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Black Friday faces green backlash in Belgium
By Jakob Van Calster GHENT, Belgium (Reuters) - Black Friday deals have prompted a backlash in Belgium where some businesses rejected promotions and chose to close for the day or even offered to repai...
Nov 25, 2022
Walmart gunman railed at co-workers in ‘death note’ before Virginia store shooting
(Reuters) - A Walmart supervisor who killed six co-workers before turning the gun on himself this week left a rambling note on his cellphone in which he railed against other employees at the Chesapeak...
Nov 25, 2022
Canada posts C$1.72 billion surplus over first six months of 2022/23
OTTAWA, NOV 25 (Reuters) - Canada recorded a C$1.72 billion ($1.29 billion) budget surplus for the first six months of the 2022/23 fiscal year, helped by higher tax revenues, the finance ministry said...
Nov 25, 2022
Euro zone bailout fund to get new head from Luxembourg
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Luxembourg's former finance minister Pierre Gramegna is likely to take over the euro zone's bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), succeeding Germany's Klaus...
Nov 25, 2022
Ghana bondholders dismayed by debt confusion
By Rachel Savage and Marc Jones JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) - Some of Ghana's international creditors voiced dismay on Friday after 24 hours of conflicting signals from the country's authorities lef...
Nov 25, 2022
Amazon India to shut food delivery business from next month – Economic Times
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Amazon Inc will shut its food-delivery business in India from Dec. 29, the Economic Times reported on Friday, citing a communication by the company to its restaurant partners. Am...
Nov 25, 2022
Thanksgiving sales overcome inflation gloom, hit record $5.3 billion- report
(Reuters) - U.S. shoppers spent nearly 3% more online on Thanksgiving Day this year, a report showed, as consumers kicked off the year's biggest shopping event on a strong note and eased worries of a ...
Nov 25, 2022
Czech pubs tap tech in bid to save energy costs on beer
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech pubs are turning to technology to reduce the cost of putting glasses of beer on the bar for thirsty locals. With Czechs among the biggest beer drinkers in the world, brewer Pl...
Nov 25, 2022
Romania’s Jan-Oct consolidated budget deficit at 3.37%/GDP-Finance Minister data
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's consolidated budget deficit widened to 3.37% of gross domestic product in the first ten months from 3.04% at the end of September, finance ministry data showed on Frida...
Nov 25, 2022
Analysis-Egypt not out of the woods after IMF rescue deal
By Patrick Werr and Marc Jones CAIRO/LONDON (Reuters) - Egypt's finances remain in a precarious state despite two major currency devaluations this year and a brand new $3 billion International Monetar...
Nov 25, 2022
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