GENEVA (Reuters) – The heads of the World Bank and the World Trade Organization on Monday called for countries to boost efforts to make trade in global services more transparent and predictable,[...]
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Hong Kong May retail sales rise 18.4%, sees support from local consumption
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s May retail sales rose 18.4% from a year earlier in the sixth consecutive month of growth thanks to the revival of inbound tourism and positive consumption[...]
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DirecTV removes Nexstar’s programming after failing to reach distribution agreement
(Reuters) – DirecTV removed TV station owner Nexstar Media Group’s network and local community programming from its satellite, cable and streaming systems as they failed to reach a new dis[...]
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United Airlines CEO aims to avoid flight disruptions ahead of US Fourth of July holiday travel
By Anirudh Saligrama (Reuters) – United Airlines plans to make changes in flight operations to avoid weather-related disruptions ahead of the Fourth of July holiday travel, Chief Executive Offic[...]
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Fresh flight disruptions threaten US Fourth of July holiday weekend travel
By Doyinsola Oladipo and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW YORK (Reuters) -The number of people traveling by air in the United States for the Fourth of July holiday is expected to surpass pre-COVID levels for th[...]
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Hollywood actors extend contract talks, temporarily averting strike
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood’s actors union and major Hollywood studios agreed on Friday to keep negotiating through mid-July, staving off the immediate threat of a second l[...]
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Disney accused in lawsuit of ‘systematically’ paying women less than men in California
(Reuters) – Walt Disney has been accused of systematically underpaying women in California in a lawsuit that alleges the company’s female employees in the state earned $150 million less th[...]
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Apple’s market value ends above $3 trillion for first time
By Noel Randewich and Tiyashi Datta (Reuters) -Apple Inc’s stock market value ended a trading session above $3 trillion for the first time on Friday, lifted by signs of improving inflation and b[...]
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Ferragamo’s CFO Alessandro Corsi resigns
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian luxury group Salvatore Ferragamo said on Friday that its Chief Financial Officer Alessandro Corsi would resign with effect from Sept.30 to take on “a new professi[...]
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