Japan upgrades third-quarter GDP as consumer, business strength absorbs hit from trade

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy expanded at a much faster-than-initially-reported pace in the third quarter, as resilient domestic demand and business spending offset the hit to growth from falling exports and global trade tensions.Gross domestic product grew an annualised 1.8% in July-September, stronger than the preliminary reading of 0.2% annualised growth, Cabinet Office data showed Monday.The stronger growth marked the fourth consecutive quarter of expansion and also beat economists'..