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Look to India, Japan for ‘quality alpha’ amid market uncertainty, investor says newsthirst.

An employee counts Indian currency notes at a cash counter inside a bank in Kolkata. Rupak De Chowdhuri | Reuters Investors searching for “quality alpha” in Asia over the next six to nine months should look to India and Japan given the uncertainty in China, according to Lincoln Pan, partner and co-head of private equity at the Asia-focused…

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Japan’s household spending massively beats expectations, boosting case for further BOJ hikes newsthirst.

A customer picks up a snack at a supermarket store in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Noriko Hayashi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s household spending in December rose 2.7% year on year in real terms, massively beating expectations from economists polled by Reuters and marking its first rise since July 2024. The…

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Denver Broncos President Damani Leech praises NFL diversity commitment newsthirst.

Denver Broncos President Damani Leech praised the National Football League’s commitment to diversity amid corporate and government efforts to reduce diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices. Leech is one of four African American presidents of NFL teams. “I think we’ve all been hired in the last three to four years,” Leech told CNBC Sport from…

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Trump administration demands lists of low-performing federal workers newsthirst.

U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the day of the annual National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2025.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Trump administration on Thursday ordered all federal departments and agencies to submit lists of employees who have received less than “fully successful” job performance ratings in…

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Bessent says Trump is focused on the 10-year yield, won’t push Fed to cut rates newsthirst.

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks, at the White House, in Washington, U.S. February 3, 2025.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Trump administration is more focused on keeping Treasury yields low rather than on what the Federal Reserve does, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday. While in the past Trump has implored the…

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