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As inflation eludes, U.S. rate-hike bets lose shine

Flags fly over the Federal Reserve Headquarters on a windy day in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque A surprisingly weak run of U.S. inflation data has investors backing off bets the Federal Reserve will meet its three targeted interest rat... More »

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Qatar can defend economy and currency, finance minister tells CNBC

Qatar’s Finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi speaks during a briefing on the financial outlook for Qatar, in Doha, Qatar, February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon Qatar can easily defend its economy and currency against sanctions by other Arab states, Qatari f... More »

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South Korea president says youth job situation `dire`, must act now

FILE PHOTO: South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech during a ceremony marking Korean Memorial Day at the National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea, June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said on Monday the o... More »

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Asia shares dragged under by U.S. tech slide, dollar firm

FILE PHOTO: Men look at an electronic board showing stock market information at a brokerage house in Beijing, China January 5, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Asian stocks fell on Monday, with electronics heavyweights such as Samsung Electronics knocke... More »

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Trump officials to unveil plan to cut factory rules this week

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, U.S., before traveling to Bedminister, New Jersey for the weekend, June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas The Trump administration intends to unveil this week a p... More »

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Aldi fires $3.4 billion shot in U.S. supermarket wars

A sign directing shoppers to an ALDI Sued grocery store in Unterhaching, Germany May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Michael Dalder German grocery chain Aldi Inc [ALDIEI.UL] said on Sunday it would invest $3.4 billion to expand its U.S. store base to 2,500 by 2022, raising ... More »

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UK consumer spending falls for first time in nearly 4 years: Visa

FILE PHOTO: Shoppers are reflected in a shop window as they walk along Oxford Street in London, Britain, December 21, 2013. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File Photo British consumers cut their spending for the first time in nearly four years last month, figures from ... More »

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Airbus may look beyond UK unless Brexit demands met – Sunday Times

The logo of Airbus Group is seen on the company’s headquarters building in Toulouse, Southwestern France, April 18, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo Airbus (AIR.PA) could move production of new aircraft models out of Britain if the European plane-maker’... More »

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Iran`s Aseman signs final deal for 30 Boeing 737s: IRNA

Boeing’s logo is seen during Japan Aerospace 2016 air show in Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Aseman Airlines has signed a final deal to buy 30 Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX jets in Iran’s first new business with the U.S. planemaker since Presid... More »

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Activist Icahn reduces stake in miner Freeport-McMoRan

Billionaire activist-investor Carl Icahn gives an interview on FOX Business Network’s Neil Cavuto show in New York, U.S. on February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Activist investor Carl Icahn reduced his stake in Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX.N), t... More »

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Euro zone yields drop as ECB shuns taper talk

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi listens during a news conference following the Governing Council meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins Euro zone bond yields hit multi-month lows and the euro dipped below $1.12 on Thursday... More »

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ECB`s Draghi drops reference to `downside risks` to economy

FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank President Mario Draghi (R) and his wife (L) arrive at the Petruzzelli Theatre during a G7 for Financial ministers in the southern Italian city of Bari, Italy May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo European Central... More »

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Moody`s says loses Hong Kong appeal over `red flags` report

FILE PHOTO: The logo of credit rating agency Moody’s Investor Services is seen outside the office in Paris October 24, 2011. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal found credit rating agency Moody’s broke the rules when it published a ... More »

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China May exports, imports beat forecasts

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past containers at a port in Shanghai January 13, 2009. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo China reported stronger-than-anticipated exports and imports for May despite falling commodity prices, suggesting the economy is holding up better tha... More »

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Asian stocks on edge before Comey, ECB and UK election

People walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian shares wobbled on Thursday as investors braced for any surprises from the UK elections, the European Central Bank’s p... More »

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Oil rises off one-month lows struck after surprise stock build

A worker at an oil field owned by Bashneft, Bashkortostan, Russia, January 28, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo Crude futures edged up in early Asian trading on Thursday following heavy losses in the previous session after official data showed that U.... More »

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Comey relief buoys Wall Street- energy falls with crude

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday despite a sharp decline in energy shares after written testimony from former FBI director James Comey did no... More »

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Continental drift: Investors embrace Europe, ex-UK

FILE PHOTO: A view of the London skyline shows the City of London financial district, seen from St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Britain February 25, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo Global investors are distinguishing between the UK and the rest of Europe as ... More »

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Lion Air may help launch Boeing 737 MAX 10: sources

A Lion Air plane taxis after landing at Denpassar international airport in Bali March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air may be an inaugural customer for a new Boeing Co (BA.N) plane that will become the largest member of its 737... More »

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Dollar hits seven-month low, stocks, oil retreat as caution reigns

Women holding parasols walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average rate outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Escalating tensions in the Middle East, the impending testimony of the former FBI director, British el... More »

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Laptop ban tied to fear of direct detonation: United CEO

Oscar Munoz, chief executive of United Airlines, attends a meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Cancun, Mexico June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia U.S. officials are concerned that explosives disguised as laptops could be direc... More »

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Toshiba shares rise on report Broadcom chosen as chip unit buyer

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toshiba Corp is seen behind a traffic light at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Shares in Toshiba Corp (6502.T) rose as much as 4 percent in early Tuesday trading after Asahi newsp... More »

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U.S. and Mexico sugar talks go into overtime after day of drama

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross sits for an interview in his office in Washington, U.S. May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday extended the deadline for U.S.-Mexico sugar trade negotiations by 24 hours, and source... More »

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Lufthansa CEO optimistic on demand, eyes Italy opportunities

Lufthansa Chief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr delivers his speech at the annual shareholders meeting in Hamburg, Germany May 5 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer Demand for Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) flights is better than expected this year, with traffic from the United ... More »

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Tesla, Sunrun expected to resume Nevada rooftop solar sales

FILE PHOTO – Solar panels are seen in front of a natural gas power plant at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center in McCarran, Nevada, U.S. on September 16, 2014. REUTERS/Max Whittaker/File Photo U.S. solar companies Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and Sunrun Inc (RUN.O) on Mon... More »

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U.S. budget cuts augur badly for immigration fight: IADB chief

File photo: Luis Alberto Moreno, president of the Inter-American Bank, speaks during a news conference in Managua, Nicaragua April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed spending cuts for Central America are “not a good sign” fo... More »

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Longtime Wells Fargo wealth executive Carroll to retire

FILE PHOTO: David Carroll, senior executive vice president at Wells Fargo speaks during the Charlotte Chamber’s Economic Outlook Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina December 17, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Keane Longtime Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) executive David Ca... More »

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EU executive to say euro zone may need treasury, minister, budget

An European Union (EU) flag is pictured during a ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse The EU executive will suggest on Wednesday the euro zone might need to issue collective debt and run a joint budget, among proposals for bol... More »

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Russia squares up to Boeing, Airbus with maiden jet flight

A view shows an An MS-21 medium-range passenger plane, produced by Irkut Corporation, during a flight in Irkutsk, Russia, May 28, 2017. Courtesy of PR Department of Irkut Corporation/Handout via REUTERS Russia carried out the maiden flight of its new MS-21 med... More »

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Asia stocks drift down from 2-year highs, pound nurses losses

A man cycles in front of electronic boards showing Japan’s Nikkei average (R) and the Dow Jones average (L top) outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian stocks handed back earlier modest gains and drifted lower on Monday... More »

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As Fed raises rates, aim is not to roil markets, Williams says

FILE PHOTO – John C. Williams, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. on May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo The U.S. economy is at or near ... More »

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Britain`s Heathrow says BA still experiencing some disruptions

People wait with their luggage at the British Airways check in desks at Heathrow Terminal 5 in London, Britain May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall London’s Heathrow Airport said early on Monday that there were still some disruptions to British Airways (ICAG.L) fli... More »

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Lenovo`s struggling mobile business sets sight on high-end market

FILE PHOTO: Lenovo tablets and mobile phones are displayed during a news conference on the company’s annual results in Hong Kong May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo After a bruising fall from its spot as the world’s third-largest mobile phone maker foll... More »

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Switch it up this year: Buy in May, till November stay

FILE PHOTO: A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 28, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo “Sell in May and go away” is perhaps the oldest saw on Wall Street, but it appears there’s n... More »

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McMaster says `of course` Trump supports NATO Article 5

White House national security advisor H.R. McMaster speaks to reporters in the White House briefing room in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said on Saturday that “of course” President Donald T... More »

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Some investors bet Brazil has further room to fall

A demonstrator shows a picture of President Michel Temer near a burning barricade during a protest against Temer and the latest corruption scandal to hit the country, in Brasilia, Brazil, May 24, 2017. Picture taken May 24, 2017. The sign reads: ‘Out Temer!.’ ... More »

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Safe Sex: Chinese buy condom business as savvy youth spur demand

FILE PHOTO: Boxes of Ansell condoms are displayed for sale at a local pharmacy in Sydney, Australia, May 16, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo April Zhang, a 21-year-old student from Shanghai, reflects the fast-shifting attitudes of China’s younger generatio... More »

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OPEC extends oil output cut by nine months to fight glut

OPEC President, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih, and OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo talk to journalists before the beginning of a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria, May 25, 2017.... More »

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Venezuela says considering options to repay debts

Venezuela’s Oil Minister Nelson Martinez talks to journalists after a meeting in Vienna, Austria May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger Venezuela is considering several options to repay its debts, the oil minister said on Thursday, after a deep recession and lo... More »

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Best Buy beats on profit, comparable sales- shares jump

The sign of a Best Buy store in Pasadena, California U.S., February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Best Buy Co Inc, the No. 1 U.S. electronics retailer, reported an unexpected rise in first-quarter comparable sales on Thursday, helped by demand for gaming and... More »

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Traders trim view on U.S. rate hikes after Fed minutes

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 22, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid U.S. interest rate futures ended higher on Wednesday as traders scaled back bets on two more rate increases by the end of 2017 following t... More »

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Greece needs fiscal room for investments: Germany`s Gabriel

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel address the media after a private meeting in Mexico City, Mexico, May 19, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Monday urged euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund... More »

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New French economy minister to meet Germany`s Schaeuble on Monday

FILE PHOTO – Bruno Le Maire speaks during an interview February 16, 2017 with Reuters in Paris, France. Bruno Le Maire is named French Finance Minister in Paris, France, May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo New French economy and finance minister Br... More »

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Saudi Arabia, Russia agree oil output cuts until March 2018

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih (L) and Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak attend a joint briefing in Beijing, China May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s two top oil producers, agreed on Monday to extend oil ... More »

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RBNZ says uncertainty, infrequent price data complicate forecasting

Two people walk towards the entrance of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand located in the New Zealand capital city of Wellington, March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Howard/File Photo New Zealand’s central bank on Monday said that a world of “radical uncertainty” has... More »

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Indonesia`s April export, import growth slower than expected

Ships are seen moored off of Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta, Indonesia December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside Indonesia’s exports and imports grew more slowly than expected in April, while the country’s trade balance was smaller than a month before, ... More »

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U.S. court puts hold on `too big to fail` case involving MetLife

A MetLife Inc building is shown in Irvine, California, U.S., January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake A U.S. appeals court on Friday granted a 60-day pause in the long-running case in which the country’s largest life insurer, MetLife Inc, has challenged the federa... More »

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Mutual funds lose, short-sellers win on Snap trades

Traders look up at a screen that displays trading information for Snap Inc. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The dramatic fall in Snap Inc (SNAP.N) shares on Thursday following the com... More »

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Oil up on falling U.S. inventories, Saudi cuts to Asia

Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo Oil prices rose on Thursday, with global benchmark Brent crude trading comfortably above $50 a barrel after a fall in U.S. ... More »

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Oil price jump pulls stocks higher

People are seen behind an electronic board showing stock prices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian stocks rose on Thursday, getting a lift from a record high close on MSCI’s global stocks benchmark ... More »

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BT to cut 4,000 jobs in restructuring after `challenging year`

The company logo for BT is seen on the BT Tower in London, Britain, January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville – BT (BT.L) said on Thursday it would cut 4,000 jobs in its Global Services unit that serves multinationals and scale back its dividend growth ambitions... More »

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Bank of England`s Carney likely to stress virtue of patience

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney leaves after speaking at 2017 Institute of International Finance (IIF) policy summit in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas Faced with Brexit unknowns, a national election and mixed economic data, Bank of ... More »

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Ambition to meet reality as China gathers world for Silk Road summit

A map illustrating China’s silk road economic belt and the 21st century maritime silk road, or the so-called ”One Belt, One Road” megaproject, is displayed at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, China January 18, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip When leaders of 28 ... More »