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A banknote of Japanese yen is seen with a currency exchange rate graph in this illustration picture taken on June 16, 2022. TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese stocks and the yen are expected to fall while longer-dated domestic government bond yields are seen rising as exit polls suggest Prime Minister Shig…

Boeing workers from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 attend a rally at their union hall during an ongoing strike in Seattle, Washington, Oct. 15, 2024. SEATTLE (Reuters) — Boeing factory workers voted to reject a contract offer and continue a more than …

A “For Rent, For Sale” sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, July 7, 2022. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. existing home sales dropped to a 14-year low in September, weighed down by higher mortgage rates and house prices. The second straight monthly decline in home resales reinforce…

A woman spends the day in a park with the New York skyline in the background, in Hoboken, New Jersey, June 23, 2024. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its 2024 economic growth forecasts for the U.S., Brazil and Britain but cut them for China, Japan and the eur…

People walk on an overpass with a display of stock information in front of buildings in the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China, Aug. 6, 2024. SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Asia shares dipped in and out of positive territory on Monday, under pressure from weakness in Hong Kong stocks, but bitcoi…

A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2023. REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. budget deficit grew to $1.833 trillion for fiscal 2024, the highest outside of the Covid era, as interest on the federal debt exceeded …

A Chipotle restaurant advertises it is hiring in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Aug. 28, 2023. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment unexpectedly fell last week, but could remain elevated in the near-term amid the effects of Hurricanes Helene and Milton,…

Tertia Freas HONOLULU, Hawaii (FHB) — First Hawaiian Inc. announced the appointment of Tertia Freas to serve on its board of directors and the board of directors of First Hawaiian Bank. Freas also was appointed to the board of directors’ audit committee. All appointments are effective Oct. 15, 2024…

The image of a Boeing 737 jetliner is seen behind Boeing factory workers and supporters as they gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing production facility in Renton, Washington,  Sept. 15, 2024. (Reuters) — Thousands of Boeing staff will get layoff notices within weeks, a union and i…

Neel Kashkari, president and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, May 7, 2024. (Reuters) — Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said on Monday more rate cu…