By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The breakdown of a key computer system, which resulted in the suspension of U.S. flight departures on Wednesday, is not the first such issue to hinder Federal[...]
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Politics
Marketmind: Disinflation elation
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. It will likely take a big surprise in Thursday’s critical U.S. inflation update to knock markets off their assumption that 202[...]
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China expects annual production capacity of C919 planes to reach 150 in 5 years
BEIJING (Reuters) -China expects to reach annual production capacity of 150 domestically-produced C919 planes in five years, government-backed media The Paper said on Friday. Zhang Yujin, deputy gener[...]
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More than half of German companies report labour shortages
BERLIN (Reuters) – More than half Germany’s companies are struggling to fill vacancies due to a lack of skilled workers, the German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) said on Thursda[...]
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China’s exports seen cooling further in December on weak global demand, COVID woes- Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s export and imports are expected to have continued to struggle over December, due to the spread of COVID-19 in the country disrupting production lines and waning[...]
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Salvadoran lawmakers pass digital asset issuance law in bitcoin haven
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador, which became the first country in the world to recognize bitcoin as a legal tender two years ago, approved on Wednesday a law that would[...]
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Marketmind: Keeping counsel ’til CPI
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. No news from the Fed appears to be good news these days. Markets breathed a collective sigh of relief that Tuesday’s first 202[...]
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China’s 2022 industrial output expected to have grown 3.6% y/y
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industrial output is expected to have grown 3.6% in 2022 from the previous year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Wednesday, d[...]
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Environment risks dominate in “polycrisis” world – WEF survey
By Mark John (Reuters) – Failure to tackle climate change and environmental degradation dominate the ranking of top risks facing the planet in the next decade, a World Economic Forum (WEF) surve[...]
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