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Kremlin's drive for a state-backed messaging app touches a nerve for some
MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - The Kremlin is pushing Russians to use state-backed messenger service MAX, but some are wary about the service and say they do not want to download it at all. In what has b...
Thomson Reuters Apr 03, 2026
Russia's services sector contracts for first time in six months, PMI shows
MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - Russia's services sector contracted in March for the first time in six months as demand softened and new orders broadly stalled, a business survey showed on Friday. The S&P...
Thomson Reuters Apr 03, 2026
Tesla eyes Japan's top imported-car spot as it expands store, service network
TOKYO, April 3 (Reuters) - Tesla plans to expand in Japan to at least 60 stores as it seeks to become the country's biggest imported car brand by as early as next year, the head of its Japan business ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 03, 2026
UAE non-oil private sector growth slows to near four-year low in March, PMI shows
April 3 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' non-oil private sector activity expanded at its weakest pace in nearly four years in March as the Middle East conflict hit demand and disrupted supply cha...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
US employment growth likely rebounded in March, war casting shadow over labor market
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely rebounded in March as a strike by healthcare workers ended and temperatures warmed up, but downside risks to the labor market a...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
BOJ keeps rateāhike door open even as Iran war squeezes firms
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 3 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will keep raising interest rates if its economic forecasts hold, a senior central bank official said, reinforcing a tightening bias even as...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
Microsoft to invest $10 billion in Japan for AI and cyber defence expansion
TOKYO, April 3 (Reuters) - Microsoft on Friday said it will invest 1.6 trillion yen ($10 billion) in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure and strengthen cyberse...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
Inspection finds 49 violations of detention standards at largest US migrant detention camp
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - An inspection found 49 violations of detention standards at the largest U.S. migrant detention camp, located in El Paso, Texas, which has faced critic...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
Japan turns up FX heat as volatility rises, signals readiness to act
By Makiko Yamazaki and Rocky Swift TOKYO, April 3 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday put currency traders on notice, saying the government stands ready to act against spe...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
China services activity growth cools in March, private PMI shows
By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING, April 3 (Reuters) - Growth in China's services activity slowed in March from February's 33-month high, as softer demand and a decline in overseas orders weighed ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 02, 2026
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