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Yellen says U.S. bank rules may be too loose, need re-examination
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that banking regulation and supervisory rules need to be re-examined in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank...
Mar 30, 2023
Joblessness among Saudis falls to 8% in fourth quarter
DUBAI (Reuters) - Unemployment in Saudi Arabia among citizens fell to 8% in the fourth quarter of 2022, decreasing from 9.9% the previous quarter while the labour force participation rate among Saudis...
Mar 30, 2023
Meta rolls out long-sought tools to separate ads from harmful content
By Katie Paul (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc said on Thursday it is now rolling out a long-promised system for advertisers to determine where their ads are shown, responding to their demands to distan...
Mar 30, 2023
China’s Meizu unveils first smartphones since deal with Geely founder
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Meizu on Thursday unveiled its first smartphone products since it was taken over by a venture belonging to Zhejiang Geely Holding's founder, with the firms saying it marke...
Mar 30, 2023
US weekly jobless claims rise moderately; fourth-quarter GDP trimmed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose moderately last week, showing no signs yet that tightening credit conditions were having a material impa...
Mar 30, 2023
China’s top airlines post record annual losses, outlook brighter
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's flagship carrier Air China Ltd posted record annual losses of 38.6 billion yuan ($5.61 billion)on Thursday as the country's now-abandoned zero-COVID policy led to a plunge ...
Mar 30, 2023
U.S. advocacy group asks FTC to stop new OpenAI GPT releases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The tech ethics group Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Policy is asking the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to stop OpenAI from issuing new commercial releases of GP...
Mar 30, 2023
German inflation eases less than expected in March
BERLIN (Reuters) - Inflation eased significantly in Germany in March on the back of lower energy prices but was above forecasts, adding pressure on the European Central Bank to further tighten its mon...
Mar 30, 2023
Ukraine central bank presses on with reform despite war
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's central bank is pressing on with reforms to fully digitalise the financial sector despite Russia's invasion, and is about to make a "once in a generation" c...
Mar 30, 2023
China’s Big Five banks post healthy results, warn of shaky recovery
By Ziyi Tang, Selena Li and Engen Tham BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Big Five lenders posted above 3.5% annual net profit growth this week, but warned that the foundations of the country's recovery were...
Mar 30, 2023
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