Lottery heat rises with dual wins in Brooklyn and White Plains
Brooklyn, NY — Two New Yorkers are each $9,304.50 richer after winning top prizes in the Saturday TAKE 5 midday drawing, with winning tickets sold in Brooklyn and White Plains. One of…
Japan PM Kishida sets eye on wage rises as focus of ‘new capitalism’
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will draw up a plan in June on “new capitalism”, focusing on wage increases, innovation and resolving social problems through support for start-ups, Prime Minister…
Berkshire Hathaway stake in Occidental Petroleum rises to 23.6%
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc boosted its ownership stake in Occidental Petroleum Corp to about 23.6% after buying nearly 3.7 million additional shares. Berkshire disclosed the purchases,…
Japan public approval for PM Kishida’s cabinet rises to near 50% -media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese public support for the cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida rose to 48%, exceeding the disapproval rate for the first time in seven months, the Nikkei newspaper reported…
Philippine minister says pause in rate rises likely at next bank meeting
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Sunday he believed that the central bank was leaning towards a pause in interest rate rises at its next monetary policy meeting…
Russia’s monthly producer price index rises for first time in 10 months
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Costs in Russia’s manufacturing sector rose in February for the first time in 10 months, data from the state statistics service Rosstat showed on Wednesday, driven by a sharp…
Bitcoin rises 9.2% to $27,359
(Reuters) – Bitcoin surged 9.2% to $27,359 at 2207 GMT on Friday, adding $2,309 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 65.9% from the year’s low…
Berkshire Hathaway buys more Occidental shares, stake rises to 23.1%
(Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased more Occidental Petroleum Corp shares, increasing its stake in the oil company to about 23.1%, a regulatory filing showed on Wednesday. Berkshire paid about…
UK employers offer 5% pay rises in 3 months to January: IDR
LONDON (Reuters) – British employers agreed pay rises averaging 5.0% during the three months to the end of January, well above historic norms, and a tight labour market means pay settlements are…
Brazil’s Ambev sees higher costs in 2023 as Q4 net profit rises 36%
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Ambev SA said on Thursday it expects the cost of goods sold per hectoliter at its beer business in Brazil to rise by 6% to 9.9% in 2023,…
Spain’s February jobless rises 0.1% from January to 2.91 million
(Reuters) – The number of people registering as jobless in Spain rose by 0.1% in February from a month earlier, or by 2,618 people, leaving a total of 2.91 million people out…
Canadian factory activity rises to 7-month high on improving demand
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian manufacturing activity expanded at a faster pace in February as measures of output and new orders both rose to nine-month highs, while inflation pressures continued to ease, data…
Earthquake death toll in Turkey rises above 45,000 – AFAD
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The death toll in Turkey from last month’s devastating earthquake has risen to 45,089, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Wednesday, bringing the total toll including…
Spain’s inflation resumes upward trend, rises to 6.1% in February
(Reuters) – Consumer prices in Spain resumed their upward trend, rising 6.1% year-on-year in February, a faster pace than the 5.9% during the 12 months to January, and above the 5.7% expected…
Vietnam’s factory output rises in February, exports up 11%
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s exports rose 11% in February from a year earlier, and the country’s industrial output increased 3.6% in the same month, according to data released by the country’s statistics…
Malaysia’s Jan CPI rises 3.7% on-year, in line with forecast
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI) in January rose 3.7% from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. The rise was in line with the forecast made by…
Thailand car production rises in January but local sales drop
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Car production in Thailand rose 4.02% in January from a year earlier to 157,844 units, helped by higher exports, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Tuesday. Domestic sales,…
Cyclone death toll in New Zealand rises to nine as recovery continues
SYDNEY (Reuters) -The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand rose to nine on Saturday as the clean-up continued on the battered North Island and authorities worked to find missing people.…
Brazil’s economic activity rises 2.9% in 2022
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s economic activity increased by 2.9% in 2022, according to a central bank index released on Thursday, boosted by the services sector and defying earlier predictions of mild growth,…
Hesai Group rises in U.S. IPO, biggest for Chinese firm since 2021
By Scott Murdoch and Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) -Chinese sensor maker Hesai Group’s shares closed 10.8% percent higher on their first day of trade in New York after it raised $190…
Euro zone investor morale rises for fourth month in a row
BERLIN (Reuters) – Investor morale in the euro zone improved for the fourth month in a row in February to reach its highest level since March 2022, but remained in negative territory…
UK construction slips to near 3-year low but confidence rises – PMI
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s construction sector had its worst month in almost three years in January as rising borrowing costs hit house-building hard but builders turned more confident about…
U.S. crude and petroleum products demand rises in November -EIA
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Demand for U.S. crude and petroleum products rose 178,000 barrels per day (bpd) in November to 20.59 million bpd, the highest since August, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)…
French inflation rises to 7.0% in January on energy prices
PARIS (Reuters) – French inflation rose in January on higher energy prices after the government phased out some measures that had reined in increases, according to preliminary figures released on Tuesday. Consumer…
ECB’s Nagel, Makhlouf flag interest rate rises beyond March
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) -European Central Bank policymakers Joachim Nagel and Gabriel Makhlouf said on Wednesday they would not be surprised if interest rate increases continue into the second quarter after…
Singapore’s December core inflation rises 5.1%
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 5.1% in December, slightly higher than forecast, official data showed on Wednesday. The core inflation rate – which excludes private road transport and…
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