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Tokyo inflation slows in March, clouding rate hike outlook
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Core inflation in Tokyo increased by 2.4% in March, data showed on Friday, slowing slightly from the previous month's reading in a sign of easing pressure from rising raw material costs. The data suggest the Bank ...
Brazil exchange operator B3 to offer bitcoin futures in April
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian exchange operator B3 said on Thursday it received a green light from the country's securities regulator to offer bitcoin futures, with trading to start on April 17. B3, which currently offers exchange-traded funds ...
Howard Levitt: The social compact with Canadian Jews is broken and needs to be restored
There are very few Jews in the world. Not even one per cent of the world’s population is Jewish. Not even 0.1 per cent. In fact, only about 15 million of the world’s population of 8 billion people — less than .02 per cent — are Jewish. Canada has ...
Japan February jobless rate rises to 2.6%
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate in February rose to 2.6% from 2.4% in the previous month, government data showed on Friday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate compared with economists' median forecast of 2.4%. The ...
S.Korea Feb factory output rises most in six months, retail sales drop
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's factory production rose in February by the fastest pace in six months, while retail sales dropped, official data showed on Friday. The industrial output index rose 3.1% in February on a seasonally adjusted monthly ...
Vista Outdoor, CSG refile notice to US regulator for approval of $1.91 billion deal
(Reuters) - Vista Outdoor and Czechoslovak Group (CSG) have withdrawn and refiled a joint voluntary notice to the U.S. foreign investment regulator regarding an ongoing deal between the companies, Vista said on Thursday. Last year, Vista Outdoor ...
Alaska Air Group says 737 Max 9 grounding may hit long-term profit growth
(Reuters) -Alaska Air Group said on Thursday the lost capacity from the temporary grounding of its Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet may cause the company's long-term profit growth to be below its target range of 4% to 8%. Earlier this month, Alaska Air ...
Rite Aid moves ahead on restructuring as sale efforts continue
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rite Aid, one of the largest U.S. pharmacy chains, received permission from a U.S. judge on Thursday to begin voting on a bankruptcy restructuring plan that would turn over most of the company's equity to ...
Morning Bid: Yen wary of holiday calm as Q1 curtain falls
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Markets in Asia on Friday will be quieter and probably more range-bound than usual with most of the rest of the world closed for Good Friday, but there is always the chance ...
AI fails to detect depression signs in social media posts by Black Americans, study finds
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Analyzing social media using artificial intelligence may pick up signals of depression in white Americans but not in Black counterparts, according to a study that highlights the risk of training AI models for ...