South Korea consumer sentiment hits 1-year high, inflation expectations weaken
SEOUL (Reuters) – Consumer sentiment in South Korea improved in May to the highest level in a year, with their…
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Sudan ceasefire starts precariously as continued fighting reported
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Mohamed Nureldin KHARTOUM (Reuters) -A week-long ceasefire in Sudan got off to a shaky start on…
Treasury Confirms U.S. Default As Early As June 1 Without Debt Ceiling Hike
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department reiterated Monday it expects to be able…
Striking Hollywood writers lament residuals slide
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Writer Kyra Jones knew she would be taking a financial hit when she…
Golf-Woods withdraws from U.S. Open while recovering from surgery
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods will not compete in next month’s U.S. Open while he recovers from recent surgery, the major…
Chevron to boost U.S. presence with $7.6 billion PDC Energy buy
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) -Chevron Corp said on Monday it is increasing its U.S. oil and gas footprint by…
Germany to earmark 4 billion euros annually for power subsidy – economy minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans to earmark around 4 billion euros ($4.40 billion) annually to subsidize electricity prices for energy-intensive…
First Citizens sues HSBC for hiring away Silicon Valley Bank staff
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -First Citizens BancShares Inc, which acquired Silicon Valley Bank following its collapse, sued HSBC Holdings PLC…
OpenAI is exploring collective decisions on AI, like Wikipedia entries
By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong (Reuters) -ChatGPT’s creator OpenAI is testing how to gather broad input on decisions impacting…
Over 60,000 have fled to Chad from Sudan since conflict started -UNHCR
DAKAR (Reuters) – Between 60,000 and 90,000 people have fled from Sudan to neighbouring Chad since violence erupted last month,…