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By David Shepardson (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday he would call on major railroads to improve safety after a Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, of a train operated by Norfolk Southern. Buttigieg in a letter to Norfolk Southern Chief Executive Alan Shaw said he would also urge Congress to raise …

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By Harshita Swaminathan (Reuters) – Australian supermarkets will reap bigger profits in fiscal 2023 half-year due to decades-high inflation and increased savings, but analysts warned of a rough second-half as households reel from mounting expenses due to higher cost of living. Top supermarket chains Woolworths Group and Coles Group will likely see growth in their …

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By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Three central bank policy decisions dominate the economic calendar in Asia this week, as investors continue to grapple with the profound market implications of the most dramatic repricing of U.S. interest rate expectations in decades. This comes against …

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CAIRO (Reuters) -Lebanon’s embattled central bank chief Riad Salameh said on Sunday he would leave his post once his latest term ends in July even if he is asked to stay longer. “No one has asked me to continue [as central bank chief] but even if they do, I think this is enough,” he said …

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(Reuters) – Tom Sizemore, an American actor known for his roles in “Saving Private Ryan” and “Black Hawk Down,” has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering a brain aneurysm early Saturday morning and is in critical condition, his manager said. “He is currently in critical condition and it’s a wait and see situation,” the 61-year-old …

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By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Earnings results from major retailers in the coming weeks will test the strength of the U.S. stock market rally, as investors gain insight into the health of consumer spending and the fallout on company bottom lines from inflation. As a tepid fourth-quarter results season comes to an end, …

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By Jonathan Landay MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – Ukrainian officials have urged U.S. Congress members to press President Joe Biden’s administration to send F-16 jetfighters to Kyiv, saying the aircraft would boost Ukraine’s ability to hit Russian missile units with U.S.-made rockets, lawmakers said. The lobbying came over the weekend on the sidelines of the Munich …

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By Nathan Layne LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) -Republicans in Michigan on Saturday selected Trump loyalist Kristina Karamo as their next state chair, elevating an election denier to a critical leadership role in a sign of the growing clout of far-right and grassroots members over the party in the battleground state. The election of Karamo could complicate …

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