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7:21pm, 4th April, 2019

Cuba cuts newspaper size due to paper scarcity as shortages bite

Cuba says a paper shortage is forcing it to cut back on pages and circulation at several state-run newspapers including the Communist Party daily Granma, highlighting the severity of the country's cash crunch as scarcity of basic goods increases...

Shares sink toward one-year low as bears bite again

4:43am, 23rd October, 2018

Business

Shares sink toward one-year low as bears bite again

An ugly start to European trading pushed world shares towards their lowest level in a year on Tuesday, as negative drivers from Saudi Arabia's diplomatic isolation to worries about Italy's finances and trade wars piled on the pressure.

North Carolina feels first bite of mammoth Hurricane Florence

8:01am, 13th September, 2018

US

North Carolina feels first bite of mammoth Hurricane Florence

Coastal North Carolina felt the first bite of Hurricane Florence on Thursday as winds began to rise, a prelude to the slow-moving tempest that forecasters warned would cause catastrophic flooding across a wide swath of the U.S. southeast.

Oil up as U.S. drilling stalls, Iranian sanctions bite

4:15am, 10th September, 2018

Business

Oil up as U.S. drilling stalls, Iranian sanctions bite

Oil prices rose on Monday as U.S. drilling stalled and as investors anticipated lower supply once new U.S. sanctions against Iran's crude exports kick in from November.

Asian factories slow as China-U.S. trade conflict starts to bite

1:36am, 1st August, 2018

Business

Asian factories slow as China-U.S. trade conflict starts to bite

Manufacturing activity across Asia slowed in July, deepening concerns about the region's economic outlook as an intensifying trade conflict between the United States and China sent shudders through their trading partners.

Trump tariffs take a bite out of GM 2018 profit forecast

6:34am, 25th July, 2018

Business

Trump tariffs take a bite out of GM 2018 profit forecast

General Motors Co on Wednesday lowered its full-year 2018 earnings forecast, citing higher steel and aluminum costs, sending its shares down more than 3 percent in pre-market trading.

UK child poverty rose last year as welfare cuts bite - thinktank

2:43am, 24th July, 2018

UK

UK child poverty rose last year as welfare cuts bite - thinktank

The number of children living in poverty in Britain rose last year as the poorest families saw their incomes hit by welfare cuts, a think tank said, underscoring the challenge for the government as it tries to balance the public finances.

Investors focusing on profit margins as rising prices, wages start to bite

9:29pm, 8th June, 2018

Business

Investors focusing on profit margins as rising prices, wages start to bite

NEW YORK (Reuters) - For years U.S. inflation has been the dog that did not bark, but rising prices and wages are now showing signs of squeezing profit margins across corporate America, leading investors to punish companies whose results are deterior...

Tech stocks at record high as FAANGs and BATTS bite

7:30am, 5th June, 2018

Business

Tech stocks at record high as FAANGs and BATTS bite

LONDON (Reuters) - World tech stocks hit a record high on Tuesday, spurred on by a new all-time peak for Apple, a 17-year top for European tech firms and news that Twitter and Netflix were set to join Wall Street's flagship S&P 500 index.