Stock market today: Asian stocks mixed as traders await Fed conference for interest rate update
Asian stocks are mixed as traders look ahead to the Federal Reserve’s summer conference for signs of whether the U.S. central bank thinks inflation is under control or more interest rate hikes are needed to cool inflation
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Australia Eyes Three Lost Years of Commodities Sales to China
Three years of trade curbs have gutted Australia’s exports to China across a bunch of commodities, from luxury
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Qantas Hit by Lawsuit Over Multibillion Dollar Travel Credits
Qantas Airways Ltd. was served with a class-action lawsuit by lawyers who allege the airline failed to refund
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Libya’s central bank announces reunification after nearly a decade of division due to civil war
Libya’s central bank has announced its reunification after being split for nearly a decade due to the country’s long-running civil war that resulted in two rival administrations, in the east and the west
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Taiwan’s Biggest Financial Firm Braces for Deeper China Turmoil
Taiwan’s biggest financial conglomerate has cut back on its exposure to China as it braces for any deeper
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Biden administration to urge Americans get new COVID-19 boosters
WASHINGTON The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this
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Starbucks told to pay $2.7 million in lost wages to manager fired after arrest of 2 Black men
Starbucks has been ordered to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages to a former regional manager who was fired after two Black men were arrested at a Starbucks in 2018
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Navy shipbuilders' union approves 3-year labor pact at Bath Iron Works
The largest union at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works, located in Maine, has approved a three-year contract, averting another strike like the one three years ago
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College football season arrives as gambling scandals, bet monitoring take on primary role
University athletic departments and college conferences use independent sports-betting monitoring services to make sure athletes and personnel do not bet on sports
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Are forced-reset triggers illegal machine guns? ATF and gun rights advocates at odds in court fights
Another rapid-fire gun device that is worrying federal government officials is being put to the test in lawsuits in New York City and Texas
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Tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil begins to be offloaded near Texas despite Tehran threats
An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil has begun offloading its cargo near Texas
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Japan's Kishida to visit Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a brief visit to the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday to highlight the safety of an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a divisive plan that his government wants to start soon despite protests at home and abroad
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