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Hobbit houses spring up in Bosnia hills
By Daria Sito-Sucic KRESEVO, Bosnia (Reuters) - Four sisters are building the first Hobbit-style village in southeast Europe in the green hills of central Bosnia, hoping to attract fans of "The Lord o...
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Futures edge higher on inflation cheer, Disney slides
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher in the early hours of Thursday on lingering optimism over upbeat inflation data, while Disney took a hit as it lost subscribers in the prior quarter. ...
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Tokyo Electron expects profit dip as chipmakers slow investment
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electron Ltd, Japan's leading maker of semiconductor manufacturing tools, on Thursday forecast its profit to dip by more than a third from a record high as its customers slowed...
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Pakistan tells IMF it will scrap fuel subsidy plan – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Pakistan has told the International Monetary Fund it will not implement a fuel subsidy programme as the two sides negotiate a long-delayed $1.1 billion bailout for the country, Bloomberg N...
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Analysis-China’s deposit pile stands in the way of recovery
By Winni Zhou and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's increasingly urgent efforts to tip its mountain of savings into the economy are running up against depositors shy of all but the ...
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Cost of insuring against U.S. default rises to highest since 2009
LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of insuring against a U.S. default rose to its highest since early 2009 on Thursday, in the latest sign of investor nerves over the debt ceiling standoff. U.S. 5-year sover...
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Russia fines Google over ‘LGBT propaganda’ and ‘false information’ – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google 3 million roubles ($38,600) on Thursday for failing to delete YouTube videos it said promoted "LGBT propaganda" and "false information" about...
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Brazil’s Haddad raises concerns about economic situation, drought in Argentina
By Andrea Shalal NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) - Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad expressed serious concerns on Thursday that Argentina's economic challenges and a major drought there could affec...
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China regulator says willing to work with U.S. for audit cooperation
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's securities watchdog on Thursday said that it was willing to work with the United States counterparts to promote audit regulator cooperation and safeguard the rights and i...
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BOJ’s Ueda: G7 finance chiefs to debate financial system risks
By Leika Kihara NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) - Calm has returned to the global financial system after the recent failure of several U.S. banks, but Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders will communicate clo...
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