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Japan’s jobless rate falls to 2.4% in January
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate fell to 2.4% in January, while the availability of jobs fell for the first time in nearly 2-1/2 years, government data showed on Friday. The seasonally adjusted ...
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Dollar’s renewed strength temporary, weakness ahead, FX analysts say: Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) - Unfazed by the dollar's recent strength, analysts polled by Reuters predict a weaker greenback in a year amid an improving global economy and expectations the U.S....
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Americanas’ top shareholders boost injection offer to $1.9 billion -Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - The top shareholders of retailer Americanas SA are informally offering a capital injection of 10 billion reais ($1.9 billion), Bloomberg reported on Thursday, after creditors rejected an i...
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Caterpillar workers to vote on tentative labor agreement – union
By Bianca Flowers (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc workers are scheduled to vote on a tentative agreement with the construction and mining equipment maker on March 12, the United Auto Workers union told me...
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US says military personnel suing big banks should not be forced to arbitrate
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday said military personnel should be allowed to pursue class actions accusing Citigroup Inc and American Express Co of overch...
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Consumer inflation in Japan’s capital city off 42-year peak
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - Core consumer prices in Japan's capital, a leading indicator of nationwide trends, rose 3.3% in February from a year earlier, slowing sharply from a...
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Brazil central bank greenlights Meta’s WhatsApp merchant payment system
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank on Thursday approved Meta Platforms' payments launch for small and medium-sized business in Brazil via its messaging application WhatsApp, building on the a...
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ECB’s Wunsch: Rate of 4% can’t be excluded if core inflation stays high
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could consider raising its key interest rate as high as 4% if underlying inflation in the euro zone remains persistently high, ECB Governing Council memb...
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US Supreme Court indicates it may sidestep major elections ruling
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday signaled it may sidestep a ruling in a major case involving a Republican bid to give state legislatures far more power over federal elect...
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Starbucks refuses to send interim CEO Schultz to testify at Senate hearing
(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp said on Thursday it has no plans to send interim Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz to testify at a Senate hearing on the company's compliance with federal labor law. Th...
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