By Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – Many provinces in China including the financial hub of Shanghai have set modest 2024 economic growth targets after missing their previous …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s exports rose for a fifth straight month in December but at a slower pace and less than analysts’ forecasts, and the commerce ministry said on Friday …
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Prosecutor says Michigan mom didn’t pull trigger but bears responsibility in son’s school shooting
by Reutersby ReutersBy Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Michigan prosecutors told jurors on Thursday that the mother of a boy who carried out a 2021 high school shooting failed to do several “tragically small …
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Japan Dec industrial output seen rising; outlook uncertain: Reuters poll
by Reutersby ReutersBy Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s industrial output likely expanded in December thanks to the easing of supply constraints, although the outlook for this month appears to be cloudy …
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A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland The feel-good factor that lifted stocks overnight fizzled on Friday, with neither gains on Wall Street …
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By Allison Lampert, Valerie Insinna and Abhijith Ganapavaram SEATTLE (Reuters) – Rosemary and Larry Brester have been running Hobart Machined Products since 1978, milling and grinding metal to make aircraft …
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Yellen says Biden’s policies help US middle class more than Trump’s
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Lawder CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday drew a stark contrast between President Joe Biden’s economic policies and those of former President Donald Trump, saying …
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Battery firm LG Energy Solution’s Q4 profit up 43% on higher US output
by Reutersby ReutersBy Heekyong Yang and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean battery firm LG Energy Solution (LGES) posted on Friday a rise of 43% in quarterly profit, helped by increased …
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Inflation in Japan’s capital slows, missing central bank’s 2% target
by Reutersby ReutersBy Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) -Core inflation in Japan’s capital slowed below the central bank’s 2% target to the lowest rate in nearly two years, data showed …
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Venezuela’s Maduro says election deal with opposition could collapse
by Reutersby ReutersCARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned on Thursday that a deal with the political opposition for elections to be held later this year was in danger of collapse, …
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Former Credit Suisse APAC asset management head exiting UBS – sources
by Reutersby ReutersBy Selena Li and Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Former asset management head of Credit Suisse in Asia Pacific, Min Huang, is leaving UBS as the bank embarks on …
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Trump ally drops plan to declare him presumptive presidential nominee
by Reutersby ReutersBy Tim Reid and Helen Coster (Reuters) – A resolution presented to the Republican National Committee on Thursday to declare Donald Trump the party’s presumptive presidential nominee was abruptly withdrawn …
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Haley raises $1 million since Trump donor warning, but loses a prominent funder
by Reutersby ReutersBy Alexandra Ulmer and Tim Reid (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s campaign said it had raised $1 million since Donald Trump issued a warning to her donors, even …
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KKR-backed BrightSpring prices IPO below range to raise $633 million
by Reutersby ReutersBy Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) -BrightSpring Health Services, which is backed by private equity firm KKR & Co, on Thursday priced its initial public offering below its targeted range …
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BOJ saw need in December for debate on future rate hike pace – minutes
by Reutersby ReutersBy Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan policymakers actively debated in December the conditions for phasing out stimulus, and agreed to deepen discussions on the appropriate pace of future …
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US, South Africa discuss Gaza war ahead of ruling on measures in genocide case
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Thursday with South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor about the war in Gaza, a day ahead …
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By Manya Saini (Reuters) -Visa’s tepid forecast for current-quarter revenue growth on Thursday eclipsed a market-beating earnings report that was powered by customers swiping their cards for big purchases during …
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New Zealand withdraws bill allowing 16-year-olds to vote in local body elections
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The New Zealand government on Friday withdrew a bill that would have allowed sixteen year olds to vote in local government elections if it …
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Exclusive-China presses Iran to rein in Houthi attacks in Red Sea, sources say
by Reutersby ReutersBy Parisa Hafezi and Andrew Hayley DUBAI (Reuters) – Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed …
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Japan’s corporate service inflation steady at nearly 9-year high in December
by Reutersby ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s annual business-to-business service inflation hit 2.4% in December to match the previous month’s nearly nine-year high, data showed, suggesting companies were gradually passing on rising labour …
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(Reuters) – A California river cleanup turned up an unexpected discovery: homeless people living in caves dug into the riverbank. Police in Modesto, California, reported on Tuesday that they were …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Committee on Ethics said on Thursday that it was no longer pursuing an inquiry into Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman for pulling a fire alarm …
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California utilities regulator okays $45 million penalty for PG&E over 2021 Dixie fire
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday approved a $45 million settlement agreement between its Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), for …
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By Nupur Anand and Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase shuffled executives on Thursday to give them more experience running different businesses as Wall Street focuses on succession …
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Belarus investigates some 20 analysts over ‘harming national security’
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ronald Popeski and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Authorities in Belarus, Russia’s closest ally, launched an investigation on Thursday into a group of 20 independent analysts and commentators now outside …