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Coffee at home: Australia Woolworths’ sales jump as shoppers cut costs
By Byron Kaye and Archishma Iyer (Reuters) - Top Australian grocer Woolworths Group Ltd posted a bigger than expected rise in third-quarter sales as shoppers bought more of its cheaper house-brand pro...
May 01, 2023
Hollywood studios say talks with writers have ended with no deal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The group representing Hollywood studios in labor talks with film and television writers said in a statement that negotiations had ended on Monday without the two sides reachin...
May 01, 2023
Stocks on edge as traders wait on central bankers
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares wobbled in cautious trade on Tuesday, while the dollar was firm ahead of a series of data releases and central bank meetings that begins with the Re...
May 01, 2023
Yen sinks to 15-year low vs euro as dovish BOJ contrasts with ECB
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen continued its steep descent on Tuesday, reaching a 15-year low to the euro, as the implications of a steadfastly dovish Bank of Japan kept foreign exchange ...
May 01, 2023
IMF raises Asia’s economic forecast on China recovery, warns of risks
(Corrects day of week in first paragraph to Tuesday, not Monday) By Leika Kihara (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised Asia's economic forecast on Tuesday as China's recovery underpi...
May 01, 2023
Hong Kong leader says Q1 GDP grew 2.7% year-on-year
(Reuters) - Hong Kong leader John Lee said the city's economy grew 2.7% in the first quarter of 2023, ahead of official data due to be released at 0830 GMT on Tuesday, snapping four consecutive quarte...
May 01, 2023
Griner embraces growing platform at Met Gala months after return from Russia
By Ben Kellerman and Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) - American basketball star Brittney Griner stepped onto the red carpet at the star-studded Met Gala on Monday, embracing a larger spotlight mo...
May 01, 2023
Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has died at 84 -CBC
(Reuters) -Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, best known for folk-pop hits such as "If You Could Read My Mind" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," has died at the age of 84, CBC report...
May 01, 2023
Jared Leto wears giant ‘Choupette’ costume to Met Gala
By Ben Kellerman NEW YORK (Reuters) - An enormous fluffy, white, blue eyed Burmese cat mascot ascended the Metropolitan Museum of Art steps on Monday in homage to Karl Lagerfeld's beloved pet "Choupet...
May 01, 2023
Factbox-Long-serving Qantas executive Vanessa Hudson named as next CEO
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's flagship carrier, Qantas Airways Ltd, on Tuesday named its finance chief Vanessa Hudson to serve as its new chief executive starting in November, making her the first wo...
May 01, 2023
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