Britain’s Tesco joins rivals in rationing salad vegetables

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest supermarket group Tesco on Wednesday followed rivals Asda, Morrisons and Aldi in imposing customer purchase limits on salad vegetables after supplies were hit by disrupted harvests in southern Europe and north Africa. Tesco has introduced a buying limit of three items per customer on tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. The British …

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Rise in asylum-seekers entering Canada from U.S. becomes flashpoint again

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – Thousands of asylum-seekers crossing irregularly into Canada via a dirt path between New York State and the province of Quebec are becoming a political flashpoint once again in Canada as the Quebec government says it can no longer accommodate the rising numbers. The movement of asylum-seekers into Canada …

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Explainer: The rise of 0DTE stock options and how they could be a risk to markets

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors are piling into shorter-dated options contracts, boosting trading volumes in the options market to new highs while sparking concerns about a potential volatility shock that could ripple out to the broader stock market. Growing investor interest in these contracts – dubbed 0DTE (zero days to expiry) …

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Biden administration unveils broad asylum restrictions at U.S.-Mexico border

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States could bar tens of thousands of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border from claiming asylum under a proposal unveiled on Tuesday that would be the most wide-ranging attempt yet by U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to deter unauthorized crossings. Under the new rules, migrants who do not …

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Trade group argues U.S. SEC case unfairly labels crypto as securities

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency trade association Chamber of Digital Commerce is urging a federal court to dismiss a case brought by the U.S. securities regulator against ex-Coinbase employees accused of insider trading, arguing that the case unfairly labeled several crypto assets as securities. The group said in an amicus brief filed Wednesday in …

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Autoridades de la Fed sopesaron riesgo para la estabilidad financiera ante alzas de tasas: minutas

Por Michael S. Derby WASHINGTON, 22 feb (Reuters) – En su última reunión de política monetaria, los funcionarios de la Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos evaluaron cómo le estaba yendo al sistema financiero frente a los aumentos de tasas muy agresivos. Los responsables apuntaron a lo que consideraron como vulnerabilidades potenciales en segmentos como bienes …

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Third Point to launch proxy fight against Bath & Body Works – WSJ

(Reuters) – Third Point LLC plans to launch a proxy fight against Bath & Body Works Inc to address excessive executive pay and the company’s lagging financial performance, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. (Reporting by Granth Vanaik; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)

World Court orders Azerbaijan to ensure free movement to Nagorno-Karabakh

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The World Court ordered Azerbaijan on Wednesday to ensure free movement through the Lachin corridor to and from the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, as an intermediate step in ongoing legal disputes with neighbouring Armenia. The Lachin corridor, the only land route giving Armenia direct access to Nagorno-Karabakh, has been blocked since Dec. 12, …

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