BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union might escape the steep economic recession some had predicted several months ago, when energy prices were sky-rocketing, but that does not mean the area is[...]
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Politics
Japan’s top economic panel debates potential shift away from ‘Abenomics’
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government’s top economic policy panel on Monday held its first round of special sessions that will discuss the m[...]
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Factbox-Workers vs Macron: What to expect from Thursday’s strike
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s labour unions have made a rare joint call for major strike action on Thursday against plans by President Emmanuel Macron’s government to reform the pension[...]
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Schroders gets nod to set up China fund unit as Beijing speeds up approvals
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Schroders has obtained Chinese regulatory approval to set up a wholly-owned mutual fund unit in China, as Beijing accelerates opening up its giant financial sector to foreig[...]
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Qatar, UAE energy ministers say gas will be needed for long time
By Yousef Saba and Rachna Uppal ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The world will need natural gas for a long time and more investment is required to ensure supply security and affordable prices during the g[...]
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Yellen warns of U.S. default risk by early June, urges debt limit hike
By Kanishka Singh and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday the United States will likely hit the $31.4 trillion statutory debt limit on Jan. 19, forci[...]
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U.S. lawmakers call FAA outage ‘unacceptable,’ demand a fix
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of more than 120 U.S. lawmakers told the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) its computer outage on Wednesday that disrupted 11,000 flights[...]
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China acquires ‘golden shares’ in two Alibaba units
BEIJING, China (Reuters) -China has acquired minority stakes with special rights in two domestic units of tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, business registration records showed, as Beijing extends[...]
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Kentucky bans TikTok from government-owned devices
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kentucky is joining more than 20 U.S. states in banning the popular video app TikTok on government devices citing cybersecurity concerns. The state sai[...]
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