Saint-Gobain sees positive price-cost trend after Q1 sales beat

By Enrico Sciacovelli and Luca Fratangelo (Reuters) -French construction materials group Saint-Gobain on Thursday forecast a slower yearly increase in energy and raw material costs for 2023 while reporting better-than-expected first quarter sales on the back of its resilient renovation business. The firm said during a conference call that it expects its energy and raw …

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U.S. targets Russia’s FSB, IRGC members over wrongful detention of Americans

By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russia’s domestic security service FSB and the intelligence unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accusing them of being responsible or complicit in the wrongful detention of Americans overseas. The sanctions also targeted four senior commanders within IRGC’s IO, …

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Fed watchdog objects to Senate bill overhauling leadership selection

By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s in-house watchdog agency is pushing back against proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate that would overhaul how the government department is led. Mark Bialek, who heads the Office of the Inspector General of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said in a …

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South Korea leader stresses need for cooperation with Japan on North Korea

By Patricia Zengerle and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday it is necessary to speed up trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States to counter increasing North Korean nuclear threats, and said the world must not “shy away” from promoting freedom for the North. Yoon, …

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Banco central argentino sube tasa referencial en 1.000 pb hasta 91% anual

Por Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES, 27 abr (Reuters) -El directorio del banco central de Argentina (BCRA) convalidó este jueves la tasa de interés referencial al 91% anual, desde el 81% previo, para atacar de lleno una fuerte escalada inflacionaria y presión devaluatoria sobre el peso. La vigencia resultó inmediata con la licitación de letras ‘Leliq’, …

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Cosecha soja de Argentina podría ser inferior a 22,5 million tons debido a sequía: Bolsa Cereales Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES, 27 abr (Reuters) – La Bolsa de Cereales de Buenos Aires (BdeC) dijo el jueves que podría tener que volver a recortar su estimación de cosecha de soja 2022/23 de Argentina, que redujo a 22,5 millones de toneladas la semana pasada, debido al impacto de una histórica sequía que azotó al país durante …

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Los accionistas de BP rechazan resolución de activistas climáticos, pero crece su apoyo

Por Shadia Nasralla y Ron Bousso LONDRES, 27 abr (Reuters) – Los accionistas rechazaron el jueves una resolución activista que instaba a BP a fijar objetivos climáticos más estrictos, aunque contó con más apoyo que el año pasado después de que la empresa energética diera marcha atrás en sus planes de recortar la producción de …

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