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Chinese buyers are retreating from Thailand’s condominium market, weakening a source of demand that developers increasingly rely on as heavily indebted Thai households struggle to secure mortgages.

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Central bankers, economists and journalists from around the world converged on Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Thursday evening for the Federal Reserve’s annual economic symposium. The host, Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid, kicked off the event with welcoming remarks followed by dinner. Here’s what to expect from the three-day gathering in Grand Teton National Park:

Vitai Ratanakorn has no qualms about breaking the mold of the modern Bank of Thailand governor.

DigitalBridge Group Inc., a US-based private equity firm being acquired by Softbank Group Corp., will buy one of Australia’s largest smart-meter providers from Ausgrid Group, as demand grows for infrastructure supporting the country’s energy transition.

Tokyo’s key inflation gauge accelerated for a third month, bolstering the case for another Bank of Japan interest-rate increase as market expectations mount for a move in September.

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Federal Reserve officials continue to send mixed signals on their outlooks for inflation, with some arguing higher interest rates are needed to tame prices while others signaled less urgency.

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Mark Walter scrutiny sheds light on LeBron James’ hefty loan from insurers advised by Guggenheim.

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Air New Zealand reported a smaller-than-expected full-year loss despite soaring fuel costs and engine maintenance issues, but stopped short of pledging an immediate return to profit.

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cast doubt on Pennsylvania’s statements around two recent measles-related deaths, intensifying a dispute between the Trump administration and the state over the disease outbreak.

Gap Inc. named a retail industry veteran as head of Old Navy after its deeper-than-expected sales decline dragged down the parent company’s full-year guidance.

A major produce lobby group asked US health officials to change how they communicate about a parasite outbreak that’s sickened thousands, citing battered consumer confidence and sagging sales of fruit and vegetables.

Following the death of the “queen of country music,” a petition calling to rename Nashville International Airport in honor of Dolly Parton is seeing a surge in support.

The US Federal Aviation Administration is taking steps to fire two air-traffic controllers determined to have left their shifts early before an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March, according to people familiar with the matter.

The father and son owners of an Argentinian sports marketing company admitted their role in a decade-old scheme where US prosecutors say that the men bribed Latin American soccer officials to win lucrative media and broadcast rights to tournaments.

Nike Inc. said it hired Jane Ewing from Walmart Inc. to become the sportswear company’s chief commercial officer.

A federal judge in New York approved Bank of America Corp’s $72.5 million settlement with Jeffrey Epstein victims who claimed the bank aided in the late financier’s sex-trafficking.

Alphabet Inc. has agreed to pay £260 million ($354 million) to settle a UK class action accusing the US firm of abusing its dominance and charging excessive commissions to app developers.

Brazil’s national oil company is exploring the prospect of exporting liquefied natural gas from its giant offshore fields as demand for the fuel surges in Asia and elsewhere.

UEFA, Europe’s governing football body, filed a lawsuit in New York seeking information about FIFA’s plan to monetize the World Cup that could be used in a potential criminal proceeding in Switzerland against FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Clicks Group Ltd. is pushing deeper into the economy of South Africa’s predominantly Black urban communities with a new brand aimed at competing for consumers who often shop outside of formal retail stores.

Inditex SA’s low-cost clothing brand Lefties opened its first UK store in Liverpool on Thursday, with shops in Newcastle and Essex due to follow this year as the Spanish retailer ramps up its international expansion.

Indian refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp. has hired a tanker to ferry crude through the Strait of Hormuz, enabling its first Iraqi oil purchase in the financial year that began April 1.

American Airlines Group Inc. will add seven new international routes next year as the carrier expands its network and deploys more of its newest long-range aircraft.

China Vanke Co.’s losses deepened to 14.95 billion yuan ($2.2 billion) in the first half, highlighting the challenges facing the distressed developer’s new board ahead of a wall of maturing debt.

Germany’s gas market manager said it was too optimistic with regard to natural gas supplies picking up over the summer and is ready to support stockpiling if the situation worsens further.

Unilever Plc will sell its Colman’s mustard brand to allay competition concerns as the consumer group merges its wider food business with McCormick & Co.

Rheinmetall AG plans to invest about €270 million ($314 million) to expand vehicle and drone capacities in northern Germany as it prepares for new orders for its Boxer armored personnel carriers.

Dollar-store chains provided different takeaways on the state of the US retail sector that’s facing increasing economic challenges.

The biggest US grid operator is about to learn how tight power supplies may get in coming years as the data-center boom sparks unprecedented electricity demand growth.

The European Union’s executive arm wants to adopt recommendations next week delaying penalties on energy imports that fail to comply with the bloc’s controversial methane emissions regulation.

The technology firm’s digital power unit is expanding into new markets and lifting revenue

The first container ship to run on Brazilian-made ethanol fuel is scheduled to sail early Tuesday from the port of Santos, an unprecedented test for the nation’s biofuel industry that marks a key step toward cutting emissions in maritime transportation.

Airhive, a London-based startup, acquired its Dutch competitor, Carbyon, in a deal it says will create one of Europe’s biggest integrated direct air capture companies.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed to approve Alabama’s application to take over issuing certain coal waste permits from the agency, part of a trend under President Donald Trump to transfer more authority from the federal government to states.

European Union member states will this week debate the impact of the bloc’s controversial methane-emissions rules for importers on the region’s energy security.

Sunrun Inc. is piloting a program aimed at enabling customers to earn hundreds of dollars per month that would use electricity from rooftop solar installations to power distributed computing, according to Chief Executive Officer Mary Powell.

Maricopa County has long been a leader and testing ground for heat-death prevention policies.

France is rushing air conditioners to hospitals as drought, wildfires and extreme heat grip Europe.

New York City and the Northeast will see temperatures surge this week as another wave of sultry weather shifts across the eastern US and southern Canada.

Water levels at a key waypoint on the Rhine River have fallen to the lowest for the time of year in decades as Europe struggles with intense heat waves, limiting fuel flows into southern Germany and Switzerland.

Wildfires are breaking out across Europe after three heat waves and weeks of low rainfall left much of the continent dangerously dry, with crews battling blazes south of Paris and in the UK, while Spain reels from one of its deadliest wildfires.

Chinese solar wafer maker TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co. has purchased a majority stake in smaller rival DAS Solar Co., the latest sign of consolidation in an industry wrought by overcapacity and a persistent supply glut.

This summer’s heat waves may have already resulted in more than 2,700 deaths in England and Wales. That’s according to an estimate published on Monday by researchers at Imperial College London, the UK Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Bloomberg's Joe Wertz reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

China may encounter stronger and more frequent tropical cyclones over the summer months, according to the national climate agency, even after Typhoon Bavi faded over the weekend without causing the widespread flooding that some forecasters had feared.

This summer’s heat waves may have already resulted in more than 2,700 deaths in England and Wales.