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Soros says Russian defeat in Ukraine would trigger dissolution of ‘Russian empire’

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Billionaire financier George Soros said on Thursday that if Russia was defeated in the Ukraine war it would result in the dissolution of what he called the ‘Russian empire,’ something he said would be greeted by former Soviet republics. Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has triggered one of …

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Peso colombiano cierra estable tras fuerte volatilidad por factores externos y locales

BOGOTÁ, 16 feb (Reuters) -El peso colombiano cerró el jueves estable en una sesión volátil en la que tocó los niveles más bajos en tres meses, en medio del alza global del dólar tras un dato económico en Estados Unidos y la incertidumbre por el impacto fiscal de las reformas locales que impulsa el Gobierno …

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Exxon accepted risk of a refinery lockout ahead of labor talks

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil labor negotiators advised managers ahead of 2021 talks that they believed the company might have to lock out Texas refinery workers to achieve its aims of taking away job protections based on seniority, according to witnesses testifying at a U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hearing. An …

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Italy blocks sale of tax credits stemming from home renovations

ROME (Reuters) – Italy on Thursday approved a decree preventing the sale of tax credits stemming from works to improve and green up homes, the economy minister said. “We have decided to stop the effects of a wicked policy that has benefited a few citizens but has placed a burden on each of us from …

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Banco central argentino ratifica tasa de interés referencial

BUENOS AIRES, 16 feb (Reuters) -El banco central de Argentina (BCRA) mantuvo el jueves su tasa de interés referencial en 75% anual para acompañar los rendimientos positivos del mercado y tras conocerse el dato de inflación de enero, se informó oficialmente. Esta decisión fue adelantada por Reuters en la víspera. La entidad “seguirá actuando con …

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Mexicana FEMSA anuncia oferta de acciones y bonos en Heineken por unos 3,500 milones de euros

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 16 feb (Reuters) – La mexicana FEMSA anunció el jueves una oferta de acciones ordinarias de Heineken N.V. y Heineken Holding N.V y de bonos no garantizados de la segunda por un monto de unos 3,000 y 500 millones de euros, respectivamente, tras anunciar la víspera su decisión de vender su participación …

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Nuevas alzas de tasas “consolidarían” desinflación, dice Bullard de la Fed

Por Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, 16 feb (Reuters) – El presidente de la Reserva Federal de San Luis, James Bullard, afirmó el jueves que las continuas alzas de tasas de interés de la Fed “consolidarían” la ralentización de la inflación, incluso con un crecimiento económico constante. Bullard afirmó que es probable que el ritmo de crecimiento …

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Fidelity Investments to expand workforce by 4,000 in first half of 2023

(Reuters) – Fidelity Investments is planning to increase its headcount by 4,000 in the first half of this year, a spokesperson for the asset manager said in an emailed statement on Thursday. The hiring plans, which were first reported by Bloomberg News, are in stark contrast to most other financial firms such as Goldman Sachs …

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Michigan State shooter may have felt ‘slighted,’ police say

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – The gunman who killed three students at Michigan State University and wounded five others carried a note with him listing places where he might have felt slighted, police said on Thursday, suggesting a possible motive behind the shooting. Discussing the note during a briefing, authorities stressed they were still uncertain …

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Police search Berlin job centre after attack alarm triggered; nothing found

BERLIN (Reuters) -A major German police operation was underway in eastern Berlin after an attack alarm was triggered at a job centre, though nothing suspicious was found after a search of the site, the capital’s police tweeted on Thursday. “A total of 120 officers searched all rooms for about 3.5 hours and escorted 250 employees …

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