Asian stocks slide as recession fears send Wall St into bear market

Asian shares tumbled on Tuesday after Wall Street officially entered bear market territory and bond yields hit a two-decade high on fears aggressive U.S. interest rate hikes would push the world's largest economy into recession.

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Australia's Lynas secures $120 million Pentagon contract for U.S. rare earths facility

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths said on Tuesday it has signed a $120 million follow-on contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to build a commercial heavy rare earths separation facility in Texas.

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14-06-2022

Canadian stocks and currency slide as rate hike bets heat up

TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada's main stock market tumbled back into correction territory on Monday and the dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart as investors raised bets on how high central banks would lift interest rates to tackle inflation.

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13-06-2022

Canadian stocks re-enter correction territory amid rate hike nerves

Canada's main stock market tumbled back into correction territory on Monday and the dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart as investors raised bets on how high central banks would lift interest rates to tackle inflation.

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13-06-2022

Warehouse giant Prologis agrees $26 billion merger with Duke Realty

(Reuters) -Prologis Inc, a warehouse-focused real estate income trust (REIT), said on Monday it would acquire peer Duke Realty Corp for about $26 billion, including debt, in an all-stock deal, making it one of the largest transactions in the booming REIT sector.

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Prologis in $26 billion deal for Duke Realty as easing storage demand worries rise

(Reuters) -Prologis Inc will acquire Duke Realty Corp in a nearly $26 billion all-stock deal, including debt, the companies said on Monday, as the world's largest warehouse owner seeks to bolster its portfolio amid concerns over cooling demand.

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13-06-2022

Wall Street poised to clinch bear market as S&P 500 tumbles

The benchmark S&P 500 was down more than 20% from its Jan. 3 record closing high in midday trading on Monday, as investors sold stocks amid worries over whether the Federal Reserve will be able to tame inflation without triggering a recession.

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13-06-2022

Exclusive-U.S. automaker CEOs, Toyota urge Congress to lift EV tax credit cap

The chief executives of General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co, Chrysler-parent Stellantis NV and Toyota Motor North America on Monday urged Congress to lift a cap on the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit, saying it will "provide much-needed certainty to our customers and domestic workforce," according to a letter seen by Reuters.

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13-06-2022

LG Energy Solution to invest $568 million in South Korean factories

SEOUL (Reuters) -LG Energy Solution said on Monday it will invest 730 billion won ($567.76 million) to expand its production capacity at its Ochang production site in South Korea.

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