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(Reuters) -Connie Francis, the American pop singer who topped the charts in the 1950s and 1960s with genre-spanning songs of youthful love and heartbreak, died on Wednesday night, her manager said. She was 87.
Francis had been hospitalized earlier in July with severe pelvic pain, spending some time in intensive... (continue reading...)
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America grew by 7.1% in 2024 to $188.96 billion, but new investment interest has stagnated, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said on Thursday.
WHY IT'S IMPORTANT
FDI is a key driver of economic growth in Latin America, but lack of new investment has raised concerns about the region’s long-term competitiveness and appeal to foreign investors.
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MADRID (Reuters) -Spain said on Thursday it would step up investigations into suspected crimes by members of far-right and racist groups after four nights of clashes with African migrants in some of the nation's worst such unrest of recent times.
Authorities have detained 11 people and filed more than 60 complaints over hate crimes and disorder since violence erupted last Friday following an attack on a local man in his 60s in... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) -Alphabet's Waymo is expanding its service in Austin, Texas, to 90 square miles from 37 square miles earlier, the software giant's self-driving unit said on Thursday, seeking to protect its top position in the city from rivals such as Tesla.
Waymo, which has over 100 vehicles on the Uber platform in Austin, will now cover new neighborhoods such as Crestview, Windsor Park, Sunset Valley and Franklin Park, the company said.
After... (continue reading...)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. business inventories were unchanged for a second straight month in May, suggesting that inventories could subtract from gross domestic product in the second quarter.
The flat reading in inventories reported by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau on Thursday was in line with economists' expectations. Inventories are a key component of GDP. They increased 1.7% year on year.
Inventories are also the most volatile... (continue reading...)
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