No evidence yet showing which animal COVID may have come from, says former head of China CDC
(Refiles to fix typo on first paragraph) LONDON (Reuters) – There is no evidence yet showing which animal the COVID-causing vir..
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EU moves to clarify ‘sustainable’ investments after fund downgrades
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive body sought on Friday to clarify how investment products c..
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European privacy watchdog creates ChatGPT task force
By Toby Sterling BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The body that unites Europe’s national privacy watchdogs said on Thursday it had set up a ..
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US Senate leader Schumer calls for AI rules as ChatGPT surges in popularity
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday he had launched an effort to establish r..
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Spain offers to pay companies testing a 4-day work week
By Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish companies with fewer than 250 workers have one month to apply for a pilot government..
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Analysis-LVMH’s caution points to Americans’ waning lust for luxury
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) – Luxury shoppers in the United States are curtailing purchases of high-end fashion and leathe..
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Bank of England fines former TSB executive over 2018 IT failure
LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England said on Thursday it had fined TSB Bank’s former chief information officer Carlos Abarca 81..
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Stocks and gold cheer U.S. inflation picture, while dollar slides
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares rose on Thursday, while the dollar held near two-month lows after U.S. inflation dat..
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India opens new investigation into BBC in widening crackdown
By Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s financial crime-fighting agency has opened an investigation into alleged violations..
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Schneider and GreenYellow target smaller businesses with energy saving technology
By America Hernandez PARIS (Reuters) – Schneider Electric and solar startup GreenYellow will target small- and medium-sized Eur..
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Lack of electric vans opens door for Chinese, other EV makers
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Legacy automakers got off to a late start with their commercial electric vans, opening the doo..
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Sovereign debtors, creditors agree on steps to jumpstart debt restructurings
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global creditors, debtor nations and international financial institutions on Wednesday ..
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BoE’s Bailey says bank reforms worked but questions about liquidity buffers
(Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said bank reforms enacted after the global financial crisis of 2007-09 worked during..
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G7 finance leaders pledge financial stability, supply chain diversity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders pledged on Wednesday to take action to maintain the stability of the global ..
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UK housing market weakness continues, improvement on the horizon – RICS
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market continued to feel the pinch of higher borrowing costs in Marc..
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Dollar drops as inflation cools more than expected
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Wednesday after data showed U.S. consumer prices rose less than expect..
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Oil jumps on lower-than-expected US inflation data
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Wednesday as cooling U.S. inflation data spurred hopes that the Federal Res..
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Germany’s Merck to invest 300 million euros in US gas plant
(Reuters) -Germany’s Merck on Wednesday said it will invest about 300 million euros ($328 million) to develop an integrated spec..
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Inflation trumps financial risks as central bank tightening set to continue
By Howard Schneider, William Schomberg and Balazs Koranyi WASHINGTON/LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Despite broad warnings about ..
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UK recruiters slow pace of pay growth in March, REC survey shows
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s labour market showed signs of a slowing in the sharp pace of pay growth in M..
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Norway wealth fund employee sues for workplace gender discrimination
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -A court in Oslo on Wednesday began hearing a gender discrimination case brought by an employee at No..
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Mercedes posts rise in Q1 sales boosted by EVs, premium cars
(Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz Group sales rose moderately in the first quarter of the year, boosted by electric vehicles (EV) and premium c..
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Pizza firm DP Eurasia delivers profit rise, evaluating Russian business
(Reuters) -DP Eurasia, which runs the Domino’s Pizza brand in Turkey and Russia, on Wednesday said it was still weighing options..
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Truck maker Volvo posts record Q1 as sales, margins beat forecasts
By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) – AB Volvo reported record first-quarter profit, a preliminary filing showed, as the truck maker..
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China records world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu -WHO
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World..
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Oil rises about 2% with U.S. and China inflation in focus
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose about 2% on Tuesday on hopes that the Federal Reserve might ease up on i..
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UK economy set for smaller hit in 2023 than previously feared – IMF
(Reuters) -Britain now looks set for a shallower economic hit this year than previously thought but remains on course to suffer the sh..
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Dollar dips ahead of inflation data later this week
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Tuesday as investors waited on inflation data for further signs of whe..
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Britain sets 5G goal, says no ‘magic number’ of operators
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain set an ambition to deliver next-generation 5G mobile coverage to populated areas by 2030 and said the..
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World stocks cling to upbeat mood, dollar stalls
By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -World stocks rallied on Tuesday as traders held onto hope that interest rates will soon peak and..
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Explainer-Why European money market funds inflows are lagging behind the U.S. torrent?
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Investors poured $367 billion into U.S. money market funds in March, according to data pro..
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Cryptoverse: Ethereum upgrade to unlock $33 billion
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – Investors are finally set to gain access to more than $33 billion of ether..
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Hong Kong finance official to make first visit to Britain in three years
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A top financial official from Hong Kong is set to visit Britain in April in the first ministerial-level vi..
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British doctors’ strikes risk patient safety, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health minister warned patients’ safety is at risk as junior doctors began four days of..
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US House committee chair ‘concerned’ by Tesla deals in China
By Michael Martina and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leader of a U.S. congressional committee on China said on Mo..
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Wall Street slips, dollar gains as Fed seen hiking rates in May
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes fell and the dollar rose on Monday after strong jobs data last week sugg..
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Bank of Canada seen on hold even as economy accelerates
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) -The Bank of Canada is expected to take in stride surprising recent economic strength and leave inte..
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