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Asian stocks mainly up, bond yields ease as investors weigh Fed against Ukraine risks
By Kevin Buckland and Selena Li TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stock markets were mostly higher on Thursday while bond yields extended their decline as investors weighed risks of a Ukraine invasion against s...
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Honduras’ Congress approves $2 billion in borrowing under new leader
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Congress in Honduras has authorized the government to borrow up to $2 billion in 2022 and 2023 in domestic and foreign debt under a fiscal and financial emergency decree aimed ...
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FAA administrator who oversaw Boeing 737 MAX return resigning
By David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) -The head of the Federal Aviation Administration who oversaw the return of the Boeing 737 MAX after two fatal crashes grounded the ...
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Japan’s trade deficit soars to 8-year high as commodity imports soar
By Daniel Leussink and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan ran its biggest trade deficit in a single month in eight years in January as high energy costs swelled imports and manufacturers struggled ...
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Singapore keeps 2022 growth forecast as economy stays on recovery path
By Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore maintained its forecast for the economy to expand 3-5% this year as the city-state's recovery from the pandemic slump continues, although officials...
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Oil slides after France and Iran say closer to a nuclear deal
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil slid more than 2% in early Asian trade on Thursday after both France and Iran said parties are closer to an agreement to salvage Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, o...
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Third Point sees more value in Amazon, likes some “old” tech stocks
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund Third Point LLC said it added new positions and bulked up on names it already owned when markets sold off earlier this year and said that Amazon is...
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Gull-free dining thanks to patrol dogs at Sydney Opera House
By James Redmayne SYDNEY (Reuters) - For many, a table at Sydney's Opera Bar overlooking the blue water of its world-famous harbour is prime real estate during the summer. But seagulls swooping in to ...
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Ukraine stand-off keeps euro pinned
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The euro was weighed down on Thursday after a U.S. official said Russia was increasing troop numbers near its border with Ukraine rather than withdrawing, offset...
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U.S. senator blocks Biden EPA nominees over carbon capture
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican U.S. senator said on Wednesday he is blocking President Joe Biden's nominees for environmental regulatory positions in a bid to win permission for his state to regu...
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