Pakistan keeps policy rate at 15%, projects high inflation, weak growth

Pakistan's central bank kept its key policy rate unchanged at 15% on Monday, days after the South Asian country's credit rating was downgraded in the face of an economic meltdown exacerbated by devastating floods.

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10-10-2022

Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram accounts restricted after anti-Semitic posts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts were restricted over the weekend, with the social media platforms saying they removed the rapper's posts after online users condemned them as anti-Semitic.

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10-10-2022

Singapore bank OCBC appoints audit head Goh Chin Yee as new group CFO

(Reuters) -Singapore's second-largest lender Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd (OCBC) said on Monday it had appointed its current head of group audit Goh Chin Yee as the new group chief financial officer.

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10-10-2022

Amazon.com to invest over 1 billion euros in European electric van, truck fleet

Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it will invest more than 1 billion euros ($974.8 million) over the next five years in electric vans, trucks and low-emission package hubs across Europe, accelerating its drive to achieve net-zero carbon.

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09-10-2022

Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram accounts restricted after alleged anti-Semitic posts

Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts were restricted over the weekend, with the social media platforms saying they removed the rapper's posts after online users condemned them as anti-Semitic.

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09-10-2022

Canada's economy has scope to slow with vacant jobs, central-bank governor says

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said there is scope to slow the economy based on an "exceptionally high number" of job vacancies in the labor market.

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09-10-2022

Canada's economy has scope to slow with 'exceptionally high' vacant jobs -central bank gov

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said there is scope to slow the economy based on an "exceptionally high number" of job vacancies in the labor market.

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09-10-2022

Wall Street dives, oil surges as investors prepare for more rate hikes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs report locked in expectations that the Federal Reserve is sticking with a steady diet of rate hikes, while supply cuts continued to boost oil prices.

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07-10-2022

Brazil's Azul aims to increase flight routes by 30% in 2023, CEO says

Brazilian airline Azul expects to expand its routes by 30% next year, with plans to add new slots at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport, one of the busiest in the country, Chief Executive Officer John Rodgerson said.

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07-10-2022