By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) -The United Nations food agency’s world price index held steady in November, with lower international cereal prices offset by higher prices of vegetable oils. T[...]
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December 8, 2023
China car sales growth speeds up in November as price war intensifies
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s passenger vehicle sales rose 25.5% in November from a year earlier, faster than the prior month and extending growth to a fourth month, industry data showed o[...]
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Softening consumption may delay BOJ’s exit from easy policy
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Recent weakness in consumption has emerged as a fresh source of concern for Bank of Japan policymakers who are eyeing an exit from negative interest rates, three sourc[...]
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Cerevel options trading surge before AbbVie deal news raises eyebrows
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -Trading in the options of Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings Inc experienced an unusual surge along with its stock price in the days before Wednesday’s announ[...]
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Toshiba, Rohm to invest $2.7 billion to jointly produce power chips
By Miho Uranaka and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba and Rohm said on Friday they would invest 388.3 billion yen ($2.7 billion) to jointly produce power chips, the first collaboration s[...]
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Britain’s Marex Group files for US IPO
(Reuters) – Marex Group, a British commodities broker, announced plans on Friday to list its shares in New York, the latest blow to London’s bid to attract companies to its stock exchange.[...]
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US envoy for North Korea to join Hyundai Motor as an adviser
SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. special representative for North Korea Sung Kim will join South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor as an adviser in January, the company said on Friday. Kim, a Korean-Amer[...]
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Woodside-Santos $52 billion merger talk spurs competition, price concerns
By Scott Murdoch, Lewis Jackson and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Santos Ltd shares jumped on Friday on the prospect of a possible $52 billion merger with bigger Australian rival Woodside, but investor[...]
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China’s Nov new yuan loans seen rising on policy support: Reuters Poll
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new loans are expected to have jumped in November from the previous month and exceeded the year-earlier amount, a Reuters poll showed, as the centra[...]
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