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Stocks step back, oil bounces as peace talks stall
Stocks step back, oil bounces as peace talks stall

FILE PHOTO – Monitors displaying the stock index prices and Japanese yen exchange rate against the US dollar are seen after the New Year ceremony marking the opening of trading in 2022 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan January 4, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato Register now for […]

US economy flexes muscle with jobless benefit rolls at 52-year low;  factory humming
US economy flexes muscle with jobless benefit rolls at 52-year low; factory humming

Weekly jobless claims fall 15,000 to 214,000 Continuing claims drop 71,000 to 1.419 million Housing starts increase 6.8% in February Manufacturing production jumps 1.2% in February WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week as demand for labor remained strong, positioning the economy for another […]

EXCLUSIVE Moscow sets out strict new controls on foreigners trading Russian assets
EXCLUSIVE Moscow sets out strict new controls on foreigners trading Russian assets

Steam rises from chimneys of a heating power plan over the skyline of central Moscow, Russia November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Russia temporarily stopped foreigners selling assets Foreigners now need to provide details before trading Applications for permits must be made in Russian language LONDON/NEW […]

Stocks steady after Fed hike, BoE’s turn next
Stocks steady after Fed hike, BoE’s turn next

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past an electronic board displaying various countries’ stock indexes including Russian Trading System (RTS) Index which is empty, outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON/TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) […]

Mercedes to continue EV investments despite Ukraine war disruptions
Mercedes to continue EV investments despite Ukraine war disruptions

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., March 15 (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz AG (MBGn.DE) won’t cut spending on future electric vehicles even as it copes with supply-chain cost pressures exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the German automaker’s chief executive said on Tuesday. Ola Kaellenius, speaking during the company’s opening of its first US electric vehicle (EV) battery factory, also affirmed […]

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