By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo plans to expand its existing stores in North America by 10%, according to one of its executives. Uniqlo is opening six stor[...]
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Canada
Bank of Canada rate-cut bets recede as core inflation proves sticky
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian inflation excluding food and energy costs is expected to remain above 3% until the fourth quarter of this year, the median forecast of seven economis[...]
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Teck Resources profit misses estimates as Glencore circles
LONDON (Reuters) -Canadian miner Teck Resources, the target of an unsolicited takeover bid by Glencore, narrowly missed first-quarter estimates on Wednesday, hit by lower prices, weak copper and zinc[...]
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US dollar, yen gain as risk appetite sours
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The safe-haven dollar and yen rose on Tuesday as market sentiment turned risk-averse amid renewed worries about the banking sector and the outloo[...]
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TSX posts biggest decline in 6 weeks amid U.S. bank jitters
By Shristi Achar A and Fergal Smith (Reuters) -Canada’s main stock index fell on Tuesday by the most in nearly six weeks as commodity prices fell and investors grew more worried about the health[...]
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Lower output, high costs to pressure Newmont, Barrick earnings
By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) – North American gold miners Newmont Corp and Barrick Gold Corp are expected to post lower quarterly profits as a fall in production and higher costs offset gains from[...]
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Dollar slides as rate cuts priced in; yen falls ahead of BOJ meeting
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell to a more than one-week low against major currencies on Monday in generally thin trading, as investors continued to price in inte[...]
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Chile’s lithium nationalization shines light on emerging tech
By Ernest Scheyder SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chilean President Gabriel Boric’s plan to nationalize his country’s immense lithium industry is putting the spotlight on an emerging crop of filtrati[...]
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Argentina’s lithium pipeline promises ‘white gold’ boom as Chile tightens control
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – In Argentina’s mountainous north, a strong pipeline of lithium projects close to coming online looks set to unlock a wave of production that could[...]
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