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  • Spain’s Mango Plans U.S. Expansion After China Retreat

    Spain’s Mango Plans U.S. Expansion After China Retreat0

    Spanish fashion retailer Mango is focusing on U.S. expansion after turning its back on China, Chief Executive Officer Toni Ruiz said. Mango is returning to the United States – after two previous attempts failed – offering higher-priced clothes meant for special occasions and parties. It will target states where online sales are already strong. The

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  • SpaceX Ready To Retry Launching NASA’s Next Space Station Crew

    SpaceX Ready To Retry Launching NASA’s Next Space Station Crew0

    Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX was ready to try again at sending NASA’s next long-duration crew of the International Space Station to orbit on Thursday, about 72 hours after a first attempt was scrubbed due to a clogged filter in the launch system. Two NASA astronauts will be joined by a Russian cosmonaut and an

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  • South Korea Dec Factory Activity Weakens on Demand Slump, Trucker Strike – PMI

    South Korea Dec Factory Activity Weakens on Demand Slump, Trucker Strike – PMI0

    South Korea’s factory activity shrank for a sixth consecutive month in December, a business survey showed on Monday, as the global economic downturn and a local truckers’ strike led to the worst slump in demand in 2-1/2 years. The S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for South Korea manufacturers fell to a seasonally-adjusted 48.2

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  • Sony Shares Tumble On Weaker-Than-Expected Annual Outlook

    Sony Shares Tumble On Weaker-Than-Expected Annual Outlook0

    Sony (NYSE:SONY) Group Corp’s shares fell as much as 4.8% on Monday after the Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate’s annual profit outlook fell short of market expectations. The company on Friday posted a record operating profit for the year ended March 2023, driven by a robust performance at its music and microchip units. For the

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  • Soils of War: The Toxic Legacy For Ukraine’s Breadbasket

    Soils of War: The Toxic Legacy For Ukraine’s Breadbasket0

    When Ukraine recaptured Kherson in November, Andrii Povod returned to find his grain farm in ruins. Two tractors were missing, most of the wheat was gone and all 11 buildings used to store crops and machinery had been bombed and burned. The farm bears the scars of Russian shelling and unexploded ordnance riddles the fields

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  • Six Pacific Countries At High Risk Of Debt Distress – World Bank

    Six Pacific Countries At High Risk Of Debt Distress – World Bank0

    Six Pacific countries are at a high risk of debt distress in part due to government spending to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, the World Bank said in a report on Thursday. The report, titled Raising Pasifika, said fiscal consolidation was needed in Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Samoa, Tonga

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