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Factory activity racing but supply squeeze dims outlook

LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) — Factory activity powered ahead in Europe last month and stayed strong in Asia as demand grew, surveys showed, but rising raw material costs and supply bottlenecks posed a headache for business and weighed on the recovery in export-driven economies. European manufacturers ra…
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Oil trades near $70 a barrel on improving demand outlook

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices firmed on Monday, with Brent trading near $70 a barrel, underpinned by the bright outlook for fuel demand growth in the next quarter, while investors looked ahead to the OPEC+ meeting this week to see how producers will respond. Brent crude futures rose 69 cents, or 1%…
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BankGuam Holding Company declares dividends

(Press Release) —  BankGuam Holding Company’s board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share for the holders of its common stock and a dividend payment to the holders of the company’s 5.5% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series A.  The dividends…
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Bitcoin falls 5.2% to $33,849, Ether down 6.3%

(Reuters) — Bitcoin dipped 5.16% to $33,849.47 at 18:00 GMT on Saturday, losing $1,842.99 from its previous close. Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, dropped 6.26% to $2,262.06 on Saturday, losing $151.11 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-k…
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Pent-up demand, shortages fuel US inflation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. consumer prices surged in April, with a measure of underlying inflation blowing past the Federal Reserve’s 2% target and posting its largest annual gain since 1992, because of pent-up demand and supply constraints as the economy reopens. The strong inflation readin…
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