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The dollar rose against the yen on Monday to resume its recent rise after Japan’s top central bank official signaled that further tightening of monetary policy was coming, but was vague about the timing of any such rise. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda reiterated that the economy was moving toward sustained wage-driven inflation and […]

Key Points The OPEC+ alliance of oil producers has postponed plans to reverse several formal and voluntary crude production cuts amid a tepid outlook for global demand, according to delegate sources and internal documents.Despite these production cuts and the ongoing conflict threatening the hydrocarbon-rich Middle East region, global oil prices have remained subdued for most […]

PAis seeking buyers for a stake in its U.S. gas pipeline network, four people with knowledge of the matter said. The British energy company could raise up to $3 billion from the sale, two of the people said, with one adding that BP could sell up to a 49% stake in the business. The sale […]

The World Health Organization said Friday it is sending experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in investigating an as-yet undiagnosed disease in a remote area of ​​the country. WHO experts are heading to Panzi, a town in the southwestern province of Kwango, where they will deliver essential medicines and […]

Airlines may not be fans of skiplagging, but travelers who use it to save money on flights sure are. The practice consists of purchasing a connecting flight, without the intention of making the second leg of the trip. Travelers do this when they find a connecting flight (that stops at their intended destination) that is […]

Key Points Analysts say UniCredit could sweeten its rejected all-stock proposal to acquire Italian peer Banco BPM by adding a cash component. UniCredit is “more exposed to changes in interest rates due to its relatively limited presence in asset management and bancassurance,” said Alessandro Boratti of Scope Ratings. Acquisition targets Commerzbank and Banco BPM could […]

“Pet sitter”, “chauffeur”, “bakery assistant” and other service jobs are attracting huge interest in Singapore, according to job search and recruiting platform Indeed’s 2024 Rising Jobs list. While workers in the country offer service and support roles, employers are focused on finding talent in high-demand fields such as artificial intelligence, according to the Indeed study […]

The reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, five years after it was devastated by fire, was supposed to be Emmanuel Macron’s triumph. The French president has often used the reconstruction of Notre-Dame as a parable of his own fate, repeating that he was ridiculed in 2019 when he promised to rebuild it in five years and that, […]

Steven Witkoff, the New York real estate investor Trump has chosen as his envoy to the region, held talks last month with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, who has been a mediator in the Hamas talks. and Israel, two people familiar with it. with the conversations he said. A day later, on […]