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India GDP growth halves in September quarter as COVID distortions pass
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Job openings data shows modest progress for Fed’s labor market hopes
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CNN informs employees that layoffs are under way – memo
(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery-owned CNN’s top boss Chris Licht informed employees in an all-staff memo on Wednesday that layoffs are…
Amazon records biggest ever Thanksgiving shopping weekend
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it recorded its biggest ever Thanksgiving weekend this year as shoppers, undeterred by…
U.S. job openings fell moderately in October
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Yellen says she ‘certainly’ plans to remain as Treasury secretary
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday said she “certainly” planned to stay on in her…
U.S. pending home sales fall 4.6% in October
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell for a fifth straight month in October as the…
Venezuelan oil exports flow using false documents, ships linked to Iran
By Marianna Parraga and Jonathan Saul HOUSTON/LONDON (Reuters) – When the supertanker Young Yong sailed to the Chinese port of…
Sweden’s H&M to lay off 1,500 staff in drive to cut soaring costs and rescue profits
By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Swedish fashion giant H&M on Wednesday became the first big European retailer to start…