By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lillian Smith has spent about eight of the last 12 months traveling around the world, hitting France, Morocco, Japan and South Korea. Her cost for lodgi[...]
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Cathay needs to boost staff morale, union says, after “blanket-carpet” furore
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Cathay Pacific needs to address staff and resource shortages and raise pay to boost morale, its flight attendant union said, after three staff were fired for alleg[...]
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Taco Bell seeks to cancel smaller rivals’ ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademarks
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Yum Brands Inc’ Taco Bell Corp on Tuesday asked the U.S. Trademark Office to cancel two smaller rivals’ “Taco Tuesday” trademarks in what the large[...]
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South Koreans tap cash-giving apps to help offset rising living costs
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – Throngs of people have been milling seemingly aimlessly around the forecourt of a museum in central Seoul, brushing silently past each other with heads bent towar[...]
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Credit Suisse memorabilia up for grabs in online shops after merger
ZURICH (Reuters) – Within hours of its state-backed takeover by UBS Group being announced, memorabilia bearing lender Credit Suisse’s name and logo was being put up for sale in Switzerland[...]
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ChatGPT launches boom in AI-written e-books on Amazon
By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed about it. But after learning about the ChatGPT ar[...]
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Cheers! Spirits like gin, vodka, overtake beer’s U.S. market share
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Vodka shot, anyone? Spirits like whiskey, cognac and tequila, a celebrity favorite, have surpassed beer’s U.S. market share for the first time due[...]
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Mamma mia! Pizza got 16% more expensive in the EU last year
(Reuters) – The cost of store-bought pizza and quiche in the European Union grew in December by 16% from a year earlier, the bloc’s statistics agency Eurostat said on Wednesday. As food lo[...]
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Former Japanese comedian gets second act as star investor
By Mariko Katsumura and Shinichi Uchida TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s newest star investor has no car or hobbies and rarely eats out. But Toshiya Imura has turned an obsession for stock resear[...]
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