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Fed's Barkin: Ending inflation likely to require a hit to demand

By Howard Schneider COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) -Finishing the battle against inflation will likely require a hit to demand, after a year in which U.S. price pressures cooled largely through

Fed's Barkin: Ending inflation likely to require a hit to demand

Fed in a holding pattern as inflation delays approach to any soft landing

Inflation showing no recent sign of slowing or narrowing in scope leaves U.S.

Fed in a holding pattern as inflation delays approach to any soft landing

Haiti transitional government to vote for president on Tuesday

Haiti's transition council on Saturday said it will vote for the country's next president on Tuesday as part of efforts to bring the Caribbean country under control amid rampant gang

Haiti transitional government to vote for president on Tuesday

US's largest public utility ignores warnings in moving forward with new natural gas plant

The nation’s largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesn’t comply with federal law

US's largest public utility ignores warnings in moving forward with new natural gas plant

Main maternity hospital in Rafah stops admitting patients

By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) -The main maternity hospital in the Gaza Strip's crowded southern city of Rafah has stopped admitting patients, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said on

Main maternity hospital in Rafah stops admitting patients

Summer power prices seen surging for Texas, falling in California

Extreme heat and rising electricity demand are expected to drive up power prices in Texas this summer, while the rest of the U.S. power markets are broadly pricing lower,

Summer power prices seen surging for Texas, falling in California

Ukraine frees farm minister on bail pending probe into graft allegations

By Pavel Polityuk and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky was released from custody on bail on Friday pending a corruption investigation into allegations he took

Ukraine frees farm minister on bail pending probe into graft allegations

Consumer gulf widens as demand for premium and budget foods grows

By Richa Naidu and Agata Rybska LONDON (Reuters) -From Nestle to Danone, food companies are seeing shoppers that want either premium or cheaper products, with less interest in items in the middle,

Consumer gulf widens as demand for premium and budget foods grows

Italy says to sign deal to rebuild Ukraine's Odesa and its cathedral

Italy will sign an agreement with Ukraine and the United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO to rebuild the city of Odesa and its cathedral which was badly damaged by a Russian attack,

Italy says to sign deal to rebuild Ukraine's Odesa and its cathedral

Migrant charity defies Italy over surveillance plane restrictions

A German rescue charity on Wednesday launched a fresh aerial surveillance mission from Italy to track down migrant boats in difficulty in the central Mediterranean, defying

Migrant charity defies Italy over surveillance plane restrictions

China approves first gene-edited wheat in step to open up GM tech to food crops

China has approved the safety of gene-edited wheat for the first time as Beijing cautiously moves forward with commercial growing of genetically modified food crops.

China approves first gene-edited wheat in step to open up GM tech to food crops

In Bolivia's Andes, neighbors settle disputes with Tinku ritual combat

In the high altitude Bolivian town of San Pedro de Macha, hundreds of Indigenous Quechua men and women take to the streets for a ritual

In Bolivia's Andes, neighbors settle disputes with Tinku ritual combat

Peru port conflict escalates as Chinese firm insists on original terms

The Chinese state-owned company at the center of a dispute over operations of a megaport it is building on Peru's Pacific coast insisted on Tuesday on terms agreed

Peru port conflict escalates as Chinese firm insists on original terms

Rains return to flooded southern Brazil, interrupting rescues

By Leonardo Benassatto and Debora Ely PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) -Authorities interrupted rescue efforts in flood-ravaged southern Brazil on Wednesday amid more rain and the risk of lightning and

Rains return to flooded southern Brazil, interrupting rescues

Seasonal US fuel demand hits pandemic lows, weighs on refining margins

U.S. gasoline and diesel demand are at their weakest seasonal level since the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on

Seasonal US fuel demand hits pandemic lows, weighs on refining margins

Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms

Authorities in southern Brazil are rushing to rescue survivors of massive flooding that has killed at least 100 people, but some residents are refusing to leave belongings behind while others are returning to evacuated homes despite the risk of new storms

Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms

Russian missiles pound power plants in central and western Ukraine

By Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Russian missiles pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine on Saturday, increasing pressure on the ailing energy system as the country

Russian missiles pound power plants in central and western Ukraine

Gazans mourn baby who dies after rescue from dead mother's womb

Relatives gathered by a tiny sandy grave in Gaza on Friday, where they had buried a baby girl, who lived just a few days after

Gazans mourn baby who dies after rescue from dead mother's womb

China passes tariff law amid tensions with trading partners

BEIJING (Reuters) -China passed a law on Friday strengthening its trade defence capabilities as the United States and the European Union take aim at Beijing over excess industrial capacity.

China passes tariff law amid tensions with trading partners

Toyota to invest $1.4 billion in its Indiana plant, adding 340 new jobs

Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would invest $1.4 billion in its Princeton facility in Indiana to prepare for assembly of a three-row battery electric SUV.

Toyota to invest $1.4 billion in its Indiana plant, adding 340 new jobs

Philippine inflation quickens for 3rd month, keeping central bank wary

By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine annual inflation increased for a third straight month in April due to accelerated food and transport price growth, backing the

Philippine inflation quickens for 3rd month, keeping central bank wary

Greta Thunberg fined for blocking Swedish parliament entrance

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been fined in her native Sweden for disobeying police orders after blocking an entrance to parliament on two occasions in March, the Stockholm

Greta Thunberg fined for blocking Swedish parliament entrance

LNG producer Cheniere's export volumes fuel core profit beat

(Reuters) -Top U.S. liquefied natural gas producer Cheniere Energy beat adjusted core profit estimates on Friday, as higher-than-expected export volumes countered lower natural gas prices.

LNG producer Cheniere's export volumes fuel core profit beat

Beijing auto show: Themes and highlights

China's largest auto show opened in Beijing with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the world's largest auto market is already in

Beijing auto show: Themes and highlights

Weyerhaeuser beats quarterly profit estimates on high real estate demand

U.S. forest product firm Weyerhaeuser on Thursday beat estimates for first-quarter profit on increased demand for housing construction.

Weyerhaeuser beats quarterly profit estimates on high real estate demand
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