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U.S. existing home sales fall; house prices hit record high
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home sales fell more than expected in March as house prices hit a record high despite some improvement in supply, and could decline further amid surging mortgage rates. Exi...
Apr 20, 2022
Russia’s Rosneft seeks roubles up front in oil tenders – sources
By Florence Tan (Reuters) - Russia's Rosneft has asked for roubles and full prepayments in tenders for crude, sources have told Reuters, as the country's top oil exporter aligns itself with President ...
Apr 20, 2022
Brazilian officials fear fresh delay may spoil Eletrobras privatization
By Leticia Augusto and Ricardo Brito SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian government officials have warned that the TCU federal audit court on Wednesday may further delay a ruling on the privatiza...
Apr 20, 2022
Intruder shot by Secret Service near Peruvian diplomatic residence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secret Service officers shot an intruder at a home after a confrontation on Tuesday morning, the service said, on the same block as the Peruvian ambassador's residence in W...
Apr 20, 2022
Canada inflation surges more than expected in March, hitting 31-year high
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated faster than expected in March, hitting a 31-year high amid broad price pressures, official data showed on Wednesday, pointi...
Apr 20, 2022
Russia set to ban sharing of ‘banking secrets’ overseas
(Reuters) - Russia's lower house of parliament has approved a draft bill that would ban Russian banks from sharing "banking secrets" with foreigners, the State Duma said in a statement on Wednesday, i...
Apr 20, 2022
U.S. has permitted more wind and solar under Biden, but needs to do more -report to Congress
(Reuters) - The U.S. has accelerated the permitting of wind and solar projects on federal lands under President Joe Biden, but his administration needs more staff and less administrative red tape to k...
Apr 20, 2022
WHO funding plan watered down after U.S. calls for reform – draft document
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A planned funding overhaul aimed at strengthening the World Health Organization (WHO) has been partly watered down, according to an internal document seen b...
Apr 20, 2022
Crypto exchange Coinbase launches NFT marketplace for some U.S. users
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - Major U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc launched its NFT marketplace on Wednesday, in a sign of confidence in the niche digital asset even as the market...
Apr 20, 2022
Netflix feels the heat as pandemic boom fizzles
By Eva Mathews (Reuters) - Netflix Inc shares lost more than a quarter of their value in premarket trading on Wednesday after the company reported its first drop in subscribers in a decade, leaving Wa...
Apr 20, 2022
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