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By Gabriel Stargardter UBERABA, Brazil (Reuters) – Shortly before dawn in late June 2019, a heavily armed crew of bank robbers rammed a truck into the Brazilian city of Uberaba’s …

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British manufacturers expect the biggest drop in production since the start of last year over the next three months, a monthly survey from the Confederation …

(Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in markets from Alun John. Investors were finally starting to turn all their attention to Wednesday’s interest rate announcement from the Federal …

(Reuters) – Nomura Holdings Corp on Wednesday appointed Christopher Willcox as head of its wholesale division and executive officer, effective October 1. Willcox replaces Steven Ashley who has been appointed …

LONDON (Reuters) – British two-year and five-year government bond yields rose to their highest since late 2008 on Wednesday, ahead of expected interest rate increases from the U.S. Federal Reserve …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Unipro, the Russian utility that majority owner Uniper is seeking to sell, still has a book value of between 1.7 billion to 2.2 billion euros ($1.7-$2.2 billion), …

(Reuters) -Major Wall Street banks have threatened to leave United Nations climate envoy Mark Carney’s financial alliance over legal risks, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing several people involved …

BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s air safety watchdog on Wednesday said it was extending a restriction on Indian budget carrier SpiceJet Ltd’s flight departures until Oct. 29. The airline will be …

The Reserve Bank of India will conduct an overnight variable rate repo auction for 500 billion Indian rupees ($6.25 billion) on Thursday, the central bank said. “On a review of …

(Reuters) -Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said on Wednesday that a hacker had gained access to the help desk platform of its unit 2K Games and sent a malicious link to …

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it would add 2.7 gigawatts of clean energy capacity through several new projects as it seeks to use 100% renewable energy across its …

(Reuters) – The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan climbed to its highest level since October 2008, Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) data showed on Wednesday. Rising …

By Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish defence firm Baykar has delivered 20 armed drones to the United Arab Emirates this month and could sell more, two Turkish sources said, …

MADRID (Reuters) – All the airlines owned by International Airlines Consolidated Group will end this year with a profit, CEO Luis Gallego said on Wednesday. IAG, which owns British Airways, …

(Reuters) – Apple Inc may make one out of four iPhones in India by 2025, J.P.Morgan analysts said on Wednesday, as the tech giant moves some production away from China, …

By Uditha Jayasinghe (Reuters) – Consumer inflation in Sri Lanka accelerated to 70.2% in August, the statistics department said on Wednesday, as the island nation reels under its worst economic …

LONDON (Reuters) -Marks & Spencer on Wednesday became the latest British retailer to again raise pay for store workers amid a cost-of-living crisis and a tight labour market. With Britain’s …

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday asked judges at the International Court of Justice in The Hague to dismiss claims by Tehran that Washington illegally allowed courts …

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top adviser to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned on Tuesday that China’s foot-dragging on debt relief could burden dozens of low- and …

KYIV (Reuters) – Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv dismissed on Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin’s callup of military reservists as a mark of desperation and expressed confidence in their …

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil refiners Valero Energy Corp and Marathon Petroleum Corp are the biggest beneficiaries of the U.S. government’s oil reserve releases, taking nearly half the …

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – World leaders on Tuesday stepped up financial support and conservation commitments to combat the global biodiversity crisis that threatens more than one million plant …

By Eric Beech and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -My Pillow Inc’s chief executive, Mike Lindell, an ally of former President Donald Trump, sued the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday seeking the …