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Analysis – Yen’s past points to more pain ahead
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen has tumbled 10% to a two-decade low to the dollar in a matter of weeks. But history suggests that still isn't cheap, and investors are betting that it's ...
Apr 20, 2022
Luxury brand Hermes considers metaverse as means to communicate
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - Hermes is considering using the metaverse for communications although the maker of Birkin bags and other luxury goods remains focused on craftsmanship, Executive Ch...
Apr 20, 2022
Anthem raises earnings forecast after lower medical costs drive profit beat
(Reuters) -Health insurer Anthem Inc raised its forecast for full-year adjusted earnings on Wednesday, as lower-than-expected medical costs due to the waning impact of the pandemic helped it beat Wall...
Apr 20, 2022
China to accelerate VAT credit rebates for small firms – finance ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's finance ministry and tax regulator on Wednesday said they will accelerate Value Added Tax (VAT) credit rebates for small firms. Medium-sized manufacturing firms are allowed...
Apr 20, 2022
‘We’re done with dead kids’: U.S. bars hand out free fentanyl tests
By Nathan Frandino OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Walking into the Good Hop craft beer bar in Oakland, California, Alison Heller looks like any other patron thirsting for happy hour. But instead of headi...
Apr 20, 2022
America’s mask manufacturers take it on the chin
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - A U.S. judge's ruling this week that the Biden administration's mask mandate for public transportation was unlawful dealt another blow to an industry that built dozens of...
Apr 20, 2022
Multiple inflation pressures complicate Bank of Canada’s soft landing goal
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - As the Bank of Canada opens the door to hiking interest rates above a neutral setting for the first time in 14 years, the goal of taming inflation without triggerin...
Apr 20, 2022
Johnny Depp to return to stand in defamation case against ex-wife
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - Actor Johnny Depp is expected to return to the witness stand on Wednesday in a $50 million defamation case he said he brought to expose the truth about his relationship wi...
Apr 20, 2022
Congo nun overcomes blackouts with homemade hydroelectric plant
By Djaffar Al Katanty MITI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Sister Alphonsine Ciza spends most of her day in gum boots, white veil tucked under a builder's hat, manning the micro hydroelectri...
Apr 20, 2022
Euro zone trade deficit extends to Feb as energy import burden rises
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone suffered a trade deficit for a fourth consecutive month in February as surging energy prices led to a sharp increase in the value of energy imports, data showed on W...
Apr 20, 2022
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