CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 15 feb (Reuters) – El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo el miércoles que firmará un decreto el sábado para entregar la concesión de todas las reservas de litio del país a la Secretaría de Energía, en medio de un creciente debate sobre la forma en que el país explotará …
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African rand weakened against a stronger dollar on Wednesday after domestic inflation figures came in line with expectations. At 1532 GMT, the rand traded at 18.0625 against the dollar, 0.82% weaker than its previous close. The dollar was up about 0.7% against a basket of global currencies. The country’s headline consumer …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. business inventories rose moderately in December as businesses carefully managed stocks amid slowing demand, with the inventory-to-sales ratio hitting a two-year high. Business inventories increased 0.3% after climbing by the same margin in November, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday. Inventories are a key component of gross domestic product. December’s gain …
(Reuters) -Iranian-American billionaire Jahm Najafi, chair of MSP Sports Capital, is set to launch a $3.75 billion takeover bid for Premier League soccer club Tottenham Hotspur, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Tottenham declined to comment when contacted by Reuters. Earlier, the Financial Times reported MSP Sports Capital is working with …
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KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan laid a supplementary finance bill before parliament on Wednesday, proposing to raise the goods and services tax (GST)to 18% from 17% to help raise 170 billion rupees ($639 million) in extra revenue during the fiscal year ending July. The country has held talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the release of critical bailout …
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Por Dan Burns 15 feb (Reuters) – La confianza entre los constructores de viviendas unifamiliares de Estados Unidos mejoró por segundo mes consecutivo en febrero -y por mucho más de lo que los economistas habían anticipado-, en una nueva señal de que el mercado de la vivienda está dando un giro después de la enorme …
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Por Sabine Siebold y Bart H. Meijer BRUSELAS, 15 feb (Reuters) – Los países de la OTAN están incrementando la producción de munición de artillería, en un momento en que Ucrania está consumiendo proyectiles mucho más rápido de lo que Occidente puede fabricarlos, dijo el miércoles la Alianza, en medio de promesas de entregar al …
BANGKOK (Reuters) – One of 12 boys dramatically rescued after two weeks trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 has died in Britain where he was attending a soccer academy, his former teacher said on Wednesday. Duangpetch Promthep, better known as “Dom”, was captain of the “Wild Boars” team whose seemingly impossible extraction …
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By Shadia Nasralla and Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) -British oil and gas producer Capricorn Energy pulled the plug on its planned merger with Israeli gas group NewMed Energy on Wednesday after months of shareholder pressure that also toppled Capricorn’s leadership. Activist investor Palliser and some of Capricorn’s biggest shareholders had publicly opposed the tie up, …
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By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – French lawyer Isabelle Dumond said she had never taken part in a demonstration against pension reforms before, as she joined compatriots who appear ready to fight for a better work-life balance after years of being pushed to work harder. “I work in an office. I don’t have to carry …
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