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BEIJING (Reuters) -Apple's iPhone Air would be available for pre-order in China later this week, as major Chinese telecom operators obtained regulatory approvals for eSIM services, the company said on Monday. The iPhone Air, priced from 7,999 yuan ($1,121.56), will be the only model in China to have service providers' support for an eSIM – a digital SIM embedded in the device. The country's three major telecom companies – China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom – have all been cleared by regulators to provide trial eSIM services, a website affiliated with the industry ministry said on Monday. "Excited to announce iPhone Air will be available next week and pre-orders start this Friday, October 17!,"​ Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is currently in Shanghai, said on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, weeks after the iPhone 17's launch in the country. ($1 = 7.1320 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Xiuhao Chen and Ryan WooEditing by Tomasz Janowski)

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(Reuters) -Amazon said it plans to hire 250,000 workers for the holiday season across its fulfillment and transportation networks in the U.S., the same number as the last two years, as the e-commerce behemoth prepares for a surge in orders. The announcement on Monday, however, comes amid concerns that U.S. shoppers will be cautious about spending in this holiday season as they brace from the impact of President Donald Trump's tariff policies. Data firm Adobe Analytics last week projected U.S. holiday online sales to grow at a slower pace this year, but e-commerce are still expected to outshine overall sales growth. Trump's latest tariffs on Chinese imports will have limited impact on holiday sales as most of the inventory is already in the country. Amazon will hire full-time and part-time employees at $23 per hour with benefits, while seasonal workers will earn an average wage of over $19 per hour, it said. The company had last month said it is investing more than $1 billion to raise pay and lower healthcare costs for U.S. fulfillment and transportation employees. Retailers have issued mixed outlooks ahead of the holiday season, with Target and Best Buy maintaining their annual forecasts, and Walmart and Macy's raising theirs. (Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Leroy Leo)

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(Reuters) -The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on October 1 after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach an agreement to extend funding past the end of the federal fiscal year on September 30. The closure has shut off the flow of key economic data at a moment of uncertainty among policymakers and investors about the health of the U.S. job market, the trajectory of inflation and the strength of consumer spending and business investment. The federal agencies responsible for indicators of U.S. economic activity, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census Bureau, have suspended the collection and distribution of nearly all data for the duration the shutdown, although the BLS on Friday said it would publish the Consumer Price Index for September on October 24. The report had been originally scheduled for October 15. Much of the data from private-sector sources, however, will continue to be issued, although some of those series rely in part on earlier government reports and will also cease publication during the shutdown. Following is the forward calendar of economic reports that had been scheduled to be issued in the coming days, noting which releases will be suspended should the shutdown still be in effect and which will continue to be issued. The schedule is subject to change. Release Release Indicator Indicator Will date time source publish (U.S. ET) ? October 1400 Monthly Treasury TBD 10-17 budget Department's (TBD) statement Fiscal Service October 0600 NFIB Business National Yes 14 Optimism Federation index for Independent Business October 0855 Redbook Index Redbook Yes 14 Research October 0700 MBA mortgage Mortgage Yes 15 market index Bankers Association October 0830 New York Fed New York Fed Yes 15 Empire State manufacturing index October 0830 Real earnings Bureau of No 15 Labor Statistics October 0830 Consumer Bureau of 15 Price Index Labor Delayed Statistics to October 24 October 1100 Cleveland Fed Cleveland Fed No 15 median CPI October 0830 Jobless Labor No 16 benefits Department's claims Employment and Training Administratio n October 0830 Producer Bureau of No 16 Price Index Labor Statistics October 0830 Retail sales Census Bureau No 16 October 0830 Philadelphia Philadelphia Yes 16 Fed Fed Manufacturing index October 1000 Business Census Bureau No 16 inventories October 1000 Home builder National Yes 16 sentiment Association index of Home Builders October 0830 Housing Census Bureau No 17 starts and building permits October 0830 Import and Bureau of No 17 export prices Labor Statistics October 0915 Industrial Federal No 17 production Reserve October 1600 Treasury Treasury TBD 17 International Department Capital System flows October 1000 Leading Conference No 20  indicators Board October 0855 Redbook index Redbook Yes 21 Research October 0700 MBA mortgage Mortgage Yes 22 market index Bankers Association October 0830 Jobless Labor No 23 benefits Department's claims Employment and Training Administratio n October 0830 National Chicago Fed Yes 23 Activity Index October 1000 Existing home National Yes 23 sales Association of Realtors October 1100 Tenth Kansas City Yes 23 District Fed Manufacturing Survey October Approx. Building Census Bureau No 24 0800 Permit Revisions October 0830 Consumer Bureau of Yes 24 Price Index Labor Statistics October 0945 S&P Global S&P Global Yes 24 Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index October 1000 Consumer University of Yes 24 Sentiment Michigan Index Survey of Consumers October 1000 New Census Bureau No 24 single-family home sales October 0830 Durable Goods Census Bureau No 27 orders October 1030 Texas Dallas Fed Yes 27 Manufacturing Survey October 0855 Redbook Index Redbook Yes 28 Research October 0900 House Price Federal TBD 28 Index Housing Finance Administratio n October 0900 National S&P Yes 28 House Price CoreLogic/Cas Index, 20 e Shiller month October 1000 Consumer Conference TBD 28 Confidence Board October 1000 5th District Richmond Fed Yes 28 Manufacturing /Service Sector Outlook surveys October 1030 Texas Service Dallas Fed Yes 28 Sector Outlook Survey October 0700 MBA Mortgage Mortgage Yes 29 Market Index Bankers Association October 0830 Advance Census Bureau No 29 Economic Indicators October 1000 Pending Home National Yes 29 Sales Association of Realtors October 1400 FOMC interest Federal Yes 29 rate Reserve statement October 0830 Gross Bureau of No 30 Domestic Economic Product Analysis October 0830 Jobless Labor No 30 Benefits' Department Claims Employment and Training Administratio n October 0830 Personal Bureau of No 31 income Economic Analysis October 0830 Employment Labor No 31 Cost Index Department Bureau of Labor Statistics October 0945 Chicago ISM-Chicago Yes 31 Purchasing Managers Index October no set Trimmed Mean Dallas Fed No 31 time PCE Price Index * TBD = To be determined

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