Japan may have spent $32 billion in additional yen-buying intervention
By Atsuko Aoyama and Rocky Swift TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Japan may have spent as much as 5.01 trillion yen ($32.06 billion) in its latest efforts to bolster its embattled currency, central bank data indicated on Thursday, signalling repeated bou...
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Shell's profit beats expectations at $6.9 billion, raises dividend by 5%
By Shadia Nasralla and Stephanie Kelly LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Shell's first-quarter profit beat estimates and hit its highest in two years at $6.9 billion on Thursday, boosted by gains linked to the Middle East war, prompting it to raise the dividen...
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Basketball-Five storylines to follow for the 2026 WNBA season
By Angelica Medina May 7 (Reuters) - Five storylines to follow during the 2026 WNBA season, which begins on Friday: CLARK AND FEVER ENTER NEW PHASE Caitlin Clark returns with a chance to operate at full strength after injuries disrupted her campaign la...
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Asia's tech giants give AI bull run a new centre of gravity
By Faith Hung and Jihoon Lee TAIPEI/SEOUL, May 7 (Reuters) - Just as the world's AI bulls looked to be running out of puff, a fresh investor frenzy has hit Asia's tech names, making Seoul's stock market the world's hottest and delivering bonuses of hal...
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Indonesia's Sumatra flood victims file lawsuit as reconstruction work stalls
JAKARTA, May 7 (Reuters) - Victims of last year's deadly floods in Indonesia's Sumatra filed a lawsuit to the state court on Thursday, urging the government to grant national disaster status to three affected provinces and suspend approvals for new f...
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