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Micron poised to get $1.5 billion from Japan for next-gen chips – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Micron Technology Inc is poised to get about 200 billion yen ($1.48 billion) in financial incentives from Japan to help it make next-generation memory chips in the country, Bloomberg News ...
May 17, 2023
Factbox-Why does the US want to ban TikTok? The allegations against it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state to "protect Montanans" from alleged Chinese surveillance,...
May 17, 2023
Florida school district sued over book bans
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - The writers' group PEN America, authors and parents on Wednesday sued a Florida school district over its book bans, alleging educators violated the First Amendment right t...
May 17, 2023
Japan April exports rise 2.6% year/year – MOF
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose 2.6% in April from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Thursday. The rise compares with a 3.0% increase expected by economists in a Reuters poll. ...
May 17, 2023
Mexico’s Kavak sets sights on capturing 5% of Colombia used-car market
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Mexican used-car platform Kavak has opened a vehicle reconditioning plant in Colombia, which it hopes will help capture at least 5% of the country's used car market, country manager...
May 17, 2023
Jordan must accelerate reforms to drive faster growth -IMF
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday Jordan needed to accelerate structural economic reforms to push growth beyond the average 2% to 3% it has str...
May 17, 2023
China’s domestic travel recovery marred by anti-spending ‘special forces’
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) - When graduate student Cai Zhishan decided to spend her Labour Day holidays in northern China, she wished she had enough money to hire a car for the more-than 4,000km...
May 17, 2023
Fed’s watchdog defends work before Senate amid questions over his independence
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's in-house watchdog defended his agency's independence and ability to conduct investigations in a Senate hearing on Wednesday, while acknow...
May 17, 2023
Charles Schwab to raise $2.5 billion in long-term debt – WSJ
(Reuters) - Charles Schwab Corp is looking to raise $2.5 billion in long-term debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The financial services firm w...
May 17, 2023
Next steps following demolition of Harrison, McKinley schools being taken
PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria Housing Authority is, in a sense, taking the lead on the future of the land in and around where Harrison and McKinley Schools. They’re part of an effort with both...
May 17, 2023
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