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Exclusive: Bombardier’s Beaudoin seen stepping down as chairman – source

Pierre Beaudoin is expected to step down as executive chairman of Canada's Bombardier Inc in early 2016, according to a source familiar with discussions about the issue, but the company's chief executive dismissed the report. The source, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said the move was still being discussed and it was not clear who would replace Beaudoin, a member of the family that controls the …

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Oil heads for third straight weekly loss as supply weighs

By Karolin Schaps LONDON (Reuters) – Oil edged down on Friday as bearish sentiment driven by oversupply rattled the market and was set to lead prices to a third straight weekly drop, the longest losing streak in four months. Russia, one of the world's top oil producers, said on Friday it was not considering coordinating its output policy with OPEC members, adding the organisation was not exerting

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Prospects still slim for major global economic pickup

By Ross Finley, Silvio Cascione and Rahul Karunakar LONDON/BRASILIA/BENGALURU (Reuters) – The world economy may be set for another year like 2015, with modest growth in developed economies offsetting persistent weakness elsewhere but generating very little inflation and keeping interest rates low. The U.S. Federal Reserve's long-awaited rise in …

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Fed to raise rates again in March, follow up with fewer hikes: poll

The U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again in the next three months, according to two-thirds of economists polled by Reuters, although many say rates won't rise as quickly next year as policymakers have suggested. The Fed hiked rates for the first time in nearly a decade on Dec 16, confident the U.S. economy can …

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Indian IT & ITES exports register impressive growth in 2014-15

After growing to $82 billion in 2014-15, the industry is poised to reach around $350 billion by 2020.

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Indian IT & ITES exports register impressive growth in 2014-15

Brazilian court pulls the plug on WhatsApp

Popular messaging app shut down for 48 hours for noncompliance with a Brazilian court order.

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Major U.S. banks raise prime rates after Fed rate hike

(Reuters) – Major U.S. banks raised their prime rates, a benchmark for a wide range of consumer and commercial loans, for the first time since 2006 on Wednesday, following a rate hike from the Federal Reserve. Banks including Wells Fargo & Co , JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America Corp raised their prime rates

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Crude falls after U.S. Fed rate hike, inventory gains

By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) – Crude futures fell in Asian trade on Thursday, adding to sharp losses the previous session after the Federal Reserve raised rates for the first time in nearly a decade and official figures showed

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Fed raises interest rates, citing ongoing U.S. recovery

By Howard Schneider and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade on Wednesday, signaling faith that the U.S. economy had largely overcome the wounds of the 2007-2009 financial crisis. The U.S. central bank's policy-setting committee raised the range of its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of …

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Oil up 1 percent as support emerges before 11-year low

Brent and U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures rose for a second straight day on short covering, after being unable to break below a seven-year trough. “We are seeing nothing unusual about this week's price bounce given the fact that the entire complex had become much oversold based on virtually all of our technical indicators,” Jim Ritterbusch of Chicago-based oil consultancy Ritterbusch & Associates said in a note. “Focus…

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