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US judge blocks labor board's Trump-era move to take control over union elections

By Nate RaymondA federal judge on Monday blocked the U.S. agency that oversees union elections for federal employees from shifting authority over all labor representation decisions to its top body, which is dominated by Republicans appointed by President Donald Trump.Chief U.S. District Judge Denis…

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CBOT wheat ticks down

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ticked down on Monday as traders positioned ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's stocks and acreage report a day later, and large supply prospects weighed on futures, analysts said.

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Dollar slips, yen reaches 40-year low

By Karen Brettell and Amanda CooperThe dollar dropped on Monday but remained near a 13-month high, supported by optimism over U.S. economic growth, the prospect of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and a continuing AI-driven boom in U.S. equity markets that has been drawing in capital at a rapid…

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The construction failures and risky geography behind Venezuela's quake tragedy

By Maxwell Briceno and Sarah KinosianWhen late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez built this coastal housing development bearing his name as part of his socialist revolution, residents found a fresh start after deadly floods had decimated the area more than a decade earlier.But after two back‑to‑back e…

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Argentina economic activity grows less than expected in April

Argentina's economic activity grew less than expected in April, official data showed on Monday, as gains in mining and agriculture were partly offset by weakness in manufacturing and commerce.The 1.6% increase in Latin America's third-largest economy fell short of the 2.2% growth projected by analy…

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Argentina economic activity grows less than expected in April

Argentina's economic activity climbed 1.6% in April compared with the same month a year earlier, data from Argentina's national statistics agency showed on Monday.The increase for Latin America's third-largest economy fell short of the 2.2% growth projected by analysts polled by Reuters and slowed…

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