By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – Ant Group unveiled a finance-specific artificial intelligence (AI) model on Friday and started testing consumer and professional apps for the product, joining a[...]
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September 8, 2023
China’s Aug new yuan loans seen rebounding on policy support – Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new yuan loans are expected to rebound in August after tumbling in July to the lowest since late 2009, a Reuters poll showed, as the central bank seeks to shore[...]
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De Beers ‘confident’ talks will avert strike at S.Africa’s Venetia mine
(Reuters) – Anglo American Plc’s De Beers is confident ongoing talks with South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) will avert a wage strike at Venetia, the country’s[...]
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How Saudis quietly built influence at Spain’s Telefonica
By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Andres Gonzalez and Belén Carreño DUBAI/MADRID (Reuters) -Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete, chairman and chief executive of debt laden Spanish telephone and internet service company Tel[...]
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Lotus launches electric GT model as mass expansion plan rolls on
By Nick Carey (Reuters) – Lotus unveiled a fully-electric grand tourer (GT) sports car in New York on Thursday, the latest step in the British-based carmaker’s plans to go from a niche sto[...]
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Citigroup cuts 2023 euro area real GDP growth forecast to 0.4%
(Reuters) – Citigroup downgraded its 2023 economic growth forecast for the euro area to 0.4%, and said it expected the region’s economy to shrink “gently” over the next three q[...]
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Nanjing scraps home-buying curbs in China’s latest property boost
BEIJING (Reuters) – Nanjing has eliminated curbs on home buying, the first big Chinese city to do so, as policymakers scramble to arrest a deepening crisis in the massive property sector, which[...]
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Thai economy may grow 2.8% this year after new govt – deputy Finance Minister
By Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s economy is expected to grow 2.8% this year, helped by public consumption and investment after the formation of a new government, a deputy f[...]
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Yellen to work with India at G20 Summit to aid successful communique crafting
By Nikunj Ohri and David Lawder NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday the United States was willing to work with India to help craft a communique at the end of the G[...]
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