By Samrhitha A (Reuters) – Meta Platforms plans to cut off access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a new law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers takes[...]
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Politics
Starbucks strike over Pride decor follows LGBTQ anger on hours, benefits
By Hilary Russ and Caroline Valetkevitch (Reuters) -Workers at dozens of U.S. Starbucks locations held strikes on Sunday to express their outrage over accusations by the baristas’ union that man[...]
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Fed’s Williams: Restoring price stability is critical goal right now
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams played down the linkage between monetary policy and financial stability in comments made public Monday,[...]
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Pakistan central bank raises main interest rate by 100 bps to 22%
Karachi, PAKISTAN (Reuters) -Pakistan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 22% at an emergency meeting on Monday, a day after the country revised its budget f[...]
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Marketmind: World markets calm after Russia drama
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. More perplexed by events than anything else, world markets stayed relatively calm on Monday after a dramatic Russian military mutiny[...]
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PwC Australia says staff involved in tax leak face ‘severe’ consequences
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia staff who are found to have acted improperly in a scandal over the leaking of government tax plans will face “severe” co[...]
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Russia back in investors’ focus after weekend mutiny
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Investors were watching for ripple effects from the aborted mutiny in Russia, with some expecting a move into safe havens such as U.S. government bonds and the dollar. Heavi[...]
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Marketmind: Russian turmoil tests safe-haven demand
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets on Monday kick off what looks like a pretty light week for[...]
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Russia turmoil to fuel market volatility, flight to safety
(Reuters) – Heavily armed Russian mercenaries who advanced most of the way to Moscow began turning back on Saturday, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s grip on p[...]
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