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Japan's Marubeni looks to hook up its home market on Aussie beef

What lies ahead for Japan after the policy shift of the BOJ?

**Elon Musk says world's first Neuralink patient has made a post on X just by thinking.**

Philippines’ undersea cable network to boost the call center industry

Russia officially adds the LGBTQ movement to its list of terrorist and extremist organizations.

Russia adds the LGBTQ movement officially to its list of extremist and terrorist organizations**.

Japan's JERA and Inpex invest in U.S. Ammonia Projects

A “Misery II Index” combining unemployment with a 2 year change in prices suggests the French are feeling far more pain now than they did when they re-elected Macron as president almost two years ago.

Retail sales in Canada are expected to rise by 0.1% in February of 2024, based on January, revised from the previous estimate of a 0.4% contraction and the 0.9% jump in final year of 2023. Retail turnover for motor vehicles and parts dealers contracted sharply (-3%) to the gain for those offering used cars (4.5%). Strong sales were also recorded in garden equipment and supplies stores (2.2%).

Target #TGT is doubling bonus payments for its salaried employees this year, citing enhanced profits after a rocky couple of years. Eligible employees will receive 100% of their annual bonus amounts after receiving 50% last year. “Based on Target’s performance in 2023, including the $2 billion in additional profit growth our team delivered that exceeded the goals we set at the start of the year, we’re rewarded our team accordingly,” the company said in a statement.