China says drafting plans to boost recovery, expansion of consumption
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is formulating plans to boost the recovery and expansion of consumption, the state planner’s spokesperson Meng…
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Chinese tourists are back, but numbers still far from pre-COVID levels
By Joe Cash and Pasit Kongkunakornkul BEIJING/BANGKOK (Reuters) – Bookings in China for trips abroad during the upcoming May Day…
Big Japanese manufacturers remain gloomy as external demand ebbs – survey
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Big Japanese manufacturers remained pessimistic in April for a fourth straight month as jitters over…
US must stem ‘iron river’ of guns flowing to Latin America, activists say
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) – U.S. guns, many of them exported legally, are flowing into Latin America in an “iron…
More US consumers are falling behind on payments
By Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK (Reuters) -Consumers are starting to fall behind on their credit card and loan payments as…
Canada public workers to strike over pay dispute
By Ismail Shakil (Reuters) – A union representing some 155,000 public sector workers in Canada called for a strike starting…
Britain inks trade deal with Oklahoma, hails architects’ licensing pact
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -British trade minister Nigel Huddleston signed a trade deal with the U.S. state of Oklahoma…
Star Entertainment announces 500 job cuts, trims earnings view as conditions worsen
(Reuters) -Australia’s Star Entertainment Group Ltd on Wednesday announced 500 job cuts and trimmed its annual earnings forecast, sending its…
Stocks advance, US 10-year yield slips as earnings roll in
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks rose for a second straight day on Tuesday…
Australian regulator re-authorises 5-year coordination between Jetstar’s Asian brands
(Reuters) – Australia’s competition regulator on Wednesday re-authorised Qantas Airways Ltd and its budget arm Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd for…