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U.S. trade chief Tai declines to say if Taiwan will be part of Indo-Pacific pact
By Michael Martina and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Thursday declined to say if Taiwan would be invited to join the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific...
Mar 31, 2022
London court blocks planned forex class action against big banks
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - A proposed multi-billion pound claim brought by thousands of asset managers, pension funds and financial institutions against major banks over alleged foreign exch...
Mar 31, 2022
France’s InVivo plans retail tie-up with Niel-backed SPAC
(Reuters) - French agribusiness group InVivo has entered exclusive negotiations to merge its retail activities with 2MX Organic, an acquisition vehicle backed by French telecoms billionaire Xavier Nie...
Mar 31, 2022
IMF says U.S. ‘soft landing’ amid Ukraine war pressures entails downside risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Achieving a "soft landing" for the U.S. economy amid new inflationary pressures prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be a challenging task for the Federal Reserve and w...
Mar 31, 2022
Depression, suicidal thoughts prevalent in high school students during pandemic -U.S. study
By Leroy Leo (Reuters) - More than a third of high school students surveyed in the United States experienced stress, anxiety or depression, and nearly a fifth said they seriously considered suicide du...
Mar 31, 2022
Swiss watchmakers grapple with fallout of Russian crisis
By Silke Koltrowitz GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss watchmakers are gathering in Geneva this week for their first big industry event in three years, tackling the impact of sanctions on rich Russians arising ...
Mar 31, 2022
Amazon’s union vote counts start in Alabama, New York
By Jeffrey Dastin and Danielle Kaye (Reuters) - U.S. regulators overseeing union elections at Amazon.com Inc's warehouses in New York and Alabama started tallying thousands of votes cast by workers in...
Mar 31, 2022
Canadian firm lobbies Brazil for Amazon potash mine permit
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Toronto-based Brazil Potash Corp has laid out for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro this week its plans to reduce his country's dependence on fertilizer imports...
Mar 31, 2022
USDA corn plantings forecast falls below expectations
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. farmers intend to plant 89.490 million acres of corn in 2022, down 4% from last year and below the lowest in a range of trade expectations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Mar 31, 2022
Social media interoperability project Bluesky names first employees
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Bluesky, a company funded by Twitter Inc to develop a new operating standard for social media, on Thursday will name its first three employees, more than two years after Twi...
Mar 31, 2022
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