By Rachna Uppal and Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) – Buoyed by a swift economic rebound post-COVID, Dubai is racing to attract people and capital to drive long-term growth, betting it can avoid pas[...]
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Cathay Pacific to hire cabin attendants from mainland China from July
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Monday it would in July launch initiatives to improve Mandarin language and cultural understanding, including hiring cabin staff from mai[...]
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U.S. hotel markets recover from the pandemic; San Francisco an outlier
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – A snapshot of 15 major U.S. hotel markets shows that travel to cities is rebounding, with one notable exception: San Francisco. Several hotel activity m[...]
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Why Walmart’s new bet on fashion brands, home decor threatens specialty chains
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) – Price-conscious shoppers flock to Walmart Supercenters to pick up $1 potato chips and $3 gallons of milk, but the world’s biggest retailer will now try to s[...]
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Fashion retailers resilient despite consumer fears
LONDON (Reuters) – A strong start to June for the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer H&M, an optimistic outlook from Hugo Boss and a return to profitability at ASOS helped allay c[...]
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China bookings to return to pre-pandemic level by early 2024 – Agoda
By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Overseas travel bookings from mainland China are currently at just over half of pre-pandemic levels but are on course to return to the 2019 numbers by[...]
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The best money advice from dear old dad
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) -No matter how successful you may be – even as a founder, president, or CEO – none of us start out that way. We absorb life lessons from the people around us, very o[...]
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At a Buenos Aires soup kitchen, lines grow longer as inflation soars
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Anahí Robledo feeds 50 families each day at the community kitchen she runs in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, struggling with t[...]
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Explainer-Reddit protest: Why are thousands of subreddits going dark?
(Reuters) – Thousands of popular Reddit communities dedicated to topics ranging from Apple Inc to gaming and music locked out their users on Monday in protest against the company’s plan to[...]
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