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Fed’s long-term GDP outlook is dismal; the economy hasn’t got the message yet
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After puzzling for years over the sluggish U.S. rebound from the 2007-2009 recession, the Federal Reserve had a reckoning at its policy meeting in September ...
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Firefighters close to stabilising Tenerife fire as evacuees start returning home
By Nacho Doce TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain (Reuters) - Firefighters on Monday battled to stabilise a huge wildfire that has devastated forests on the Spanish island of Tenerife for six days and for...
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Renewables companies hit brakes on Alberta projects after govt delays approvals
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Alberta's seven-month pause on approving new renewable power projects in the Canadian province has caused four major international companies at various dev...
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Analysis-Why PayPal’s stablecoin is likely to succeed where Facebook’s Libra failed
By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) - PayPal's stablecoin is likely to succeed where Facebook's failed, thanks to the payment giant's standing in Washington and policymakers' greater understanding of ...
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Republican feud over ‘root canal’ spending cuts raises US gov’t shutdown risk
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A feud over spending cuts between hardline and centrist Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives raises the risk that the federal government will suffer ...
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Japan’s Kishida to meet ministers over start date for Fukushima water release
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a meeting with related cabinet ministers on Tuesday to decide the start date for the release of treated radioactive water from the Fuk...
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Historic drought, hot seas slow Panama Canal shipping
By Lisa Baertlein and Marianna Parraga LOS ANGELES/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Before the Ever Max ship carrying lava lamps, sofas, Halloween costumes and artificial Christmas trees could make its inaugural P...
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Futures climb as focus shifts to Powell at Jackson Hole, Nvidia earnings
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after a sharp selloff last week, with investors awaiting more clues on interest rates from an upcoming gathering of central bank policymakers in Jac...
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Sri Lanka’s July consumer inflation eases to 4.6%
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation slowed to 4.6% year-on-year in July from 10.8% in June, helped by easing food prices, the statistics department said on Mo...
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US NHC says short-lived Tropical Storm Gert unraveling
(Reuters) - Short-lived Tropical Storm Gert, located about 455 miles (730 km) east-southeast of the Northern Leeward Islands, is quickly unraveling on Monday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Cente...
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