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Finance

Dollar rebounds as White House seeks to ease tensions over Fed, China trade

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar jumped broadly against major currencies on We...

23rd April, 2025

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Finance

Oil falls 2% after sources say OPEC+ to mull accelerating output

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose almost 1% in early trade on Wednesday, extending the prior day's...

23rd April, 2025

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Intel to lay off more than 20% of workforce, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -Intel is set to unveil plans this week to slash more than 20% of its workforce, in a move...

23rd April, 2025

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China says it will handle EU's WTO appeal according to rules

BEIJING (Reuters) -China confirmed it has received an appeal from the European Union on an intellect...

23rd April, 2025

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Thousands honour Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica

By Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis' body will be moved to St Peter's Basilica...

23rd April, 2025

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World Bank urged to reduce equity-to-loan ratio to free up funds for poor countries

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Given big cuts in development aid by Europe and the United St...

23rd April, 2025

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France's central banker sees narrower focus for IMF, World Bank

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - France's central bank chief called on Tuesday for preserving the Internationa...

23rd April, 2025

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US will aim for UK to cut its automotive tariff to 2.5% from 10%, WSJ reports

(Reuters) -The United States will aim for Britain to reduce its automotive tariff from 10% to 2.5%,...

22nd April, 2025

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German tax revenue surges in March but 'lean times' ahead

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's federal and state government tax revenue rose 11.1% in...

22nd April, 2025

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Trading Day: Stocks rebound, no new Powell-bashing or trade tirades from Trump

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Alden Bentley, Americas Fi...

22nd April, 2025

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IMF slashes global outlook as White House says trade talks pick up pace

By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder and Nupur Anand WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Worldwide economic output will...

22nd April, 2025

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Ukraine presses for ceasefire as Russia reported to offer concession

By Olena Harmash and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday...

22nd April, 2025