Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Africa|Economy|News

China's Xi boosts Africa financing by $51 billion, promises a million jobs

President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to step up China's support across debt-laden Africa with funding of nearly $51 billion over three years, backing

China's Xi boosts Africa financing by $51 billion, promises a million jobs
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance

US economy is slowing, but still has momentum, former official says

The U.S. economy is slowing but it still has some momentum, former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said on Thursday. The U.S.

US economy is slowing, but still has momentum, former official says
Business|Economy|Finance

BOJ policymaker calls for treading carefully in rate hike path

The Bank of Japan must stay on course to raise interest rates further but tread carefully to ensure volatile markets do not badly hurt businesses, its board

BOJ policymaker calls for treading carefully in rate hike path
Americas|News|World

Haiti expands state of emergency to cover entire territory

Haiti has expanded its state of emergency to cover the entire nation's territory, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Garry Conille said on Wednesday, as the Caribbean country

Haiti expands state of emergency to cover entire territory
Asia|Economy

Philippine annual inflation slows to 3.3% in August

Philippine annual inflation slowed to a seven-month low in August as price increases on food and transport costs moderated, the statistics

Philippine annual inflation slows to 3.3% in August
News|Technology|World

Colombia's Petro calls for investigation into Pegasus software purchase

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday asked the attorney general's office to investigate the $11 million purchase of Pegasus spy software, which he said could have been

Colombia's Petro calls for investigation into Pegasus software purchase
Business|Finance

Stellantis to resume production at certain U.S. plants after production adjustments

Jeep's parent company Stellantis said on Wednesday that it will resume production at certain U.S. assembly plants after making "production adjustments" and will assess if further action is

Stellantis to resume production at certain U.S. plants after production adjustments
Business|Economy|News

Oil prices hold at 14-month low as demand worries offset big US storage withdrawal

Oil prices held at a 14-month low on Thursday as worries about demand in the U.S. and China and a likely rise in supplies out of Libya offset a big withdrawal

Oil prices hold at 14-month low as demand worries offset big US storage withdrawal
Europe|News|Science|World

IAEA head says tower at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia station requires demolition after fire

The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said a cooling tower at Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had been badly damaged in a fire last month and would probably

IAEA head says tower at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia station requires demolition after fire
Business|Technology

TPG Telecom-Optus network sharing deal gets competition tribunal nod

TPG Telecom has received a green light from Australia's competition watchdog for a A$1.59 billion ($1.07 billion) infrastructure and network

TPG Telecom-Optus network sharing deal gets competition tribunal nod
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Nippon Steel says no update from CFIUS over US Steel deal

Nippon Steel Corp has not received any update from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) regarding the company's proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S.

Nippon Steel says no update from CFIUS over US Steel deal
Asia|Economy|Finance

Japan inflation-adjusted wages rise for two straight months in July

Japan's inflation-adjusted wages rose for two consecutive months in July thanks to a bump in summertime bonuses, government data showed on Thursday.

Japan inflation-adjusted wages rise for two straight months in July
Election|News

Republican Liz Cheney says she will vote for Democrat Harris for US president

Republican former congresswoman Liz Cheney said on Wednesday she will vote for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, calling Donald Trump a "danger."

Republican Liz Cheney says she will vote for Democrat Harris for US president
Asia|Economy|News

South Korea Q2 GDP -0.2% q/q, unchanged from advanced estimate

South Korea's economy shrank 0.2% in the second quarter, revised central bank data showed on Thursday, unchanged from its advance estimate issued in July.

South Korea Q2 GDP -0.2% q/q, unchanged from advanced estimate
MidEast|News|Political

Hamas sees no need for new Gaza ceasefire proposals, urges pressure on Israel

Hamas said on Thursday there was no need for new ceasefire proposals for Gaza and pressure should be put on Israel to agree to a U.S. plan that the Islamist group had already

Hamas sees no need for new Gaza ceasefire proposals, urges pressure on Israel
Europe|News|World

Russian forces shell eastern Ukraine town, one dead, prosecutors say

Russian forces shelled a residential area of the eastern Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring three, prosecutors said.

Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

GM to launch its first ethanol-capable hybrid-flex vehicles in Brazil

General Motors said on Wednesday that it would begin producing its first-ever hybrid-flex vehicles that can run on 100% ethanol or gasoline alongside their batteries in Brazil.

GM to launch its first ethanol-capable hybrid-flex vehicles in Brazil
Business|Finance|Technology

Robinhood in $3.9 million settlement with California over crypto withdrawals

A cryptocurrency platform run by Robinhood Markets will pay $3.9 million to settle claims it failed to let customers withdraw cryptocurrency from their accounts from

Robinhood in $3.9 million settlement with California over crypto withdrawals
Americas|Election|News

Harris accepts rules to debate Trump, including muted mics, source says

The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has accepted the rules of next week's debate against Republican

Harris accepts rules to debate Trump, including muted mics, source says
Business|Environment|Europe|News

UK aims to stop water pollution with tougher penalties, stronger regulation

Britain will on Thursday set out new legislation to stop water companies leaking sewage into rivers and seas by bringing in tougher penalties including imprisonment for bosses, and

UK aims to stop water pollution with tougher penalties, stronger regulation
Business|Finance|Technology

Hewlett Packard Enterprise raises annual profit forecast on AI strength

Hewlett Packard Enterprise raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, as demand for artificial intelligence servers continues to pick up owing to higher investments in AI

Hewlett Packard Enterprise raises annual profit forecast on AI strength
Americas|Political

Honduran president faces call to resign as video scandal intensifies

A leading anti-corruption activist called on Honduran President Xiomara Castro on Wednesday to resign after a video surfaced that appeared to show her brother-in-law

Honduran president faces call to resign as video scandal intensifies
Americas|Economy|Finance

Brazil's Senate to vote on Galipolo's nomination as cenbank chief on Oct 8

Brazil's Senate will vote on the nomination of current central bank's director Gabriel Galipolo as the new chief of the monetary authority on October 8, chief of the upper house

Brazil's Senate to vote on Galipolo's nomination as cenbank chief on Oct 8
Business|Finance|Technology

ASML CEO says US desire to restrict exports to China 'economically motivated'

The chief executive of Dutch computer chip equipment supplier ASML said on Wednesday a U.S.-led campaign to restrict the company's exports to customers in China in the name

ASML CEO says US desire to restrict exports to China 'economically motivated'
Business|Health|News

Johnson & Johnson adds $1.1 billion to proposed talc settlement

Johnson & Johnson plans to pay an additional $1.1 billion to resolve tens of thousands of legal actions alleging its baby powder and other talc products

Johnson & Johnson adds $1.1 billion to proposed talc settlement

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