Two online brokerages to remove China apps as Beijing data crackdown widens

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Online brokerages Futu Holdings Ltd and UP Fintech Holding Ltd will remove apps in mainland China amid Beijing’s sharpened focus on data security and capital outflows, triggering a heavy selloff in their New York-listed shares. Chinese regulators had warned the two firms as early as 2021 that online brokerages not licensed in…

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US default could trigger recession, disrupt critical government services – Yellen

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday warned that a default on government debt would likely leave millions of Americans without income payments, potentially triggering a recession that could destroy many American jobs and businesses. Yellen told a gathering of community bankers that the unprecedented economic and financial crisis…

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Home Depot cuts forecasts, signals weakness ahead for big US retailers

By Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) -Home Depot Inc on Tuesday cut its annual sales forecast and projected a steeper-than-expected decline in profit, stoking fears about inflation-wary consumers trimming discretionary spending as a big earnings week for U.S. retailers rolls out. Shares of the largest U.S. home improvement chain, which also blamed a wet start to…

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Yellen warns US default could trigger recession, ‘break’ financial markets

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday warned that a U.S. default on government debt would leave millions of Americans without income payments, potentially triggering a recession that destroys many American jobs and businesses. Yellen told a gathering of community bankers that the unprecedented economic and financial crisis would be exacerbated by possible…

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Greek PM says country has changed, seeks new mandate to speed up growth

By Renee Maltezou HERAKLION, Greece (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Reuters in an interview that he had learned to be bold on economic reform as he seeks re-election in a country that was once the euro zone’s problem child. The leader of the conservative New Democracy party hopes to win a second…

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