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Starbucks CEO Schultz plans to hire 10,000 refugees after Trump ban

Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz said on Sunday that the company planned to hire 10,000 refugees over five years in 75 countries, two days after U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order banning refugees from certain countries. Trump on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries,

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Back to zero: Companies use 1970s budget tool to cut costs as they hunt for growth

By Tim McLaughlin BOSTON (Reuters) – The number of U.S. companies using a budgeting tool made famous in the 1970s by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is surging as they turn their spending habits upside down to boost profits and to re-invest in their businesses. The upswing in zero-based budgeting (ZBB) signals that a broader cross-…

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Trump travel ban stirs faint corporate outcry beyond Silicon Valley

NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) – Most U.S. corporate bosses have stayed silent on President Donald Trump's immigration curbs, underscoring the sensitivities around opposing policies that could provoke a backlash from the…

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Oil slides as strong U.S. drilling activity weakens deal to cut output

By Karolin Schaps LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday as news of another increase in U.S. drilling activity spread concern over rising oil output just as many of the world's oil producers are trying to comply with a deal to pump less in an attempt to prop up prices. The number of active U.S. oil rigs rose to the highest since November 2015 …

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Shares fall, dollar dips versus yen after Trump travels curbs

By Nigel Stephenson LONDON (Reuters) – Shares fell in Europe and Asia on Monday and the dollar dipped against the yen after immigration curbs introduced by Donald Trump added an extra layer of uncertainty to the economic impact of the new U.S. president's policies. French 10-year yields hit a 16-month high in early trade after an opinion poll showed conservative presidential election candidate …

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The ‘what if’ spooking markets: policy success

Perhaps the biggest shock to world markets now would be if central banks met their inflation goals. After nearly 10 years of near zero or even negative interest rates and trillions of dollars in new

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