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Petroleum, food lift U.S. import prices in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. import prices increased strongly in February, boosted by strong gains in petroleum and food costs, indicating that inflation would remain uncomfortably high for a while. Im...
Mar 16, 2022
Walmart looks to hire 50,000 U.S. workers by April end- WSJ
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc is looking to hire around 50,000 workers in the United States by the end of next month as the U.S. retail giant expands its business in the country, the Wall Street Journal rep...
Mar 16, 2022
Volkswagen keeps Changchun factory shut on Thursday, Shanghai to reopen
BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen Group China said on Wednesday it would as a precautionary measure pause production for another day in Changchun due to COVID cases, but would resume production in Shanghai...
Mar 16, 2022
Factbox-Countries and companies shun Russian crude over Ukraine invasion
(Reuters) - Russian gas flows to Europe remain stable, but Western sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and voluntary actions by buyers are starting to impact its oil sales. Some European buyer...
Mar 16, 2022
Gold steadies as focus turns to Fed decision
By Bharat Gautam (Reuters) - Gold steadied on Wednesday, with a weaker dollar offsetting pressure from higher U.S. Treasury yields as investors await the first pandemic-era U.S. Federal Reserve intere...
Mar 16, 2022
Exclusive-TuSimple explores sale of China unit after pact with U.S. authorities-sources
(Reuters) - Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple Holdings Inc, backed by Chinese social media firm Sina Corp, is looking to sell its business in China and focus on the U.S. market, sources said. The d...
Mar 16, 2022
Starbucks CEO Johnson retires as pandemic wanes, union drive heats up
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starbucks Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson will retire on April 4, the company said on Wednesday, and the coffee chain's founder Howard Schultz will serve as i...
Mar 16, 2022
U.S. retail sales increase moderately in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rose moderately in February as more expensive gasoline and food forced households to cut back spending on other goods, which could restrain economic growth thi...
Mar 16, 2022
Embraer’s Eve gets order of up to 200 electric aircraft from Global Crossing
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA said on Wednesday that its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft subsidiary Eve has signed a letter of intent with Global Crossi...
Mar 16, 2022
Canada annual inflation rate rises to 5.7% in Feb, highest since Aug 1991
(Reuters) -Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated again in February to hit a fresh 30-year high at 5.7%, driven by phone, gas and food costs, Statistics Canada data showed on Wednesday. The figure...
Mar 16, 2022
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