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Japanese horseradish farmers fear for future amid climate change
By Irene Wang TOKYO (Reuters) - Masahiro Hoshina, a Japanese farmer, starts worrying about typhoon season months before it begins, haunted by memories of the heavy rains and landslides that washed awa...
Jul 11, 2022
Oil slides as renewed China COVID curbs temper fuel demand outlook
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday as fresh COVID-19 curbs in China, the world's biggest crude importer, and fears of a global economic slowdown weighed on the fuel deman...
Jul 11, 2022
Japan’s wholesale prices extend brisk gains as weak yen inflates import costs
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's yen-based import prices surged at a record pace in June, data showed on Tuesday, keeping wholesale inflation elevated as the currency's sharp slump continued t...
Jul 11, 2022
Zip-Sezzle BNPL deal falls through as rising rates hit consumer finance firms
(Reuters) -Australian buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) firm Zip Co Ltd dropped its plan to buyout U.S. rival Sezzle Inc, the companies said on Tuesday, adding to the list of fallen deals as rising interest ra...
Jul 11, 2022
Australia consumer sentiment slides further in July amid inflation gloom
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A measure of Australian consumer sentiment slid for an eighth straight month to match pandemic lows in July as the surging cost of living and rising interest rates darkened the nati...
Jul 11, 2022
U.S. tax committees to question IRS chief over audits of ex-FBI officials
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. tax commissioner Charles Rettig will face questions from legislators over how two former FBI officials vilified by former President Donald Trump were target...
Jul 11, 2022
Hyundai Motor to build first fully dedicated EV factory in S.Korea – union
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co plans to build its first fully dedicated electric vehicle (EV) factory in South Korea, targeting production by 2025, the automaker's union said on Tues...
Jul 11, 2022
Singapore’s policy quirk lures bank funding rush
By Tom Westbrook and Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global banks are rushing to sell bonds in Singapore, where unique monetary settings have opened a favourable borrowing window that puts the city-stat...
Jul 11, 2022
MercadoLibre receives $233 million from Goldman Sachs to expand loans in Brazil, Mexico
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Argentine online marketplace MercadoLibre Inc said on Monday it received a private financing line of $233 million from Goldman Sachs to expand its credit offer in Brazil and Mexi...
Jul 11, 2022
Bill Ackman to wind up SPAC, return $4 billion to investors
NEW YORK(Reuters) -Billionaire investor William Ackman, who had raised the biggest-ever special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), said on Monday he would be returning roughly $4 billion to investors...
Jul 11, 2022
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