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Chewy stock sinks on cut to sales outlook

  Bloomberg Chewy Inc tumbled after the online seller of pet supplies cut its revenue outlook and said customer growth has slowed. Sales in the current fiscal year will total no more than $10 billion as customer pull back on discretionary goods such as toys and treats, Chewy said in a letter to shareholders. That’s down from a previous forecast ...

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Russia plans to buy $70 billion in yuan, other ‘friendly’ currencies

Bloomberg Russia is considering a plan to buy as much as $70 billion in yuan and other “friendly” currencies this year to slow the ruble’s surge, before shifting to a longer-term strategy of selling its holdings of the Chinese currency to fund investment. The offshore yuan briefly extended gains against the dollar after the news, rallying to a session high. ...

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Japanese yen falls to its lowest since 1998

  Bloomberg The yen declined to its lowest since 1998, prompting warnings from Japanese government officials, as the yield gap between the US and Japan widened to heap more pressure on the currency. It falls as much as 0.5% to 139.68 per dollar in Thursday trading — a hair’s breadth from the key psychological level of 140, before paring the ...

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