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

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China's August youth jobless rate rises to nine-month high

China's August youth jobless rate climbed to the highest level since last December, the statistics bureau said on Friday, as new graduates started to hunt for offers on the job

China's August youth jobless rate rises to nine-month high
Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Taking stock after Fed glow, Japan/China hold

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan After a roaring Thursday that saw Wall Street stocks lap up deep Federal Reserve easing into a still-healthy economy, there's a

Taking stock after Fed glow, Japan/China hold
Business|Europe|Health|Science

Sanofi's tolebrutinib drug delays progressive MS by 31% in trial

Sanofi said on Friday that its multiple sclerosis drug candidate was shown to delay worsening of a progressive form of the disease by 31%, as the French drugmaker

Sanofi's tolebrutinib drug delays progressive MS by 31% in trial
Asia|Economy|Finance

China's January-August fiscal revenue down 2.6%

China's fiscal revenue in the first eight months of 2024 was down 2.6% from a year earlier, unchanged from July's seven-month reading, finance ministry data showed on Friday, as

China's January-August fiscal revenue down 2.6%
Business|Europe|News|Travel

Brussels Airlines to cancel most Oct. 1 flights due to strike

Brussels Airlines said on Friday that it would cancel most of its flights on Oct. 1 due to a Belgian national strike of security workers.

Brussels Airlines to cancel most Oct. 1 flights due to strike
News|Technology|World

Philippines eyes future missile launchers purchase, to retain US Typhon system

The Philippines hopes to procure mid-range capability missiles in future and wants to utilise a U.S.-deployed Typhon system for its military training, with no immediate plan for it

Philippines eyes future missile launchers purchase, to retain US Typhon system
News|World

Top Hezbollah commander among 14 killed in Israeli strike on Beirut

Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the Lebanese movement in an airstrike on Beirut on Friday, vowing to

Top Hezbollah commander among 14 killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
Europe|News|Political|World

Russia dismisses Zelenskiy's 'victory plan' as gambit to keep West onside

Russia on Friday dismissed a "victory plan" elaborated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as a gambit to keep the West onside and said it had nothing to do with the search

Russia dismisses Zelenskiy's 'victory plan' as gambit to keep West onside
Business|Europe|Finance

Germany must oppose UniCredit takeover of Commerzbank, employees say

Commerzbank employees and a prominent labour union on Friday called on the German government to oppose a takeover of the German lender by Italy's

Germany must oppose UniCredit takeover of Commerzbank, employees say
Business|Economy|Finance

FedEx shares tumble over 15% on limp demand, delivery trade-down

Shares of FedEx slumped over 15% on Friday, the worst in two years, after a dismal first-quarter profit drop due to anemic economic conditions and an

FedEx shares tumble over 15% on limp demand, delivery trade-down
Crime|Europe|News|World

Poland arrests Russian accused of directing attack on Navalny aide

A Russian citizen suspected of directing the beating of Leonid Volkov - an exiled top aide to late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny - was arrested in Poland, the National

Poland arrests Russian accused of directing attack on Navalny aide
Asia|News|World

Russia accuses West of blatant pressure on China over Taiwan, expresses support to Beijing

Russia said on Friday the West was applying blatant pressure on China over Taiwan and its "provocative" actions undermined regional stability and international security.

Russia accuses West of blatant pressure on China over Taiwan, expresses support to Beijing
Entertainment

Young Russians take odysseys across Europe to see Taylor Swift perform

Artem, a 22-year-old IT student in Moscow, has no regrets about shelling out more than $3,000 to see his favourite singer perform.

Young Russians take odysseys across Europe to see Taylor Swift perform
Business|Economy|Finance

Go big or go home

More interest rate cuts are set to come in Switzerland and Sweden after a supersized Federal Reserve rate move, with U.S. inflation data and global business activity surveys charting the

Go big or go home
Business|Finance|News|Technology

Mercedes-Benz cuts margin outlook on weak Chinese market, shares fall

Mercedes-Benz cut its full-year profit margin target for the second time in less than two months, hitting European auto stocks as it joined a growing number of

Mercedes-Benz cuts margin outlook on weak Chinese market, shares fall
Business|Europe|Finance

Russia discussing hefty hike in 'exit tax' for foreign firms, RBC reports

Russian authorities are discussing raising the one-off contribution that foreign companies leaving the country must make to the state budget to as high as 40% from 15%, the RBC

Russia discussing hefty hike in 'exit tax' for foreign firms, RBC reports
Asia|Business|Finance

Nippon Steel to sell $211 million in assets to manage debt amid U.S. Steel deal

Nippon Steel plans to sell at least 30 billion yen ($211 million) in assets in this fiscal year to manage its debt, the Nikkei quoted its vice chairman as saying on Friday, as it

Nippon Steel to sell $211 million in assets to manage debt amid U.S. Steel deal
Economy|Europe|News

German home prices decline in Q2 but show some stabilisation

German residential property prices continued to fall in the second quarter, dropping by an average of 2.6% year-on-year, but they showed some signs of stabilisation, federal

German home prices decline in Q2 but show some stabilisation
Business|Europe|Finance|News|Stock Markets

Europe's STOXX 600 falls a day after Fed-fuelled rally

European shares slipped on Friday after a rally in the previous session spurred by the U.S.

Europe's STOXX 600 falls a day after Fed-fuelled rally
Europe|News|Political|World

US should listen to Moscow warnings on Ukraine, RIA cites Russian deputy foreign min saying

The United States should take into account Moscow's warnings on risks of further escalation around the conflict in Ukraine, Russia's state-run news agency RIA Novosti cited Russian

US should listen to Moscow warnings on Ukraine, RIA cites Russian deputy foreign min saying
Europe|News|World

Italy sending another anti-missile system to Ukraine, says Foreign Minister

Italy is about to send another Samp-T anti-missile system to Ukraine, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday, underlining the need, however, to avoid entering war with

Italy sending another anti-missile system to Ukraine, says Foreign Minister
Economy|Finance|News

BOJ Governor Ueda's comments at news conference

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and revised up its assessment on consumption, signalling its confidence a solid economic recovery will allow the central bank to raise

BOJ Governor Ueda's comments at news conference
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

ECB hopes for more cross border bank consolidation

The European Central Bank is hoping for more cross-border bank consolidation to improve the valuation of lenders and efficiency in the sector, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos

ECB hopes for more cross border bank consolidation
Asia|Environment|News|Science

China, Japan reached agreement in August on Fukushima water discharge

China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday, bringing to an end

China, Japan reached agreement in August on Fukushima water discharge
MidEast|News|World

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon urge immediate de-escalation

The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon urged de-escalation on Friday after a big increase in hostilities at the Lebanese-Israeli border, where Israel and the Iran-backed

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon urge immediate de-escalation

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