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China’s June exports fall 12.4%, imports drop 6.8%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports fell 12.4% in June year-on-year, while imports contracted 6.8%, customs data showed on Thursday, suggesting manufacturers are struggling to find buyers while overse...
Jul 12, 2023
Amazon faces labor complaint over failure to bargain with union
(Reuters) - Amazon.com was hit with a complaint on Wednesday over allegedly refusing to bargain with a New York workers union, a spokesperson for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said. The NL...
Jul 12, 2023
Asian shares rally, dollar slides on bets Fed almost done hiking
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares and bonds rallied on Thursday while the dollar nursed heavy losses, as a surprisingly low reading on U.S. inflation stoked speculation the end of the post...
Jul 12, 2023
Dollar takes a beating as traders see US rates peaking
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A bruised dollar was nudged lower still in Asia on Thursday, as traders took surprisingly slow U.S. inflation as a signal U.S. interest rate rises will be all bu...
Jul 12, 2023
Tornadoes touch down near Chicago, disrupting air traffic
(Reuters) - Tornadoes and thunderstorms battered the greater Chicago area on Wednesday, forcing O'Hare and Midway airports to halt all air traffic, officials said, as tornado sirens echoed through the...
Jul 12, 2023
Bank of Korea stands pat for fourth straight meeting
By Jihoon Lee and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's central bank on Thursday held interest rates steady for a fourth straight meeting, as expected, faced with softening but still high inflation...
Jul 12, 2023
McDonald’s China owners Carlyle, Trustar plan $4 billion exit – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Carlyle Group Inc and Trustar Capital are planning to raise $4 billion from funds including GIC Pte to buy part of their stakes in McDonald's Corp operations in Hong Kong and mainland Chin...
Jul 12, 2023
Marketmind: Markets buoyant as US inflation, dollar slide
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets could not be in better spirits going into the latest South Korean...
Jul 12, 2023
Oil prices rise in early trade as US inflation cools
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Thursday after U.S. inflation and economic data sparked hopes the Federal Reserve may have fewer interest rate hikes in store for ...
Jul 12, 2023
In wake of disasters, Chile animal shelter offers hope to wildlife
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - In the misty forests just outside of Chile's capital Santiago, a rescued puma stalks the leafy surroundings of the Refugio Animal Cascada, a shelter hoping to rehabilitate and hou...
Jul 12, 2023
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