By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – A total of 130 countries representing 98% of the global economy are now exploring digital versions of their currencies, with almost half in advanced development,[...]
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Brands focus on stories in refining China livestreaming to boost profits
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – When tech giant Apple joined China’s livestreaming frenzy, a major driving force of the e-commerce boom in the world’s second biggest economy, it l[...]
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Virgin Galactic set to launch its first commercial rocket plane spaceflight
By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Steve Gorman TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico (Reuters) – A three-man crew from Italy is set on Thursday to board a passenger rocket plane operated by Virgin Galactic,[...]
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Exclusive-Nissan installed camera to monitor No. 2’s home, sources say
By Daniel Leussink and Norihiko Shirouzu (Reuters) – Nissan installed a camera surveillance system at the home of former executive Ashwani Gupta so the automaker’s internal security team c[...]
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Businesses criticise new EU data rules, consumer group sees missed opportunity
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Businesses and Big Tech on Wednesday criticised European Union data rules agreed between EU countries and lawmakers, saying they could hinder data flow and c[...]
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Nasdaq ends up, dollar strengthens as Powell hints at more rate hikes
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Nasdaq Composite Index closed higher and the dollar rebounded on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested two more interest rate hikes[...]
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ECB’s Villeroy: duration more important than level of interest rates
PARIS (Reuters) – How long the European Central Bank keeps rates elevated is more important than the actual level, though rates are close to levels needed to get inflation headed to a 2% target,[...]
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BlackRock says AI ‘mega-force’ to buck tough macro trend
(Reuters) – Shares of AI-focused companies will be a major driver of returns for developed markets in a tough economic environment, BlackRock Investment Institute said, citing an unusually conce[...]
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European shares up as robust U.S. data soothes recession jitters, chip stocks rally
By Amruta Khandekar, Matteo Allievi and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – European shares climbed on Wednesday after robust U.S. data overnight soothed concerns about a steep economic slowdown, e[...]
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