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China to require export permits on some graphite products from Dec 1
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will require export permits for some graphite products from Dec. 1 to protect national security, the commerce ministry said on Friday, in the latest move to control supplies ...
Oct 19, 2023
Chinese AI-related firm Zhipu says it has raised over $341.8 million this year
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese artificial intelligence-related firm Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology said on Friday it has raised over 2.5 billion yuan ($341.82 million) this year. Investors have includ...
Oct 19, 2023
Asian shares hit 11-month low on Middle East anxiety, surging yields
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares plumbed a fresh 11-month trough on Friday as fears of a regional conflict in the Middle East intensified and as a relentless rise in long-term U.S. yields...
Oct 19, 2023
China weighs options to blunt U.S. sanctions in a Taiwan conflict
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) - In a war with the U.S. over Taiwan, China would need to create a global network of companies under U.S. sanctions, seize American assets within its borders, and...
Oct 19, 2023
Driver who crashed into Chinese consulate carried knife, crossbow
By Nathan Frandino and Steve Gorman OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - A Chinese citizen who crashed his car into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco on Oct. 9 appeared to slash at a policeman with a knif...
Oct 19, 2023
Oil climbs on Mideast contagion fears from Israel-Gaza conflict
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices extended gains on Friday, rising about 1% on fears that the Israel-Gaza conflict may spread in the Middle East and disrupt supplies from one of the wor...
Oct 19, 2023
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged as expected
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged at the monthly fixing on Friday, matching market expectations, as a set of economic data suggested the economy is stabili...
Oct 19, 2023
ECB hiking campaign is over but no easing until at least July: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's rate hiking cycle is over, according to all 85 economists polled by Reuters, but it won't be until at least July 2024 before it begins ...
Oct 19, 2023
Biden to seek billions in military aid for Israel as invasion of Gaza nears
By Steve Holland, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose WASHINGTON/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Americans to spend billions more dollars to help Israel fight Hamas while...
Oct 19, 2023
Canada’s Conservative leader urges rejection of RBC’s offer for HSBC Canada -media
(Reuters) - Pierre Poilievre, Canada's Conservative party leader, called for the federal government to reject Royal Bank of Canada's C$13.5 billion ($9.84 billion) offer to buy HSBC's domestic unit, t...
Oct 19, 2023
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