Explainer-Why have the United States and Philippines issued defence treaty guidelines?
By Martin Petty (Reuters) – The United States and the Philippines have agreed on new guidelines for their 1951 Mutual…
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U.S. issues guidelines on defending Philippines from South China Sea attack
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – The United States has laid out in clear terms the extent of its defence…
US jobs market softening; slumping productivity boosts labor costs
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits increased last week as…
Albemarle aims to use new lithium tech in Chile as govt broadens control
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Albemarle Corp plans to deploy new lithium filtration technologies in Chile as the government moves…
Westinghouse unveils small modular nuclear reactor
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. company Westinghouse unveiled plans on Thursday for a small modular reactor to generate…
US retailers cut most number of jobs in April -report
(Reuters) -U.S. retailers replaced technology firms in cutting the most number of jobs in April, as companies show little signs…
TD pulls $13.4 billion First Horizon purchase, leaves U.S. bank in limbo
By Nivedita Balu and Niket Nishant (Reuters) – Canada’s Toronto-Dominion Bank Group on Thursday called off its $13.4 billion takeover…
Denmark’s central bank raises key rate, following ECB hike
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s central bank raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.85% on Thursday, following…
Largest banks doing big deals not ideal, FRC an exception – Powell
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said it was probably good policy that the largest banks are…
Inflation has passed its peak in Germany as energy prices ease – Econ Min
BERLIN (Reuters) – Inflation has passed its peak in Germany as energy prices have eased, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck…