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Russia seeks new fuel markets in Africa, Middle East as Europe turns away
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is increasing gasoline and naphtha supplies to Africa and the Middle East as it struggles to sell fuel in Europe, while Asia is already taking bigger volumes of Russian crude...
Jun 22, 2022
Mexican telecom firm Telmex and union reach contract agreement to raise salary 4.5% for some workers: govt
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Telmex, the Mexican telecommunications firm controlled by the family of tycoon Carlos Slim, reached a contract agreement with its union to raise salaries up to 4.5% for some wo...
Jun 22, 2022
Oil extends losses as recession fears mount
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell 2% in early trade on Thursday, extending losses from the previous day, as investors worried that aggressive U.S. interest rate hikes could trigger a ...
Jun 22, 2022
Police make arrest in May homicide
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police say they've arrested a man in connection with what is believed to be the city's ninth homicide this year. Police say Stephen Coaxum, 34, was arrested Wednesday on ch...
Jun 22, 2022
Japan’s June factory activity growth eases on China curbs – flash PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity growth slowed in June as China's strict COVID-19 curbs took a toll on manufacturing demand, even as service sector sentiment hit a nearly nine-year high on t...
Jun 22, 2022
Berkshire Hathaway buys 9.6 million more Occidental shares, raises stake to over 16%
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought another 9.6 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp, boosting its stake to 16.3% as the oil company's shares come off the year's high. Th...
Jun 22, 2022
S.Korean won weakens past 1,300 per dollar first time in 13 years
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean won fell below a psychological threshold of 1,300 per U.S. dollar for the first time in 13 years, amid global economic recession worries and the dollar's strength. The w...
Jun 22, 2022
Brazil’s antitrust body fines Citibank, Société Générale for currency manipulation
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's antitrust watchdog said on Wednesday it will fine the Brazilian units of Citibank and Socit Gnrale for exchange rate manipulation. Citibank has committed to pay 71.6 mil...
Jun 22, 2022
ECB to raise deposit rate to 0.75% by year-end:Reuters poll
By Swathi Nair BENGALURU (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will raise its deposit rate above zero for the first time in a decade in September, according to most economists polled by Reuters, who e...
Jun 22, 2022
Some Brits turn to gambling, crypto to make ends meet, charity warns
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's worsening cost-of-living squeeze is pushing some people into gambling and cryptocurrency investments in last-ditch attempts to make ends meet, a gambling charity warned on...
Jun 22, 2022
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