EU lawmakers demand obligatory hosting of migrants under looming overhaul

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to require member countries to host some of the refugees and migrants coming to the bloc at times of high arrivals, part of a fiercely contested reform due ahead of a 2024 pan-European election. The European Parliament adopted its position on the looming…

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US regional banks’ shares slip as deposit flight counters higher interest income

By Manya Saini (Reuters) – A clutch of U.S. regional lenders on Thursday joined peers in reporting deposit outflows for the first quarter as customers spooked by a banking crisis moved funds to bigger institutions or sought higher yields in money market funds. Shares in Fifth Third Bancorp, Comerica, Truist Financial Corp and KeyCorp fell…

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Stellantis tests e-fuels on existing engines to decarbonise fleet

(Reuters) – Carmaker Stellantis is testing synthetic e-fuels, which are made with renewable energy, on 28 types of its internal combustion engines, a step it said on Thursday could help decarbonise its existing European fleet. The announcement comes just weeks after the European Union opened a legal route in its phase-out of carbon dioxide-emitting cars…

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Brazil’s government takes measures to boost consumer and capital market credit

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government announced a package of 13 measures on Thursday to ease consumer access to credit and reduce associated costs in the capital and insurance markets, a move the new leftist administration hopes will boost investment and revitalize a slowing economy. Among the measures is the federal government’s proposal to provide counter-guarantees…

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Hospital operators’ outlook in focus on Medicaid concerns

By Khushi Mandowara (Reuters) – U.S. hospital operators are expected to report strong revenue for the first quarter, while investors will also focus on results for cues on the impact to future earnings following an end to COVID-related insurance protection. Beginning April 1, states were allowed to begin the process of re-determining if people qualify…

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Russian inflation risks must ease to make room for rate cut – central bank

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Inflationary risks in Russia must decrease in order to create room for interest rate cuts, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Thursday, in hawkish comments a week before the bank next sets interest rates. The central bank has become more wary of inflation this year, warning of the risks of a widening…

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