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South Korea July factory activity weakens for first time in 2 years – PMI
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's factory activity shrank in July for the first time in nearly two years, as output and new orders weakened amid continued inflation and supply chain woes, a private-sect...
Jul 31, 2022
Japan’s July factory activity growth slows as output, new orders contract
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity expanded at the weakest rate in 10 months in July, as pressure from rising prices and supply disruptions hurt output and new orders, suggesting a solid...
Jul 31, 2022
Oil prices slip ahead of OPEC+ meeting
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped early on Monday as investors braced for this week's meeting of officials from OPEC and other top producers on supply adjustments. Brent crude f...
Jul 31, 2022
Australia home prices slide, Sydney suffers worse month in 40 years
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian home prices slid for a third month in July and the pace quickened as Sydney suffered its worst decline in almost 40 years amid rising borrowing costs and a ...
Jul 31, 2022
Toyota-Panasonic battery JV to buy lithium from ioneer’s Nevada mine
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - A joint battery venture of Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp will buy lithium from ioneer Ltd's Rhyolite Ridge mining project and use the metal to build electric vehi...
Jul 31, 2022
OPEC secretary general says Russia’s membership in OPEC+ is vital for success of agreement
(Reuters) - OPEC's new secretary general said that Russia's membership in OPEC+ is vital for the success of the agreement, Kuwait's Alrai newspaper reported on Sunday, quoting an exclusive interview w...
Jul 31, 2022
Actress Nichelle Nichols, ‘Star Trek’s’ trail-blazing Uhura, dies at 89
(Reuters) - Actress Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed Lieutenant Uhara in the "Star Trek" television series, has died at 89, her son posted on her Facebook page on Sunday. "Last night, my mother, Nichel...
Jul 31, 2022
Celtics great Bill Russell, 11-time NBA champion, dead at 88
(Reuters) -Former Boston Celtics star Bill Russell, one of the sports world's greatest winners as the anchor of a team that won 11 NBA championships, as well as the league's first black coach, died on...
Jul 31, 2022
Biden feeling well, isolating after rebound case of COVID
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is feeling well and continuing his isolation measures after again testing positive for COVID-19, his physician said in a memo released ...
Jul 31, 2022
Box Office: ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ Debuts in First Place With Soft $23 Million
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - "DC League of Super-Pets," an animated adventure about the four-legged friends of superheroes, opened in first place at the domestic box office with $23 mi...
Jul 31, 2022
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