Economy

(Bloomberg) — China has ordered central government agencies and state-backed corporations to replace foreign-branded personal computers with domestic alternatives within two years, marking one of Beijing’s most aggressive efforts so far to eradicate key overseas technology from within its most sensitive organs. . Most Read from Bloomberg Staff were asked after the week-long May break …

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Placeholder while article actions load Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have taken vast stores of grain from Ukraine and exported them to Russia, exacerbating the risk of shortages and hunger in areas under Russian control. Farmers in Ukrainian territory occupied by Russian forces reported that the Russians were “stealing their grain en masse,” according to …

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Slatestone Wealth chief management strategist Kenny Polcari discusses inflation and the March jobs report, arguing if inflation continues to ‘get strong its going to put pressure on the market.’ US job growth likely continued at a brisk clip in April, suggesting the labor market is still strong despite headwinds from the highest inflation in four …

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©Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An investor sits in front of a board showing stock information at a brokerage office in Beijing, China, December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares tumbled to their lowest in seven weeks on Friday and the dollar stood tall as investors globally shunned riskier assets …

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Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration has launched a new, privately funded program to provide monthly cash payments to a small group of New Orleans teenagers and young adults, part of a national pilot aimed at building a case for a guaranteed income. The program selected 125 residents ages 16 to 24, and at the end of …

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IN 1956, ACE part of its experiment with embracing socialism, India created the Life Insurance Company of India (SCI) by nationalizing and lumping together 245 firms. The experiment took a while to conclude. In 2000 India allowed private firms to sell life insurance again. Two decades later it is selling at 3.5% sliver of SCI …

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