By Noele Illien and Stefania Spezzati ZURICH (Reuters) -Credit Suisse has repaid the liquidity backed by the Swiss government, Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said in an interview with Swiss broa[...]
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Politics
Canada’s slowing home building is bad news for buyers and Trudeau
By Fergal Smith and Steve Scherer TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s residential construction activity has slowed in recent months due to a tight labor market and higher borrowing costs, a facto[...]
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Elon Musk’s whirlwind China trip included talks with vice premier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk departed Shanghai on Thursday, wrapping up a two-day trip to China in which he met senior Chinese government officials including the highest-ran[...]
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Petrobras eyes global expansion as Brazil hopes fade, sources say
By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Petrobras may look abroad for future growth, two sources with knowledge of the state-run firm’s plans told Reuters, after enviro[...]
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Marketmind: Hot, cold and skipping a beat
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan If the Federal Reserve does skip raising interest rates this month it’s probably because it is as confused as everyone else abo[...]
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US debt ceiling bill passes House with broad bipartisan support
By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A divided U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Wednesday, with majo[...]
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Elon Musk met with Chinese Vice Premier Ding in Beijing -source
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk met with Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Wednesday afternoon in Beijing, a source familiar with the matter said. The source decli[...]
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US House votes to suspend debt ceiling and avoid default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to approve a bipartisan bill to suspend the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, just five da[...]
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Taiwan, U.S. to sign first deal under new trade framework
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan and the United States will sign the first deal under a new trade talks framework on Thursday, both governments said, boosting ties between the two at a time of heightened tens[...]
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