Category Archives:
Marketmind: China trade data disappoints, again
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Alun John. U.S. equity markets saw their first positive day in August on Monday, but then along came Chinese trade data. Nasdaq and S&P500 futures...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
Futures inch lower; banks slip after Moody’s downgrade
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday, with financial stocks edging lower after Moody's overnight cut credit ratings of several small- to mid-sized U.S. banks and said it may downgra...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
Meta Platforms seeks to stop privacy breach fine in Norway -court filing
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Meta Platforms is asking a court in Norway to stop a fine the Nordic country's data regulator imposed on the owner of Facebook and Instagram for breaching users' pri...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
China’s car sales fall for 2nd month in July as price war continues
By Qiaoyi Li and Miyoung Kim BEIJING (Reuters) -China's passenger vehicle sales fell for a second month in July, as discounts and government support measures failed to persuade consumers wary of buyin...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
Greek EU-harmonised inflation rises to 3.5% y/y in July
(Reuters) - Greece's annual EU-harmonised inflation accelerated to +3.5% in July from +2.8% in June, data showed on Tuesday. EU-harmonised inflation is an index of components that is used across the E...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
Biden to protect vast sacred lands near Grand Canyon
By Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, Arizona (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will curb land development on a stretch of nearly 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) near Arizon...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
Iraqi builders face growing risks on frontline of climate change
By Timour Azhari, Mohammed Kadhim Atti and Maher Nazeh BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - With temperatures that can go above 50C (122F), Iraqi building sites have long been a hazardous place to work in summer. ...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
Exclusive-As US navigates summer of strikes, Biden’s top labor adviser exits, source says
By Nandita Bose (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's top labor adviser, Celeste Drake, has stepped down, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter, leaving the administration with one les...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
Japan’s Kobe Steel raises annual profit forecast to record $840 million
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Kobe Steel raised its net profit forecast for the current fiscal year to a record high of 120 billion yen ($839 million) on expected higher selling prices and lower fuel cost...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
Italy hits banks with 40% windfall tax for 2023
By Angelo Amante, Federico Maccioni and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) -Italy has approved a one-off 40% tax on profits banks reap from higher interest rates and it plans to use proceeds to help mortga...
Syndicated Content Aug 08, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
72 °F Sunny
