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Euro wallows on Ukraine sanctions worries, Aussie calm before RBA
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro languished near a one-week low against the dollar on Tuesday amid talk of more sanctions against Moscow following international outrage over Ukraine civili...
Apr 04, 2022
U.S. cracks down on Russian debt payments, latest sovereign payments halted
By Megan Davies and Alexandra Alper NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's latest sovereign bond coupon payments have been stopped, a source familiar with the matter and a spokeswoman for the U.S. T...
Apr 04, 2022
Facebook owner Meta briefly blocks hashtags tied to Bucha killings
By Katie Paul (Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta Platforms briefly restricted hashtags related to civilian deaths in northern Ukraine, where bodies of people shot at close range were found in a town seiz...
Apr 04, 2022
Oil rises as uncertainty around supply persists
(Reuters) - Oil futures rose in early trading on Tuesday as the potential for more sanctions following alleged war crimes by Russian troops in Ukraine added to concerns about supply disruptions, while...
Apr 04, 2022
Musk asks Twitter users if they want an edit button
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk on Monday posted a Twitter poll asking users if they want an edit button. "Do you want an edit button?" the tweet https://twitter.com/elonmusk/s...
Apr 04, 2022
BOJ’s Kuroda: Expected acceleration in inflation could hurt economy
TOKYO (Reuters) - An expected acceleration of inflation could hurt Japan's economy by weighing on household income and corporate profit, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday. "We wil...
Apr 04, 2022
Japan’s household spending up, outlook gloomy as price rises weigh
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's household spending rose for a second consecutive month year-on-year in February, helped by a flattering comparison with last year's sharp pandemic-induced ...
Apr 04, 2022
Amazon considered creating app for its workers and blocking words like ‘union’ -The Intercept
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc staff included the words "union," "grievance," and "living wage" on a preliminary list of terms to block from an internal messaging app it was considering creating to boost ...
Apr 04, 2022
Analysis – Most banks narrow UK gender pay gaps, UBS, Deutsche Bank go into reverse
By Iain Withers and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - Major British financial companies collectively narrowed their gender pay gaps last year, but some went into reverse gear, including UBS and Deutsche...
Apr 04, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Jackson clears procedural hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson moved a step closer to being confirmed as a justice on Monday when the Senate voted to break a Judiciary Committee deadlock over...
Apr 04, 2022
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