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FACTBOX-Facts about actor-activist Harry Belafonte
(Reuters) - Here are some facts about actor-activist Harry Belafonte, who has died at the age of 96: * Belafonte was born in New York's Harlem neighborhood but his mother took him to her Jamaican home...
Apr 25, 2023
GM to end production of first mass market EV this year
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co said Tuesday it will end production of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle later this year as its shifts zero-emission production to trucks...
Apr 25, 2023
US home prices rise in February – surveys
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family home prices increased in February after seven straight monthly declines likely as a dip in mortgage rates at the start of the year fueled demand, but the over...
Apr 25, 2023
Factbox-2024 US presidential election: who is in, who is out and who is still thinking about it
By Ross Colvin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden announced his re-election campaign on Tuesday, as most Republican hopefuls were still trying to decide whether to challenge fo...
Apr 25, 2023
Harry Belafonte, who mixed music, acting, and activism, dies at 96 – NY Times
By Bill Trott (Reuters) - Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting "Day O" in his 1950s hit song "Banana Boat" before turning to poli...
Apr 25, 2023
What recession? Global consumer giants boosted by spending, higher prices
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major global consumer-facing companies like McDonald's, General Motors and Nestle posted mostly buoyant results on higher prices, showing how consumers across...
Apr 25, 2023
China says it will expand import and export of key products
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will expand imports and exports of key products, and support exports of automobiles, the State Council said on Tuesday. Chinese banks and their overseas branches were encoura...
Apr 25, 2023
US default on debt would trigger an ‘economic catastrophe’ – Yellen
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday warned that failure by Congress to raise the government's debt ceiling - and the resulting default - would trigg...
Apr 25, 2023
First Republic, KPMG are sued for concealing bank’s risks
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - First Republic Bank has been sued by shareholders who accused the beleaguered U.S. regional bank of concealing how rising interest rates threatened its business model b...
Apr 25, 2023
Official promo video for Italy tourism features Slovenia
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's tourism ministry has faced ridicule after an official video to attract tourists to Italy used footage of people in Slovenia drinking Slovenian wine. The video, part of a 9-mil...
Apr 25, 2023
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