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U.S. tells Supreme Court Guantanamo detainee can give limited testimony
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden informed the Supreme Court that a suspected high-ranking al Qaeda figure held at the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay,...
Oct 17, 2021
China property shares firm after PBOC says Evergrande woes manageable
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of Chinese property developers climbed on Monday after China's central bank calmed markets by saying spillover effects from Evergrande's debt woes were controllable and th...
Oct 17, 2021
One dead, seven injured in second shooting at Louisiana university in a week
(Reuters) - One person died and seven others were injured in a shooting at Grambling State University in Louisiana early on Sunday, the second such deadly incident on campus in less than a week, the s...
Oct 17, 2021
Goldman Sachs gets regulator nod for full ownership of China securities JV
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said on Sunday it received an approval from China's securities regulator to take full control of its mainland securities business. The U.S. bank said it will buy the remainde...
Oct 17, 2021
Oil prices climb to highest in years as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices hit their highest in years on Monday as demand continues its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, boosted by more custom from power generators tu...
Oct 17, 2021
Dollar wavering as global inflation surges; kiwi jumps
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar made a wobbly start to the week on Monday with the kiwi and sterling edging higher after a red-hot inflation readout in New Zealand and hawkish remark...
Oct 17, 2021
Asian shares jittery ahead of China GDP; oil hits fresh highs
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares were on edge on Monday morning ahead of the release of Chinese economic data for the third quarter, as investors fret about the health of the world's se...
Oct 17, 2021
Washington subway system to suspend some rail car use Monday for probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said late Sunday it will not use nearly 60% of its rail fleet Monday as part of a probe into the Oct. 12 derailment of a train...
Oct 17, 2021
China Q3 GDP growth seen hitting 1-year low, raising heat on policymakers
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy likely grew at the slowest pace in a year in the third quarter, hurt by power shortages, supply bottlenecks and sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks and raising...
Oct 17, 2021
Saks Fifth Avenue ecommerce unit aims for IPO at $6 billion valuation – WSJ
(Reuters) - The ecommerce business of luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue is preparing for an initial public offering and targeting a $6 billion valuation, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunda...
Oct 17, 2021
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