Category Archives:
China holds back Asian shares, dollar stands tall
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese markets dragged on Asian shares on Friday as they failed to latch on to a global record-setting rally after a week in which central banks around the world re...
Syndicated Content Nov 04, 2021
Oil rises after OPEC+ rejects call for more supply
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than 1% on Friday, staging a partial recovery after OPEC+ producers rebuffed a U.S. call to raise supply and instead maintained plans for a gradual return of out...
Syndicated Content Nov 04, 2021
Boeing shareholders agree to settle 737 MAX board oversight suit – WSJ
(Reuters) - Current and former directors of Boeing Co have agreed to settle a shareholder lawsuit that claimed the U.S. plane maker's board failed to properly oversee safety matters related to the 737...
Syndicated Content Nov 04, 2021
U.S. House expected to vote on Biden infrastructure bills Friday – aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on Friday on the Build Back Better Act, the reconciliation bill devoted to climate change and social programs, and the bipa...
Syndicated Content Nov 04, 2021
U.S. bans imports from fifth Malaysian firm in 15 months over alleged forced labour
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - U.S. customs authorities have banned imports from Malaysian rubber glove maker Smart Glove over alleged forced labour practices, making it the fifth Malaysian firm to face suc...
Syndicated Content Nov 04, 2021
Civil rights groups sue Tennessee for banning transgender athletes in school sports
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Civil rights groups sued on Thursday to challenge a law in Tennessee that restricts transgender students' participation in school sports, arguing that it is unconstitutio...
Syndicated Content Nov 04, 2021
Olympics-USOPC must better recognise value of Black athletes: racial justice council
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) must do a better job of recognising the contribution and value of Black athletes, particularly at the elite level, ...
Syndicated Content Nov 04, 2021
Shares of Chinese developer Kaisa and units suspended as debt woes mount
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Trading in shares of Chinese developer Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd and three of its units was suspended on Friday, a day after the company said a subsidiary had missed a payment on a...
Syndicated Content Nov 04, 2021
Dollar in driver’s seat as payrolls loom; sterling battered
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was on course for a second straight week of gains against major peers on Friday, ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that could sway the timing of Federal Re...
Syndicated Content Nov 04, 2021
Labour shortages slow UK hiring, push up pay – REC
LONDON (Reuters) - British employers increased their hiring of workers via recruitment agencies at the slowest pace in six months in October due to a lack of suitable staff, recruiters said on Friday....
Syndicated Content Nov 04, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
39 °F Light Rain
