China’s Midea Group to launch at least $3 billion share offering in Hong Kong, sources say
By Scott Murdoch and Julie Zhu SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese home appliance maker Midea Group plans to launch a share...
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France’s Macron names former Brexit negotiator Barnier as new prime minister
By Elizabeth Pineau and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit...
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Netherlands hikes defence spending to face new threats
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands will increase defence spending by more than 10% next year, investing in new tanks, fighter jets,...
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Global gold ETFs saw fourth month of inflows in August, says WGC
LONDON (Reuters) – Global physically backed gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) saw the fourth consecutive month of inflows in August...
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Key facts on Michel Barnier, France’s new prime minister
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron appointed the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as his new prime minister...
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UK firms expect selling price pressure to cool but not wages, BoE survey shows
(Reuters) -British companies expect to raise selling prices by the smallest amount in nearly three years but wage growth shows...
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Bank of England allots record 40 billion pounds in weekly repo
(Reuters) – The Bank of England allotted a record 40.29 billion pounds ($53.02 billion) in seven-day funds in its weekly...
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Hunter Biden’s US tax trial to begin in Los Angeles federal court
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden is set to stand trial in Los Angeles on...
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Column-Ending the tax on US Social Security income should be part of a broader reform
By Mark Miller (Reuters) – It is one of those unwelcome surprises that is almost guaranteed to anger people when...
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Norway wealth fund supports Nike shareholder proposal on workers’ rights
By Helen Reid and Louise Rasmussen COPENHAGEN/LONDON (Reuters) -Norway’s wealth fund will back a proposal demanding Nike (NYSE:NKE) consider whether...
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