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Hedge funds bet consumers will rein in U.S. spending – Goldman Sachs
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - Global hedge funds' bearish positions reached year highs in April, largely aimed at companies selling non-essential consumer products, in a bet that harsher econom...
May 02, 2023
French unions call for new day of protests against pension law on June 6
PARIS (Reuters) -French trade unions on Tuesday called for a new day of nationwide protests on June 6 against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform. Macron last month raised the retirement age by...
May 02, 2023
Judo-Russians approved for world championships, Ukraine pulls out in protest
BERLIN (Reuters) - Russian and Belarusian judokas can take part as neutrals at this month's world championships in Doha, the International Judo Federation (IJF) said, prompting Ukraine to pull out of ...
May 02, 2023
Sudan conflict drives 100,000 over border amid crumbling ceasefires
By Mohamed Noureldin KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's war has forced 100,000 people to flee across the border and fighting now its third week is creating a humanitarian crisis, U.N. officials said on Tues...
May 02, 2023
Futures slip ahead of Fed meet; U.S. debt ceiling jitters dent mood
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday as a surprise interest rate hike by Australia's central bank ahead of a much-awaited policy meeting by the Federal Reserve and uncertainty a...
May 02, 2023
Perfect storm in Minnesota labor market is worrying harbinger for the Fed
By Howard Schneider FARIBAULT, Minnesota (Reuters) - Demand for Daikin Applied Americas Inc's climate control equipment is soaring, and worker recruitment is in hyperdrive, with hiring trips to women'...
May 02, 2023
Russia may use civilians, journalists to spy on Denmark: Danish intelligence
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's intelligence service expects Russia to recruit civilians and use journalists and business people to spy on the country as an alternative to Russian diplomats who were ...
May 02, 2023
Exclusive-India, China propose ‘multiple pathways’ on cutting use of fossil fuels-sources
By Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India, backed by China, is trying to build a consensus within the G20 group to let countries choose a roadmap to cut carbon emissions instead of setting ...
May 02, 2023
Fed in stride to pole-vault 5% policy rate, then perhaps catch its breath
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve kicks off a two-day policy meeting on Tuesday that is likely to push the U.S. central bank's benchmark overnight interest rate to its hig...
May 02, 2023
WHO says risk ‘moderate’ after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it had found after a risk assessment that there was a "moderate risk" related to the seizure of a public health laboratory in Sudan's c...
May 02, 2023
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