Amazon Prime Day sales rise as deep discounts tempt inflation-hit shoppers
By Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Granth Vanaik and Arriana McLymore (Reuters) -Amazon.com’s Prime Day two-day shopping event saw U.S. online sales…
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McDonald’s China owners Carlyle, Trustar plan $4 billion exit – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Carlyle Group Inc and Trustar Capital are planning to raise $4 billion from wealth funds to buy part of…
Top diplomat says China, ASEAN pushing ahead with free trade area talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are pushing ahead with talks on a third…
Pain trade or same trade? Investors refuse to fold on recession bets
By Naomi Rovnick, Marc Jones and Alun John LONDON (Reuters) – It was not meant to be this way. The…
US stock investors count on earnings to propel rally after upbeat CPI report
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -As U.S. inflation cools and growth remains resilient, bullish investors are counting on the…
Big companies toughen banking partner screening after crisis – survey
By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – Large companies are spreading out their counterparty risk and increasing screening of their…
Wellington in talks to invest in Kim Kardashian’s Skims at $4 billion valuation-sources
(This story has been refiled to remove the extraneous word ‘valuation’ in paragraph 1) By Abigail Summerville and Krystal Hu…
Wanted Hong Kong activist fears for safety, hopes for U.S. asylum
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang (Reuters) -For Anna Kwok, a Washington-based Hong Kong activist, the imposition of a Hong…
Marketmind: Markets buoyant as US inflation, dollar slide
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist….
NATO allies offer Ukraine security assurances as Biden hits out at ‘craven’ Putin
By Steve Holland, Andrew Gray, John Irish and Sabine Siebold VILNIUS (Reuters) -President Joe Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin…