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…
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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…
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…
Canada’s March trading activity slowed in sign of cooling demand
By Ismail Shakil and Fergal Smith OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s imports and exports dropped to one-year lows in March, data showed…
Jury reaches verdict on Proud Boys charged with Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Thursday reached a verdict in the trial of members of the Proud Boys…
Canada’s Ivey PMI shows activity expanding at slower pace in April
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian economic activity expanded at a slower pace in April as growth in employment slipped and inventories…
Central banks stick to rate hikes with eye on market turmoil
LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve is close to the end of its interest rate hiking cycle, while the…
Goldman Sachs cooperating with government probes on SVB collapse
(Reuters) -Goldman Sachs Group Inc said in a filing on Thursday it is cooperating with government probes into collapsed Silicon…