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Ex-Japan PM Abe calls for Tokyo’s cooperation with AUKUS in AI, cyber
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe, who remains influential in the ruling party, said on Friday Japan should cooperate with the AUKUS security partners the United...
Nov 18, 2021
Tokyo Nov core consumer prices likely rose at fastest pace in over a year: Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Core consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of Japan's nationwide inflation, likely rose in November at the fastest pace in more than a year, a Reuters poll ...
Nov 18, 2021
Asian shares down as Alibaba’s slide reignites China worries
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Friday as disappointing earnings from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba heightened worries about Beijing's broad regulatory crackdown and slowing...
Nov 18, 2021
UPDATED: Suspect in custody following cross-county police chase and standoff
UPDATE: 10:24 p.m. Peoria, Ill — We’re learning more about a reported police standoff near Worley Lake in North Pekin. Police blocked an area of IL Route 29 & 98 for roughly two hours ...
Nov 18, 2021
What does Japan’s record $490 billion stimulus package look like?
(Correct size of subsidy for domestic chip factory to 500 billion yen, not 500 trillion yen in paragraph 13) (Reuters) -Japan is set to compile on Friday a record $490 billion spending package to cush...
Nov 18, 2021
Oil prices stabilise after wild swings on prospect of crude stockpiles release
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices steadied on Friday as investors paused for breath following a day of wild swings prompted by the prospect of coordinated action by the world's major eco...
Nov 18, 2021
Factbox-Rival estimates on the cost of Biden’s $1.75 trillion social spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives were pushing ahead on Thursday with a vote on President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion domestic spending bill, after a lengthy wait on...
Nov 18, 2021
White House says social spending package would cut deficit by $112 billion over 10 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday that its social spending package, known as the "Build Back Better" Act, would reduce the deficit by $112 billion over the next decade according ...
Nov 18, 2021
Judge temporarily blocks New York Times from publishing Project Veritas materials
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York trial judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the New York Times from publishing some materials concerning the conservative activist group Project Veri...
Nov 18, 2021
Euro’s pain makes for dollar’s weekly gain
By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar was set to post a second week of chunky gains against the euro on Friday as traders wager on interest rates rising faster and further on the North Atlant...
Nov 18, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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