Ukraine appeals to NATO chief for membership and more arms

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told visiting NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday it was time for the military alliance to offer his country membership and that Kyiv needed more weapons to fight Russia. Zelenskiy made his comments at a joint news conference after talks with Stoltenberg, who offered NATO’s solidarity…

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AT&T misses quarterly revenue estimates as competition weighs

(Reuters) -Shares of AT&T Inc fell 4% in premarket trade on Thursday as the wireless carrier missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue, signaling intense competition from rivals Verizon Communications Inc and T-Mobile US Inc. Much like other sectors, telecoms are facing the pinch of consumers reluctant to spend more for 5G adoption and broadband…

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AutoNation quarterly revenue skids on cooling used-vehicle demand

(Reuters) -Auto retailer AutoNation Inc on Thursday missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue as higher new vehicle and after-sales demand was offset by weakness in used vehicle and customer financial service businesses. The company benefited over the past few years from people investing in new vehicles and maintenance-related services, but lost some of that…

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Woodford investors offered up to $292 million over fund failure

By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) -More than 300,000 investors in the failed equity income fund run by one-time star stock picker Neil Woodford have been offered potential redress of up 235 million pounds ($292 million) after a four-year British investigation. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said investors should consider the proposal by Link Fund Solutions…

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Court rules Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful redundancies

NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan judge ruled on Thursday that Facebook’s parent company Meta could be sued in Kenya, after 43 moderators at its Nairobi hub last month filed a lawsuit against the group and its local partner Sama for unfair termination. In response, Judge Matthews Nduma issued an interim injunction against Meta and Sama…

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China’s central bank official dismisses long-term deflation scenario

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -A recovery in Chinese consumer demand needs time to pick up due to the “scarring effect” of COVID-19, but there is no basis for any long-term deflation, an official from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said on Thursday. While the world’s second-largest economy reported better-than-expected growth in the first…

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EU parliament backs world’s first comprehensive rules for cryptoassets

LONDON (Reuters) – The European Parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly backed the European Union’s first set of rules to regulate cryptoasset markets. Parliament voted by 517 in favour and 38 against regarding the world’s first comprehensive set of regulations for cryptoasset markets. EU states have already given the nod to the rules which will be rolled…

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