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Australia retail sales rebound in Jan as economy weathers Omicron
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retail sales were surprisingly strong in January as shoppers weathered a surge in Omicron cases with aplomb, suggesting the economy maintained considerable ...
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Google temporarily disables Google Maps live traffic data in Ukraine
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google confirmed on Sunday it has temporarily disabled in Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and h...
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Economists say higher oil prices pose further risk to India’s growth momentum
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Rising crude oil prices and supply disruptions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine could further sap an Indian economy already slowed by COVID-19, posing risks ...
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Japan’s Jan factory output falls on car production cuts
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output shrank for the second straight month in January as the auto sector grappled with production suspensions due to the coronavirus pandemic and ...
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Russian Sberbank’s European units are failing due to war’s impact, ECB says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Several European subsidiaries of Sberbank Russia, majority owned by the Russian government, are failing or likely to fail due to reputational cost of the war in Ukraine, the Euro...
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New York City Comptroller to suggest Russian assets for divestment
BOSTON (Reuters) - New York City Comptroller Brad Lander on Sunday said he plans to specify Russian assets for pension boards to "consider for divestment" in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ...
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Londongrad tries to kick its 30-year Russian money habit
By Andrew MacAskill and Catherine Belton LONDON (Reuters) - VTB Capital last week lowered a large Russian flag at its palatial building opposite the Bank of England in London's financial district, sig...
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Column-BP abandoning Russia shows disruption to commodities will be profound: Russell
By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia (Reuters) - BP's decision to abandon its stake in oil giant Rosneft is the first high-profile example of the self-sanctioning by companies of their business link...
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Analysis-As Russia invades Ukraine, Moscow battles big tech to control the narrative
By Elizabeth Culliford NEW YORK/MOSCOW (Reuters) - As Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities, another battle took place online and over the airwaves. Moscow ramped up efforts to control the ...
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Oil surges on Russia nuclear alert as sanctions intensify
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped more than $7 in early trade on Monday after Russian President Vladimir Putin put the country's nuclear deterrent on high alert in the face of Western nations an...
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