(Reuters) – The economy of Belarus is expected to shrink by 4% in 2022 after western nations imposed punitive measures, much less than some had forecast, Interfax cited Prime Minister Roman Golo[...]
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December 24, 2022
Canadian miner First Quantum starts arbitration against Panama, says government
By Valentine Hilaire PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Canada-based miner First Quantum Minerals Ltd and its subsidiary Minera Panama started arbitration processes against Panama, the country’s ministry of[...]
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Tesla suspends production at Shanghai plant
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tesla suspended production at its Shanghai plant on Saturday, according to an internal notice and two people with knowledge of the matter, bringing ahead a previous plan to[...]
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ECB must be ready to take the heat and raise rates more, Schnabel says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank must be prepared to take the heat and raise interest rates further, including by more than the market expects, if that is needed to bring down inf[...]
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China central banker calls for strengthening property sector policies
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A top advisor to the People’s Bank of China on Saturday called for strengthening of real estate policy in light of sluggish economic growth over the past several years[...]
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Mexico’s newest oil refinery now seen working at half capacity in mid-2023
By Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican state oil company Pemex’s newest refinery will reach half of its crude processing capacity in July, the national president said on Friday[...]
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U.S. awards defense contract of over $1 billion to Lockheed Martin
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. awarded defense contracts to companies on Friday, including one of over a billion dollars to Lockheed Martin Corp, the Department of Defense said in a[...]
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Exclusive-Twitter removes suicide prevention feature, says it’s under revamp
By Paresh Dave, Fanny Potkin and Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up cert[...]
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Wall Street ends up as investors eye data for rate prospects, energy outperforms
By Sinéad Carew and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) – The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday, in a light trading day ahead of a long weekend, as investors assessed inflation data against rate hike and[...]
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