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Slovenia Inflation Remains Stable At 3.6%

BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - Slovenia's consumer price inflation held steady in June after accelerating in the previous two months, figures from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia showed on Tuesday.The consumer price index climbed 3.6 percent year-on-year in June, the same as in May, which…

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Portugal Inflation Eases To 3.2% In June

BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - Portugal's consumer price inflation moderated slightly in June amid a reduction in fuel prices, preliminary data from Statistics Portugal showed on Tuesday.The consumer price index rose 3.2 percent annually in June, slower than the 3.3 percent increase in May.The annual price g…

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U.S. Consumer Confidence Index Inches Slightly Higher In June

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - A report released by the Conference Board on Tuesday showed a modest increase by its U.S. consumer confidence index in the month of June.The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index inched up to 91.2 in June from a downwardly revised 90.6 in May.Economists had expe…

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Poland Inflation Eases To 4-month Low

WARSAW (dpa-AFX) - Poland's consumer price inflation eased further in June to the lowest in four months, preliminary data from Statistics Poland showed on Tuesday.The consumer price index climbed 2.5 percent year-over-year in June, slower than the 3.1 percent increase in May. Moreover, this was the…

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U.S. Job Openings Nearly Unchanged In May

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Job openings in the U.S. were nearly unchanged in the month of May, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Tuesday.The Labor Department said job openings crept up to 7.594 million in May from a downwardly revised 7.585 million in April.Economists had expect…

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Chicago Business Barometer Pulls Back Sharply But Still Indicates Growth

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - After reporting a spike by its reading on Chicago-area business activity in the previous month, MNI Indicators released a report on Tuesday showing its Chicago business barometer gave back ground in the month of June.MNI Indicators said its Chicago business barometer slid to…

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Mixed Sentiment In Global Markets

CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Markets welcomed the final trading session of the June quarter on a mixed note amidst a strength in technology stocks and anxiety ahead of economic data releases from the U.S. Market spotlight is also on the JOLTs data release due on Tuesday morning, comments from Federal Reserv…

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Joby Aviation, Toyota Launch Strategic Manufacturing Alliance

TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Joby Aviation, Inc. (JOBY), an air mobility company, Tuesday announced the launch of its initial phase of strategic manufacturing alliance with Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) by establishing a joint venture to realize air mobility.The strategic alliance will comb…

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German Inflation Softens In June

BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - Germany's inflation eased for the second straight month in June as the pace of increase in energy prices slowed, flash data from Destatis showed Tuesday.Consumer price inflation dropped to a four-month low of 2.3 percent in June from May's 2.6 percent. Economists had forecast a…

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SLB Wins Seven-year Kuwait Oil Tech Contract

HOUSTON (dpa-AFX) - Oilfield services company SLB N.V. (SLB) announced on Tuesday that it has been awarded a seven-year contract by Kuwait Oil Company or KOC to develop and deploy advanced technologies under KOC's Ahmadi Innovation Valley program.SLB will work with KOC on nearly 100 projects focuse…

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Import Duties On Phosphate Fertilizer From Morocco Suspended

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - To safeguard U.S. food supply and support domestic agricultural production, President Donald Trump has authorized the temporary suspension of certain duties on phosphate fertilizer imported from Morocco, helping ensure an adequate supply of phosphate fertilizer for American F…

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Air Products Exits Louisiana Clean Energy Complex

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD), an industrial gases company, Tuesday announced that it is not proceeding with the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex or LCEC project and consequently, expects a pre-tax charge in its fiscal third quarter.The expected financial returns of th…

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