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Japan's core consumer inflation in April is expected be slightly higher than the central bank's 2% target, hitting a seven-year peak as sharp climbs in fuel and global commodity costs push up the cost of living.

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Japan's beleaguered Toshiba Corp said on Friday it has received interest from 10 potential investors after soliciting buyout offers.

California's minimum wage will rise to $15.50 an hour for workers at all businesses, large and small, on Jan.

Global shares rose on Friday as Wall Street rallied to end a volatile week of trading, while oil jumped 4% on the back of record-high U.S. gas prices.

Asian shares found some footing after a volatile session for U.S.

The dollar slipped on Friday as a rally in equities contributed to a risk-on mood, but was still set for a sixth straight week of gains as investors remained concerned about slowing global growth and Federal Reserve policy tilting the United States into a recession.

The yen is poised to snap a nine-week losing streak on Friday on weakening risk sentiment, while another Wall Street selloff drove flight-to-safety bids to the dollar, which held near 20-year peaks.

The dollar edged lower on Friday, but was still set for a sixth straight week of gains as investors remained concerned about the possibility of global growth slowing and Federal Reserve policy tilting the U.S.

The yen held most of its overnight gains on Friday, after falling U.S.

Gold fell more than 1% on Friday and is set for its fourth straight weekly decline, as the dollar's strong run with more aggressive U.S.

Gold fell more than 1% on Friday and is set for its fourth straight weekly decline, as the dollar's strong run with more aggressive U.S.

Gold fell on Friday and was headed for a fourth consecutive weekly decline pressured by overall strength in the dollar on prospects of aggressive interest rate hikes by the U.S.

Gold prices held ground near a three-month low on Friday as the strongest dollar in two decades continued to sap demand for greenback-priced bullion, setting up what could be the metal's fourth consecutive weekly fall.

Gold prices hovered near a three-month low on Friday and were set for their fourth straight weekly fall, as the strongest dollar in two decades dampened demand for greenback-priced bullion.

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Oil prices rose about 3% on Friday as U.S. gasoline prices jumped to an all-time high and on fears supplies would tighten further if the European Union bans Russian oil after Moscow this week sanctioned European units of state-owned Gazprom.

Oil prices rose on Friday but were headed for their first weekly loss in three weeks as worries about inflation and China's COVID lockdowns slowing global growth offset concerns about dwindling supplies from Russia.

Oil prices firmed in early trade on Friday but were headed for their first weekly losses in three weeks as worries about inflation and China's COVID lockdowns slowing global growth outweighed concerns about dwindling fuel supply from Russia.

Adidas UK's ads that included a grid of women's breasts to show breast diversity for a sports bra campaign has been banned due to being improperly targeted.

SoftBank Group Corp's chip technology firm Arm Ltd on Thursday reported record revenue for 2021, and Chief Executive Rene Haas told Reuters its business for new chip designs indicates a strong outlook.

Canadian flight attendants are demanding pay for time on the ground as well as in-flight, as they have recently endured delays, sometimes for hours, at the country's busiest airport due to staff shortages, health checks and rising traffic.

Trading in shares of AMC Entertainment and GameStop was volatile on Thursday as the so-called meme stocks pared gains after rallying sharply earlier in the day as some investors looked for bargains following several days of losses.

Calling stable prices the "bedrock" of the economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday the U.S.

As TikTok accounts focused on money gain huge followings, stodgy financial firms are wedging themselves into youth-oriented social media platforms for a piece of the action.

A pair of Twitter executives have left ahead of its possible acquisition by billionaire Elon Musk and amidst a wider cost cutting process across the company.

U.S. automaker General Motors has agreed a 8.5% wage hike with a new, independent union at its pick-up truck plant in the central Mexican city of Silao, labor representatives said on Thursday, one of the highest recent raises in the country's auto industry.

U.S. automaker General Motors has agreed to raise wages 8.5% in a new collective contract for its production hub in the central Mexican city of Silao, the plant's new union SINTTIA said on Thursday.