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Canada Feb retail sales down 0.2% on gasoline, seen down 1.4% in March
OTTAWA, April 21 (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales fell 0.2% in February from January to C$66.34 ($49.05 billion), on lower sales at gasoline stations and general merchandise retailers, Statistics Can...
Apr 21, 2023
Chad recalls envoy to Cameroon as dispute over Exxon’s asset sale escalates
N'DJANEMA (Reuters) - Chad has recalled its ambassador to neighbouring Cameroon in the latest escalation of a dispute over the sale by Exxon Mobil of its oil assets in both countries to Savannah Energ...
Apr 21, 2023
France to take action if food retailers don’t pass on falling prices
PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire pledged on Friday to take action against food retailers if they do not pass on lower wholesale prices to consumers struggling to cope with the ...
Apr 21, 2023
India’s forex reserves rise for second week, hit over 9-month high
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's foreign exchange reserves rose for a second week to hit an over nine-month high of $586.41 billion for the week ended April 14, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) statistical...
Apr 21, 2023
China passes guidance for supporting private sector – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party has passed guidance for promoting the development of private firms, state media said on Friday, signalling more steps to reinvigorate a sector hurt b...
Apr 21, 2023
Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan beats profit estimates
(Reuters) - Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan Inc reported a first-quarter profit on Friday that beat analysts' estimates, helped by a recovery in demand from top consumer China. Demand for copper has bee...
Apr 21, 2023
Illinois expanding school-based healthcare to more students
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — More Illinois students will soon have access to health services at school thanks to new funding coming to the state. The federal government has approved a state proposal to e...
Apr 21, 2023
Rate hike worries drive US bond funds first outflow in three weeks
(Reuters) - U.S. bond funds suffered big outflows in the week to April 19 on expectations that the Federal Reserve would continue to hike interest rates to tackle inflationary pressures. Refinitiv Lip...
Apr 21, 2023
Nestle, PAI to create joint venture for frozen pizza in Europe
BERLIN (Reuters) - Nestle and private equity firm PAI Partners have agreed to set up a joint venture for Nestle's frozen pizza business in Europe, the Swiss company said on Friday, adding financial de...
Apr 21, 2023
Investors turn net sellers of global equity funds on recession fears
(Reuters) - Rising concerns of a recession following weaker economic data and expectations the Fed will keep hiking rates to tame inflation led to outflows from global equity funds in the week ended A...
Apr 21, 2023
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