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By Ananya Mariam Rajesh and Aatrayee Chatterjee (Reuters) – TJX Cos Inc is likely to see a strong growth in annual sales as inflation pushes bargain-hungry but brand-conscious customers to off-price retailers offering cheaper deals and promotions. The expected surge in demand for companies such as TJX, Ross Stores and Burlington Stores Inc follows a …

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By Ali Kucukgocmen and Henriette Chacar ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) -Six people were killed in the latest earthquake to strike the border region of Turkey and Syria, authorities said on Tuesday, two weeks after a massive quake killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. Monday’s quake of magnitude 6.4, …

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Feb 21 (Reuters) – Canadian retail sales rose by 0.5% in December from November at C$62.12 billion ($46.19 billion), on higher sales at motor vehicles and parts dealers, as well as general merchandise stores, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. Sales were seen to rise by 0.7% in January, the agency said in a flash estimate. …

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By David Shepardson (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday urged major railroads and Congress to take significant steps to boost train safety and said he would pursue new regulations without action by lawmakers after a toxic derailment in Ohio. “This represents an important moment to redouble our efforts to make this far …

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By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) -Surprisingly strong services growth meant the recovery in euro zone business activity gathered steam this month, expanding much faster than thought, according to a survey on Tuesday, the latest evidence the currency union could escape a recession. A sister survey showed businesses in Britain reporting an unexpected bounce in activity …

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By Davide Barbuscia and Saeed Azhar NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bond investors are starting to trim holdings of U.S. debt to brace for a possible government default that they see as highly unlikely but potentially seismic for financial markets around the world. The U.S. Treasury hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit last month. Unless congress …

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By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eytan Morgenstern is facing a very expensive dilemma. The 36-year-old public relations professional has an opportunity to check something off his life ‘bucket list’: Seeing his favorite band, Metallica, play live. One problem: They are not coming to his city of Jerusalem, so he is considering going to …

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By Sameer Manekar and Melanie Burton (Reuters) -Global miner BHP Group reported a steeper-than-expected 32% fall in first-half profit owing to a drop in iron ore prices, sending its shares down, although it flagged a brightening outlook in China, its biggest customer. China’s strict zero-COVID-19 policy curtailed economic activity and dented demand over the past …

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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -An explosion tore through an Ohio metals plant on Monday, scattering molten metal and debris that rained down on neighboring buildings and injuring at least 14 people, mostly with burns, officials and witnesses said. The blast sent smoke billowing into the sky that could be seen for miles around the damaged …

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