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Australia watchdog closes probe into former Rio Tinto exec Davies-letter
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's securities regulator has closed its investigation into former Rio Tinto Ltd executive Alan Davies over an alleged $10.5 million payment to a consultant in Guinea, cit...
Oct 21, 2021
NY Fed’s Williams says rising home prices don’t pose financial stability risks
(Reuters) - U.S. home prices are rising rapidly because of low interest rates and as people seek out living space during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the trend doesn't yet pose big risks for financial s...
Oct 21, 2021
Aurizon to buy One Rail Australia for $1.75 billion to cut coal exposure
(Reuters) -Aurizon Holdings Ltd said on Friday it would buy One Rail Australia (ORA) for $1.75 billion as it looks to diversify from coal and add bulk capacity, though the outlay and worries about the...
Oct 21, 2021
What people are saying about China Evergrande Group
HONG KONG (Reuters) -China Evergrande Group wired funds to a trustee account on Thursday for a bond interest payment due Sept. 23, a source told Reuters on Friday, days before a deadline that would ha...
Oct 21, 2021
White House is not ‘actively pursuing’ use of National Guard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is not actively looking to use the National Guard on a federal level, an official said on Thursday, after President Joe Biden said during a televised townhall he...
Oct 21, 2021
Biden wants to ‘fundamentally alter’ Senate filibuster on some issues
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States should "fundamentally alter" the Senate filibuster on "certain issues" as his adminis...
Oct 21, 2021
Dollar higher on upbeat U.S. data but set for weekly losses
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar was firmer early on Friday, helped higher by upbeat economic data though was headed for its second week of declines while commodities currencies slipped a...
Oct 21, 2021
Nissan cuts planned output in October and November by 30% – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan is slashing its planned global production for October and November by 30%, as it struggles with a shortage of semiconductors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nikkei busine...
Oct 21, 2021
Biden says United States would come to Taiwan’s defense
BALTIMORE (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday the United States would come to Taiwan's defense and had a commitment to defend the island China claims as its own territory. "Yes, we ha...
Oct 21, 2021
News Corp Australia climate campaign driven by editors, not Murdoch – CEO
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - A campaign by the Australian arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to commit the country to stronger action against climate change was driven by local editors inspired by ...
Oct 21, 2021
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