Australian luxury wine to China will take years to rebuild – Treasury

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Chinese wine sales will not return to the same level for Australia’s Treasury Wine Estate even if high tariffs imposed during a political dispute with Canberra are dropped, its chief executive said. The world’s biggest standalone winemaker drew a third of its profits from China before anti-dumping and subsidy tariffs of up…

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UN refugee official: Darien Gap crossings on pace to hit record

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -The number of U.S.-bound migrants who cross the dangerous jungle separating Panama and Colombia could rise to a record this year, according to a senior U.N. refugee official. The forecast for migrants crossing the Darien Gap on their way north comes as U.S. authorities have observed a recent drop…

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Column-Yuan won’t be FX reserve currency if no one buys China’s bonds: McGeever

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – China’s yuan faces significant long-term obstacles to becoming a global reserve currency of any great import, but the biggest challenge in the near term is the fact that nobody wants to buy Chinese bonds. Foreign investors have been dumping Chinese bonds ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in February…

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Boohoo targets ‘step-change’ in U.S. fortunes with new warehouse

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Struggling British online fashion retailer Boohoo said this year’s opening of a first distribution centre in the United States has the potential to transform its fortunes in that market as it will slash delivery times to American shoppers. Currently, orders placed in the United States, Boohoo’s largest overseas market,…

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Asian hedge funds piled to China education, U.S. AI shares in Q1

By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Large Asian hedge funds added Chinese education companies to their portfolios in the first quarter of 2023, and bought stocks in U.S. tech giants expected to benefit from ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence systems, regulatory filings showed. Investors poured money into private tutoring leaders, including New Oriental and…

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Airline SAS’s rescue moves closer as court clears fundraising plan

(Reuters) -SAS’s rescue has moved a step closer after a U.S. court approved a revised plan from the Scandinavian airline to raise equity. The long-suffering airline filed for U.S Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year. The court approval of the fundraising proposal – a key element of the “SAS Forward” rescue plan – means investors…

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Buying Teck’s coal unit as a standalone a ‘distant second’ for Glencore – CEO

LONDON (Reuters) – Buying Teck Resources’ coal business as a standalone unit is a “distant second” for Glencore and Teck should not leave out the Swiss miner if it keeps pursuing its separation plan, boss Gary Nagle told the Bank of America conference in Barcelona on Tuesday. Teck has rebuffed the Swiss miner and trader’s…

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