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Japan Inc set to offer bumper pay hikes, paving way for BOJ stimulus exit By Reuters
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Big Japanese companies look set to formally offer hefty pay hikes at annual wage talks with unions that wrap…
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German inflation slows to lowest since Ukraine invasion
Inflation in Germany slowed in September to the lowest since Russia invaded Ukraine, the country’s statistics office said Thursday. The…
Hardline shutdown push of the few frustrates US House Republicans
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small group of hardline Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have set…
Jobless claims stay extremely low at 204,000. No sign of rising U.S. unemployment.
The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week to 204,000, but layoffs remained…
Got to have it: The dangers of social media impulse buying
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you really want to get Monica Dwyer’s attention, just show her a…
Two new inflation reports were just released. The Fed is watching.
Buried in the gross domestic product report released Thursday were two new measures of inflation — and they both seem…
China Eastern Airlines to buy 100 C919 planes, aircraft’s largest ever order
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -China Eastern Airlines said on Thursday it will buy another 100 C919…
U.S. economy grew 2.1% in second quarter, GDP shows. Third quarter may be even stronger.
The numbers: The U.S. economy grew at a solid 2.1% annual pace in the second quarter, revised figures show, but…
Who is Caroline Ellison, a key witness set to testify against Sam Bankman-Fried?
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - In 2018, a bespectacled Stanford graduate named Caroline Ellison decided to leave her…
Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders urge FTC’s Khan to finalize controversial merger rules
A group of Democrats in the House and Senate are imploring the country’s top antitrust enforcement cop to implement sweeping…
Sri Lanka’s IMF funding delayed due to unmet economic reform targets
Sri Lanka's agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the next tranche of funds under a $3 billion lending…
Marketmind: Oil spike delivers coup de grace to dire Q3
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Mike Dolan A price spike to the highest…
Opinion: Religion is mixing with business and raising workplace questions for employers
The relationship between religion and business in the United States has moved into a decisive new phase. Not long ago…
GameStop names billionaire Ryan Cohen as CEO in turnaround push
(Reuters) -GameStop on Thursday named billionaire Ryan Cohen as its CEO and chairman on Thursday, tightening the activist investor's grip…
Futures decline as soaring oil prices deepen inflation woes
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Thursday as soaring oil prices cemented the prospects for a prolonged restrictive…
Mexican goods worth $1 billion stuck at US border amid migration checks
By Jose Gonzalez and Laura Gottesdiener CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) -Trade across the U.S.-Mexican border has been slowed over the past…
Singapore’s central bank looking into banks’ role in $1.8 billion money laundering case
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank said on Tuesday it was looking into whether banks involved in…
Bank of England to leave rates on hold through mid-2024, cut in Q3: Reuters poll
By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Bank of England has concluded its tightening cycle and will likely keep the…
Gas tax a target at Republican debate. Here’s what you’re paying now.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said at Wednesday night’s GOP debate that she wants to eliminate gasoline taxes. What would…