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Inflation hits Mother’s Day with flower prices up 14%

  Bloomberg If you’re planning to send flowers for Mother’s Day, expect to pay more. Marie Noe, owner of A Bella Mia flower shop in Norwood, Massachusetts, has raised her prices by 24% across the board in the past three years to cover costs. Some items Noe has raised even more, citing an arrangement that used to sell for $59.99 …

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E-commerce stocks sink to 2-year lows

  Bloomberg Shares of e-commerce companies from Etsy Inc to Shopify Inc tumbled after weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings and forecasts deepened concern that the pace of online shopping has slowed. Etsy sank 17% after providing a second-quarter gross merchandise sales forecast that fell short of analyst expectations, while Canada’s Shopify dropped 15% in New York trading after merchandise volume and revenue …

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Hard pressed for cash, Kenya to go ahead with Eurobond plans

Bloomberg Kenya plans to go ahead with a Eurobond sale at possibly the worst time in years. The government still intends to raise $1 billion before the end of June, Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani told reporters in Nairobi. His remarks came days after his department expressed concern in a document that rising global yields meant borrowing might be too expensive …

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