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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s manufacturing sector grew, albeit slightly, for the second straight month in October, though challenges persisted, as stubbornly high inflation was one of several factors weighing …

KHERSON, Russian-controlled Ukraine (Reuters) – The streets and boulevards of the Russian-held port of Kherson in southern Ukraine are virtually empty. Many shops and businesses have been shuttered and, at …

LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket group Morrisons is to close 132 McColl’s convenience stores that have no realistic prospect of making a profit in the medium term, it said on Tuesday, …

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian manufacturing activity contracted for a third straight month in October as production and new orders fell, while recent pressure on the Canadian dollar contributed to a …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to make an official statement on his election defeat later on Tuesday, a minister said, adding that the far-right leader will …

(Reuters) – Debt-laden property developer China Evergrande Group said on Tuesday its unit received a notice of enforcement for unrecoverable funds from Shengjing Bank Co Ltd. The bank said it …

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Jonathan Cable WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Global factory output weakened in October as widespread recession fears, high inflation and China’s zero-COVID policy hurt demand, business surveys showed on …

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Some of Revlon’s creditors have asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Manhattan to unwind the bankrupt cosmetic giant’s 2020 loan restructuring, saying that a group …

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc, which was acquired last week by billionaire Elon Musk, will no longer allow subscribers of its Blue service to access ad-free articles, the Wall Street Journal …

LONDON (Reuters) -BP expects to pay around $2.5 billion in taxes for its British North Sea business this year, including $800 million in a windfall tax, a spokesperson said on …

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs on Monday named two veteran bankers to head its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) unit in the Americas, weeks after …

By Andrew Hay ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – The candidates vying for a New Mexico U.S. House seat are clashing over fossil fuel industry jobs and climate change, setting up voters …

(Reuters) – E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it will make more ad-free music and podcasts available to its Prime members. Prime members, who have so far been able …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday called on oil and gas companies to use their record profits to lower costs for Americans and increase production, or pay a …

By Shivam Patel and Sumit Khanna MORBI, India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanded lessons be learned as he visited the site of a bridge collapse that killed …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. construction spending unexpectedly rebounded in September, amid a surge in investment in nonresidential structures that offset a further decline in outlays on single-family homebuilding. The Commerce …

By Maha El Dahan ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The world must act swiftly to invest in oil to prevent future energy emergencies as global demand for the hydrocarbon grows in …

OSLO (Reuters) – Crisis-hit airline SAS said on Tuesday it had reached agreements with two more lessors representing seven aircraft in the company’s fleet to amend the terms of existing …

By Nick Zieminski and Kenneth Li NEW YORK (Reuters) -Thomson Reuters Corp kept its financial guidance for this year and next after a forecast-beating rise in third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing activity grew at its slowest pace in nearly 2-1/2 years in October while a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs slid for a …

(Reuters) -Asia-focussed insurer AIA Group Ltd reported a 1% rise in quarterly new business value on Tuesday as sales recovered from pandemic lows in its main markets of China and …

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s central bank said that its inflation calculations are still consistent with its policy strategy, though risks remain high and require continuous monitoring and serenity, according to minutes …

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A planned $2.2 billion merger of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest book publisher, and rival Simon & Schuster cannot go forward, a U.S. judge …

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. subscribers to the Disney+ streaming service will be able to purchase new Star Wars lightsabers, Black Panther masks and other merchandise starting …

By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – China released its first action plan dedicated to virtual reality on Tuesday, with an aim its industry ship more than 25 million devices …