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The case for big Fed rate hikes just got a little stronger
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - It's not as if U.S. central bankers needed more reasons to step up the pace of interest rate hikes. But that's what they got on Friday, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics' l...
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Venezuela’s March oil exports slip amid struggles with returned cargoes
By Marianna Parraga and Mircely Guanipa HOUSTON/CARACAS (Reuters) - Petroleum exports from Venezuela declined about 4% in March from the previous month as its state-run oil company dealt with crude ca...
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Corporate debt issuance surges in March despite Q1 slump
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) - Companies raced to bond markets last month, undeterred by the Ukraine war as they tried to lock in relatively cheap borrowing, though the March rush did not prevent first-...
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S&P Global ratings ups Saipem to ‘BB’ from ‘BB-‘ on planned capital hike
MILAN (Reuters) - S&P Global ratings said on Friday it had raised Italy's Saipem to 'BB' from 'BB-' on the energy services group's 2 billion euros ($2.21 billion) capital hike planned for this year to...
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J.P. Morgan drops Apple, Qualcomm from top picks as tech demand slows
(Reuters) - Slowing demand for smartphones is likely to hit growth at Apple and chipmaker Qualcomm, analysts at J.P. Morgan said on Friday as they dropped the companies from the list of most preferred...
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Toyota first-quarter U.S. auto sales drop nearly 15%
(Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp reported a near 15% drop in quarterly U.S. auto sales on Friday, as a semiconductor and parts shortage triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic kept inventories tight. The auto ...
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New York judge dismisses Kellogg’s Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Kellogg Co of using misleading labeling to exaggerate the amount of strawbe...
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Analysis-As foreign digital firms leave, Russia’s domestic providers pounce
(Reuters) - Russian domestic tech companies, led by entities controlled or associated with state-owned gas giant Gazprom, are pouncing on the blockade and exodus of foreign internet firms, sensing opp...
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A veteran PJS reporter retiring
PEORIA, Ill. — After 36 years, a Peoria Journal Star reporter is leaving the paper. Veteran writer Nick Vlahos said Friday that he’s not leaving town, and it’s likely that post-retir...
Julia Bradley Apr 01, 2022
E-scooter fires in India trigger safety concerns, in setback for Modi push
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A spate of electric scooters catching fire in India, including one made by SoftBank-backed Ola Electric, is sparking safety concerns among some buyers, in an early ...
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