WFC) is the buyer of the $30 billion real estate portfolio, the report says. U.K. wages for workers starting new jobs increased in March by the biggest amount in six months, suggesting the pick-up in earnings is gaining momentum. The number of Britons finding permanent jobs via recruitment agencies in March grew at the same strong pace as in February, which was the fastest since October. However, U.K. industrial output edged up by a disappointing 0.1% in February, signaling the recovery is still uneven. Shell's (RDS.A; RDS.B) $70 billion deal to buy BG Group faces regulatory scrutiny in China and other countries, the Wall Street Journal reports. The deal would transform Shell into the dominant player in the world's growing liquefied natural gas market and would make it the biggest international player in Brazil's oil-rich waters. Australian fans of Apple (AAPL) flocked to its store in Sydney to get the world's first up-close look at the company's smartwatch, which Apple expects will be its next runaway hit.
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