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Japan April retail sales fall 13.7% year/year: government
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail sales slumped 13.7% in April from a year earlier, compared with a median market forecast for an 11.5% decline, government data showed on Friday. To view full tables, ...
May 28, 2020
U.S.-China tension to push Asian shares lower in choppy trade
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares were set to dip in choppy trade on Friday as worries about worsening U.S.-China ties offset the fillip from hopes massive government stimulus can jump-start the world...
May 28, 2020
Exclusive: Argentina says new debt revamp proposal in right direction, still falls short
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's economy minister said on Friday that a newly received debt restructuring proposal from two creditor groups was a step in the right direction, but still fell short ...
May 28, 2020
Fed posts fee schedule for Municipal Liquidity Facility
(Reuters) - The New York Federal Reserve Bank on Thursday posted a schedule of fees to be paid to BLX LLC, the administrative agent for its Municipal Liquidity Facility, the $500 billion borrowing pro...
May 28, 2020
Japan’s jobless rate rises to 2.6% in April: government
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate rose and the availability of jobs fell in April, government data showed on Friday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.6% in April, up from 2.5% in M...
May 28, 2020
California regulator approves PG&E’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan
(Reuters) - Power regulator California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved PG&E Corp's Chapter 11 reorganization plan, the San Francisco-based utility company said on Thursday. (Reporting ...
May 28, 2020
South Korea’s April factory output shrinks most since 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's factory output shrank at its sharpest pace in more than 11 years in April, official data showed on Friday, as a spike in the number of coronavirus infections and lockdo...
May 28, 2020
Sainsbury’s new boss Roberts faces unexpected in-tray
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - When Sainsbury's new boss Simon Roberts hosts a virtual focus group with supermarket shoppers on his first day in charge on Monday, the conversation will be radically...
May 28, 2020
UK business confidence matches 2008 low in May: Lloyds Bank
LONDON (Reuters) - British business confidence fell to its lowest since the 2008 financial crisis in May, according to a survey for Lloyds Bank which contrasts with other surveys which have shown a sm...
May 28, 2020
UK car output could fall to lowest level in decades after virus hit
LONDON (Reuters) - British car production could slump this year to the lowest level in decades after the coronavirus pandemic forced factories to close and hit demand, according to an industry body. J...
May 28, 2020
