WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon holds a strategic U.S. stockpile for germanium but currently has no inventory reserves for gallium, a spokesperson said on Thursday, after China announced exp[...]
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Politics
Exclusive: OPEC upbeat over 2024 oil demand outlook despite slowdown
By Alex Lawler and Dmitry Zhdannikov VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC will likely maintain an upbeat view on oil demand growth for next year when it publishes its first outlook later this month, predicti[...]
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Argentina to push July IMF debt payments to month-end -source
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will push loan repayments due to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July to the end of the month, a person familiar with the matter at the Ministry of Ec[...]
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Marketmind: Markets labor on China, three jobs gauges
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan World markets have taken a hit from a deepening selloff in China as they await critical health checks on U.S. employment over the nex[...]
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Exclusive-Raiffeisen delays quitting Russia as Austria defends ties -sources
By John O’Donnell and Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich VIENNA (Reuters) – Raiffeisen Bank International is delaying plans to leave Russia, three people familiar with its position said, as Austri[...]
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Biden administration appeals ban on social media contacts
By Tyler Clifford and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling restricting some agencies and officials from meeting and communic[...]
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Striking Los Angeles hotel staffers return to work, more walkouts threatened
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of Los Angeles-area hotel staffers returned to work on Wednesday from a three-day strike without a contract, but union leaders threatened furthe[...]
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Cyber insurance rates drop 10% in June -report
LONDON (Reuters) – Cyber insurance rates dropped around 10% in June compared with a year earlier, reversing recent sharp rate rises, as claims proved smaller than expected, broker Howden said in[...]
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U.S. Big Tech says it meets EU gatekeeper status, TikTok criticises label
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Seven companies including Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook-owner Meta and Microsoft say they meet the EU’s new criteria of “gatekeeper” that means[...]
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