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Chevron Australia LNG workers back strike threat in second meeting
By Lewis Jackson (Reuters) -Workers at Chevron's two liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Western Australia voted to restart strikes on Friday, endorsing a similar move by colleagues at a meeting...
Oct 06, 2023
Nestle shares at two-year low as investors weigh Wegovy rollout
(Reuters) - Nestle shares were under pressure on Friday as investors weighed the potential impact of Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight-losing drug Wegovy and how it could reduce spending on food. The ...
Oct 06, 2023
IAEA panel will visit Fukushima nuclear plant later this month, Japan says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday said a task force from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit the Fukushima nuclear power plant later this month for the first time since it started...
Oct 06, 2023
Umicore, Volkswagen present Ionway battery parts joint venture
BERLIN (Reuters) - The $2.9 billion battery parts joint venture between Volkswagen's PowerCo and Belgian materials firm Umicore will be called Ionway, the companies said on Friday. Through the joint v...
Oct 06, 2023
Indonesia to tighten customs checks on some consumer goods after influx of imports
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to tighten customs monitoring for some imported goods, including cosmetics, shoes, clothes, toys and electronics, the president's office said on Friday. The planned...
Oct 06, 2023
Yellen heads to Morocco IMF-World Bank meetings in shadow of US political chaos
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen heads to International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings next week in Morocco to press U.S. priorities including ...
Oct 06, 2023
Egypt’s bonds spiral lower after Moody’s downgrades on economic crisis
LONDON/CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's sovereign dollar bonds tumbled on Friday after ratings agency Moody's downgraded its credit rating deeper into junk territory, ramping up the pressure on the cash-stra...
Oct 06, 2023
German govt expects economy to shrink 0.4% in 2023 – source
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's government expects the economy to shrink by 0.4% this year in its draft autumn projections, a source with knowledge of the projections told Reuters on Friday. The economy i...
Oct 06, 2023
Citigroup raises Japan stocks to ‘neutral,’ cuts UK to ‘underweight’
(Reuters) - Citigroup on Friday upgraded its recommendation on Japanese stocks to "neutral" as the country's economy and earnings look resilient, but downgraded British equities to "underweight" due t...
Oct 06, 2023
Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo says it will invest in SpaceX
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo said on Friday it had decided to invest in US billionaire Elon Musk's space company SpaceX. Intesa Sanpaolo recognizes "the aerospace sector as h...
Oct 06, 2023
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