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  • Business
    Fortune

    Grab’s COO thinks there’s ‘tremendous upside’ in fast-growing Southeast Asia after the startup recently reported its first-ever profitable quarter

    Alex Hungate wants people to think of the Southeast Asian startup as a data science company, not a ride-hailing and food delivery firm.

  • Business
    The Canadian Press

    Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash

    HAVANA (AP) — Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from an ATM, but when it was almost his turn, the cash ran out. He angrily hopped on his electric tricycle and traveled several kilometers to another branch where he finally managed to withdraw some money after wasting the entire morning. “It shouldn’t be so difficult to get the money you earn by working,” the 23-year-old Fonseca told The Associated Press in a recent interview.

  • Sports
    The Canadian Press

    Oregon's Sports Bra, a pub for women's sports fans, plans national expansion as interest booms

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — On a recent weeknight at this bar in northeast Portland, fans downed pints and burgers as college women's lacrosse and beach volleyball matches played on big-screen TVs. Memorabilia autographed by female athletes covered the walls, with a painting of U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach mounted above the chalkboard beer menu. The Sports Bra is a pub where women's sports are celebrated — and the only thing on TV. Packed and buzzing with activity, the bar has successfully tapped i

  • Business
    Bloomberg

    Powell Is Poised to Keep Fed on Higher-for-Longer Path

    (Bloomberg) -- Jerome Powell’s remarks in the coming week will be closely parsed by investors for any clues on just how long the Federal Reserve is willing to wait before cutting interest rates.Most Read from BloombergBHP’s $39 Billion Copper Play Was Years in the MakingApple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI FeaturesAI Boom’s Secret Winners? The Companies Expected to Power ItPlunging Home Prices, Fleeing Companies: Austin’s Glow Is FadingWall Street Humbled as Fast-Reversin