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Tech layoffs in Southeast Asia rise as unprofitable startups seek to expand their leads

Tech layoffs in Southeast Asia rise as unprofitable startups seek to expand their leads

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Shopee has reportedly made three rounds of layoffs this year as its parent company, Sea Limited, struggles for profitability. Lauryn Ishak | Bloomberg | Getty Images More tech startups in Southeast Asia have laid off workers this year as macro headwinds deepened losses and venture capitalists pushed startups to expand their leads. Last week, online …

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Stocks and bond yields fall as US data clouds Fed rate outlook

Stocks and bond yields fall as US data clouds Fed rate outlook

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Wall Street extends losses as recession worries mount Crude oil at lowest since January Bank of Canada signals slowing pace of rate hikes China eases COVID rules but imports and exports slump http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn NEW YORK/MILAN, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Global stocks fell further and Treasury yields fell on Wednesday as U.S. worker productivity data beat …

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Reaction to China's easing of COVID restrictions in major policy shift

Reaction to China’s easing of COVID restrictions in major policy shift

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Dec 7 (Reuters) – China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its strict zero COVID policy since the pandemic began three years ago, easing rules that had curbed the spread of the virus but had hobbled the world’s second-largest economy worldwide and sparked protests. The easing of rules, which include allowing infected people …

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Analysis: Russia's G7 oil price ceiling moves from revenue squeeze to market anchor

Analysis: Russia’s G7 oil price ceiling moves from revenue squeeze to market anchor

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WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – When U.S. officials first floated the idea of ​​capping Russian oil export prices in response to a planned European embargo in March, they pledged to cut revenue of the Russian war machine, while avoiding a devastating spike in oil prices. But keeping Russian oil on the market and global prices …

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Exclusive: Goldman Sachs on the hunt for cheap crypto firms after FTX fiasco

Exclusive: Goldman Sachs on the hunt for cheap crypto firms after FTX fiasco

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LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs (GS.N) plans to spend tens of millions of dollars buying or investing in crypto companies after the FTX stock market crash hit valuations and chilled the market. interest of investors. The FTX implosion has increased the need for more trusted and regulated cryptocurrency players, and big banks see …

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Analysis: Investors look to emerging markets as planets align for end of dollar bull market

Analysis: Investors look to emerging markets as planets align for end of dollar bull market

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NEW YORK, Dec 6 (Reuters) – As the U.S. dollar tumbles from multi-decade highs, some investors are betting emerging market currencies will be the big winners from a sustained reversal in the greenback. The MSCI International Emerging Market Currency Index (.MIEM00000CUS) is up nearly 5% from its lows and posted its best monthly gain in …

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Currency swap debt is an $80 trillion global regulator, says 'blind spot'

Currency swap debt is an $80 trillion global regulator, says ‘blind spot’

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LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Pension funds and other “non-bank” financial firms hold more than $80 trillion in hidden off-balance sheet dollar debt in foreign exchange swaps, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said. ). The BIS, dubbed the central bank of central banks around the world, also said in its latest quarterly report that …

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Blackstone's $69bn REIT stifles takeovers in blow to real estate empire

Blackstone’s $69bn REIT stifles takeovers in blow to real estate empire

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NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Blackstone Inc (BX.N) on Thursday limited withdrawals from its $69 billion unlisted real estate income trust (REIT) after a spike in redemption requests, an unprecedented blow to a franchise that helped it become an asset management giant. The brakes came because redemptions hit pre-set limits, rather than Blackstone setting …

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Sam Bankman-Fried says he 'never tried to commit fraud'

Sam Bankman-Fried says he ‘never tried to commit fraud’

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NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of now bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, tried to distance himself from suggestions of fraud in his first public appearance since the collapse of his business. losses totaling billions of dollars. Speaking via video link at The New York Times Dealbook Summit with Andrew …

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HSBC considers windfall dividend from $10 billion sale of Canadian unit to RBC

HSBC considers windfall dividend from $10 billion sale of Canadian unit to RBC

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Deal comes under pressure from Chinese shareholder Analysts hail ‘sense’ deal The bank could return the proceeds of the transaction to the shareholders LONDON/TORONTO/NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Reuters) – HSBC (HSBA.L) has agreed to sell its Canadian business to Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO) for C$13.5 billion ($10 billion). dollars) in cash, thus paving the …

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