By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters) -A SpaceX rocket blasted off early on Friday carrying a U.S.-French satellite designed to conduct an unprecedented global survey of Earth’s surface waters, …
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FTX’s Bankman-Fried signs extradition papers as Wednesday hearing looms
by Reutersby ReutersBy Maria Alejandra Cardona and Jared Higgs NASSAU (Reuters) – FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has signed legal papers paving the way for his extradition from The Bahamas to the United …
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TikTok ban for U.S. government phones advances, threatening its ad revenue, experts say
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Shepardson and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A proposal to bar federal employees from using Chinese app TikTok on government devices appeared set to become law, threatening to …
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Analysis-Bank of Japan gives an inch, investors ready to claim a mile
by Reutersby ReutersBy Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s decision on Tuesday to adjust its policy band for bond yields, a step it said was aimed at improving market …
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Indonesia central bank sees 2022 inflation at 5.4%, 2023’s at around 3%
by Reutersby ReutersJAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s December inflation rate is seen at 5.4%, but it would ease next year to around 3%, central bank governor Perry Warjiyo said on Wednesday, ahead of …
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Analysis: India’s post-COVID spending boom drives two-speed economy
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ira Dugal MUMBAI (Reuters) – India is set to be the world’s fastest growing major economy in the year ahead, as a post-pandemic retail boom and recent bank balance-sheet …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday reforming practices in the labour market should be a top priority for his government’s drive to improve the way …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s fiscal deficit for the whole of 2022 will likely be 2.49% of gross domestic product, much smaller than deficits in 2021 and 2020, President Joko Widodo said …
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By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar’s biggest bull run in 40 years may have finally come to a screeching halt, now that the world’s last dovish central bank …
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Fall in New Zealand confidence raises spectre of deeper recession
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Confidence in New Zealand has slumped in recent weeks, raising concerns the country might be headed toward a deeper recession than most have forecast. …
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Exclusive-China to unveil new rules to rein in fund ‘greenwashing’ -sources
by Reutersby ReutersBy Selena Li and Samuel Shen HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China plans to tighten rules to regulate environmentally friendly, or so-called green funds, as part of its efforts to rein …
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Japan warns of China’s COVID situation, cuts view on factory output
by Reutersby ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will pay close attention to the COVID-19 situation in China, in addition to risks from a global economic slowdown, price hikes and supply constraints, according to …
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By David Shepardson and Tim Hepher WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Boeing Commercial Airplanes is tapping the sales chief who helped lead the U.S. planemaker through two major crises in recent years to …
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By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s parliament on Tuesday approved a 33% tax on the windfall profits that energy companies and food retailers may be bringing in with inflation …
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Former Texas officer sentenced for killing Black woman in her home
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – A former Texas police officer was sentenced to over 11 years in prison on Tuesday for shooting and killing a Black woman in her home in 2019. Aaron …
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By Richard Cowan and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A $1.66 trillion government spending bill drew overwhelming bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers steered it toward passage …
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By SinĂ©ad Carew and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – Wall Street closed slightly higher on Tuesday after four sessions of declines, but investors fretted about weak holiday shopping and rising bond …
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(Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk is actively searching for a new chief executive officer for Twitter Inc, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Twitter did not immediately respond to a …
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By Lisa Baertlein and Priyamvada C (Reuters) -FedEx Corp will slash an additional $1 billion in costs as recession threatens and the COVID-19 pandemic demand bubble deflates, the delivery company …
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By Tom Balmforth KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy could travel to Washington, meet U.S. President Joe Biden and visit Congress on Wednesday, sources familiar with the situation said, …
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Meta is building virtual world open to app makers, CEO tells antitrust court
by Reutersby ReutersBy Katie Paul SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) -Meta Platforms Inc boss Mark Zuckerberg defended his acquisition of a virtual reality fitness app to an antitrust judge on Tuesday, arguing that …
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(Reuters) -BlackBerry Ltd said on Tuesday the sales cycles for its cybersecurity software have become longer and it expects the current macroeconomic environment to pose more challenges in the near …
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U.S. Senate $1.66 trillion gov’t funding bill secures enough votes to advance
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – A $1.66 trillion bill to fund the U.S. government secured enough support to advance in the Senate’s first procedural vote on the matter on Tuesday. Voting was …
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Massachusetts agrees to reform prison conditions for mentally ill inmates
by Reutersby ReutersBy Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -The Massachusetts state prison system will reform how it cares for inmates with serious mental health issues and supervise prisoners at risk of harming themselves …
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By Vidya Ranganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – To borrow from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, 2022 is not a year on which the cryptocurrency world shall look back with undiluted pleasure. Crashes, contagion, …