SEOUL (Reuters) – A major measure of the inflation expectations of South Korean consumers hit a seven-month low in December, underscoring the market’s view that the Bank of Korea’s p[...]
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December 26, 2022
Canada’s First Quantum CEO holds talks with Panama minister: source
By Valentine Hilaire PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -The Chief Executive Officer of Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals met Panama’s commerce and industry minister on Monday to discuss disagreements ov[...]
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Peloton to offer refurbished bikes at discounted prices
(Reuters) – Peloton Interactive Inc is offering refurbished bikes across the continental U.S. and Canada at a discount of up to $500 over new bikes, the company said on Monday. The program, call[...]
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Tunisia union threatens to ‘occupy the streets,’ rejects 2023 budget
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union will hold mass protests and “occupy the streets” soon to show its rejection of next year’s austerity budget[...]
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Battery swapping spurs Kenya’s electric motorbike drive
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) – Over recent months, sets of sturdy, brightly-branded battery swapping stations have cropped up around Kenya’s capital Nairobi, allowing electric motorc[...]
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Sanctions forcing Russia’s Sberbank to close UAE office, company says
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s dominant lender Sberbank will be forced to close its office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) early next year, First Deputy Chairman Alexander Vedy[...]
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U.S. retail sales grows 7.6% in holiday season -Mastercard data
(Reuters) – U.S. retail sales rose 7.6% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, which encompasses a majority of the holiday season, as steep discounts lured deal-hungry consumers, a Mastercard report showed[...]
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Japanese shares end higher on Wall Street gains, financials weigh
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese shares ended higher on Monday, underpinned by Wall Street’s strength in the previous session, with heavyweight technology and energy stocks leading the gains, wh[...]
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China’s October domestic smartphone shipments fell 27.2%
BEIJING (Reuters) – Shipments of smartphones within China in October fell 27.2% year on year to 23.78 million handsets, a report from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technolo[...]
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