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Logistics giants urge EU to phase in low-value package duty rules
By Matthias Inverardi DUESSELDORF, May 22 (Reuters) - DHL, FedEx and UPS urged European Union finance ministers to phase in new duty rules on low-value packages on Friday, warning of supply chain bott...
May 22, 2026
Angst over rising cost of living pushes US consumer sentiment to record low
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment fell to a record low in May as surging gasoline prices linked to the Iran war intensified affordability concerns, highlighting ...
May 22, 2026
Fed's Waller's ready to axe 'easing bias,' says rate-cut talk now is 'crazy'
By Balazs Koranyi and Howard Schneider FRANKFURT, May 22 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, an influential voice in policymaking who until recently had advocated for lower intere...
May 22, 2026
Trafigura plans to withdraw LME copper stocks ahead of US tariff ruling, sources say
By Pratima Desai and Polina Devitt LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Commodity trader Trafigura plans to take large amounts of copper from London Metal Exchange warehouses in New Orleans, two industry source...
May 22, 2026
Mexico economy shrinks in first quarter, but beats bleakest forecasts
By Aida Pelaez-Fernandez MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Mexico's economy shrank 0.6% in the first quarter from the previous three-month period, data from the national statistics agency INEGI showed o...
May 22, 2026
Dow hits first intraday record high since February
May 22 (Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an intraday record high on Friday, its first since the U.S.-Iran war began, as AI-driven trade and market optimism over negotiations to end the ...
May 22, 2026
Wall St rises at open, Dow hits record high
May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday with the Dow hitting an intraday record high as investors watched for progress in talks to end the nearly three-month Middle East ...
May 22, 2026
Portugal says budget balance 'extremely difficult' after huge storm costs
LISBON, May 22 (Reuters) - Portugal will find it extremely difficult to achieve a balanced budget this year after storms in January and February cost the state 2 billion ($2.3 billion), or about 0.6% ...
May 22, 2026
Canada March retail sales grow 0.9%; seen up 0.6% in April
OTTAWA, May 22 (Reuters) - Canada's retail sales in March grew by 0.9%, beating expectations, to C$72.67 billion ($52.64 billion) primarily led by sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors, as highe...
May 22, 2026
First Carolina files for IPO as US bank listings heat up
May 22 (Reuters) - First Carolina Financial Services filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Friday, disclosing a jump in first-quarter profit as a strong run of new listings by U.S. banks extends...
May 22, 2026
