Panama won't allow Canada's First Quantum to expand its copper mine operations

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Panama will not allow Canada's First Quantum to expand the area of its existing copper mining operations, the deputy environment minister told Reuters, stressing the government's opposition to what it said was a request from the firm for more land.

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26-01-2023

SEB beats profit forecasts helped by trading income, hikes dividend

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish banking group SEB beat fourth-quarter net profit forecasts on Thursday on higher interest income after central bank rate hikes and trading gains, prompting it to boost its proposed dividend.

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26-01-2023

Panama not willing to expand First Quantum's copper mine operations

Panama will not allow Canada's First Quantum to expand the area of its existing copper mining operations, the deputy environment minister told Reuters, stressing the government's opposition to the firm's request to use more land.

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26-01-2023

Trump seeks to shift his idling White House campaign back into gear

Donald Trump will seek to kick his campaign for the 2024 Republican nomination into gear this weekend, with a pair of campaign stops in key early-voting states more than two months after he announced his intention to run.

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26-01-2023

Freeport-McMoRan quarterly profit slumps on lower copper prices

(Reuters) -Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan Inc on Wednesday reported a 37% fall in its fourth-quarter profit as prices for the red metal slumped due to recession fears, interest rate hikes and COVID-induced lockdowns in top consumer China.

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25-01-2023

Freeport-McMoRan quarterly profit falls on lower copper price

(Reuters) -Freeport-McMoRan Inc reported a 37% fall in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday as recession fears, interest rate hikes and COVID-induced lockdowns in China dented copper prices.

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25-01-2023

India's FY24 gross borrowing could be less than expected -economists

India's central government's gross market borrowings for 2023/24 could come in below market expectations as a pool of securities raised to compensate states for a shortfall in goods and services tax may not be rolled over, a few economists said.

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25-01-2023

Republican hardliners, George Santos shun White House welcome for new Congress

Embattled Republican freshman U.S. Representative George Santos skipped his invitation to a White House reception on Tuesday evening and appears to have been joined by several hardline newcomers in snubbing President Joe Biden.

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25-01-2023

McConnell: U.S. debt limit solution must come from Biden, McCarthy

Any agreement to address the U.S. debt ceiling and avoid a first-ever default by Washington will have to come from President Joe Biden and House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the top Senate Republican said on Tuesday.

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24-01-2023