Big consumer-goods companies know people are short on cash, but their results show they can keep raising prices anyway … Bill Ackman took a $400 million loss on his $1.1 billion bet on Netflix shares … The Ukraine war has boosted demand for Lockheed Martin’s missile-defense systems
Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol on Saturday, days after Moscow declared victory in the southern city and said its forces did not need to take the plant.
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China's major financial hub of Shanghai reported more new COVID-19 related deaths on April 22, as residents vented their anger over a harsh lockdown and strict censorship online.
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The search began after the crew sent word that the boat was in trouble off the northern island of Hokkaido.
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