By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase & Co and Deutsche Bank AG asked a U.S. judge to dismiss lawsuits by women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, and said the banks ena[...]
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January 3, 2023
Spain’s December jobless falls to 15-year low
(Reuters) -The number of people registering as jobless in Spain fell slightly in December from a month earlier, ending 2022 at a 15-year low, data from the Labour Ministry showed on Tuesday. The numbe[...]
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China’s holiday home sales rise 27.1% y/y – private survey
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese new-home sales rose more than 20% year-on-year over the three-day New Year holiday starting from Dec. 31, due to promotions, support policies taking effect and the gr[...]
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South Korea fines Tesla $2.2 million for exaggerating driving range of EVs
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s antitrust regulator said it would impose a 2.85 billion won ($2.2 million) fine on Tesla Inc for failing to tell its customers about the shorter driving ran[...]
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China securities regulator to check brokers’ financing needs after Huatai share plan
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s securities regulator said it would fully check securities firms’ financing needs after Huatai Securities Co Ltd proposed a share placement plan that would be on[...]
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Tender sale of Evergrande’s Hong Kong headquarters fails again -sources
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) – A tender for the sale of embattled China Evergrande Group’s headquarters in Hong Kong has lapsed again, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on[...]
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German unemployment falls in December
BERLIN (Reuters) – German unemployment fell in December, Labour Office figures showed on Tuesday, with the labour market overall being only moderately affected by the war in Ukraine last year. T[...]
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Russian rouble slides in first trade of the year
The Russian rouble weakened on Tuesday against the dollar and euro in the first session of the year in Moscow amid light trading volumes during public holidays in Russia. At 0705 GMT the rouble slid b[...]
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Gloom and boom: Fund managers’ top picks for 2023
By Naomi Rovnick, Alun John and Marc Jones (Reuters) – King Dollar’s reign (definitely) coming to an end, bonds bouncing and emerging markets rising again are just some of the trades inter[...]
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