Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Business|Finance

A swift change to inflation-watch

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Dhara Ranasinghe.

September 11, 2024
Fashion and Beauty

Zara to offer its secondhand clothes service in US by October

Zara will offer its service for selling, repairing or donating secondhand clothes in the United States by the end of October as a way of prolonging their life cycle and reducing

September 11, 2024
Zara to offer its secondhand clothes service in US by October
Asia|Business|Finance

China Vanke's bonds tumble as concerns for state-backed property firm mount

The dollar-denominated bonds of state-backed Chinese property giant China Vanke extended a run of sharp falls on Wednesday, as concerns continued to weigh about its fate amid an

September 11, 2024
China Vanke's bonds tumble as concerns for state-backed property firm mount
Europe|News|Political

French PM Barnier says he will name his government next week

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Wednesday that he will form his new government next week, potentially capping one period of political uncertainty ahead of a

September 11, 2024
French PM Barnier says he will name his government next week
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Buffett's Berkshire offloads $228.7 million worth BofA shares in latest sale

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has sold shares worth $228.7 million in Bank of America, as the conglomerate continues to trim its stake in the second-largest U.S. lender.

September 11, 2024
Buffett's Berkshire offloads $228.7 million worth BofA shares in latest sale
Crime|Europe|News

Kosovo indicts 45 on terrorism charges over 2023 attack

Kosovo announced the indictment of 45 suspects on terrorism charges on Wednesday, almost a year after ethnic Serb gunmen stormed a north Kosovo village and battled police in a

September 11, 2024
Kosovo indicts 45 on terrorism charges over 2023 attack
Europe|News|Political

German foreign ministry to Trump: 'We don't eat cats and dogs'

Germany's foreign ministry mocked U.S.

September 11, 2024
German foreign ministry to Trump: 'We don't eat cats and dogs'
Americas|Business|Finance

Copper output at Chile's Codelco slips nearly 11% in July

Copper output from Chilean state miner Codelco fell 10.7% in July from a year earlier, copper commission Cochilco said on Wednesday, as the world's largest copper company grapples

September 11, 2024
Copper output at Chile's Codelco slips nearly 11% in July
Europe|News

UK summons Iranian charge d'affaires over transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia

Britain's foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires over the transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia.

September 11, 2024
UK summons Iranian charge d'affaires over transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia
Americas|Business|Economy

Brazil economy to grow at least 3% this year, finance minister says

Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday that the government is expected to raise its annual economic growth forecast to above 3%, up from the current projection

September 11, 2024
Brazil economy to grow at least 3% this year, finance minister says
Business|Economy|News

US Postal Service to end discounted rates for package consolidators

The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will no longer offer discounted rates for packages entered by consolidators, part of a wide ranging effort to modernize its network.

September 11, 2024
US Postal Service to end discounted rates for package consolidators
Asia|Crime

Malaysian police rescue 400 minors from suspected sexual abuse at Islamic charity homes

Malaysian authorities rescued more than 400 children on Wednesday suspected of being sexually abused at charity homes run by a prominent Islamic business organisation with

September 11, 2024
Malaysian police rescue 400 minors from suspected sexual abuse at Islamic charity homes
Business|News|Travel

Business groups urge government to prevent Air Canada pilots strike

Around 100 business groups on Wednesday urged Canada's government to prevent a strike by Air Canada pilots, saying a stoppage would disrupt

September 11, 2024
Business groups urge government to prevent Air Canada pilots strike
Americas|Business|Finance

JPMorgan names David Bauer co-head of ECM Americas

JPMorgan Chase has named David Bauer as its new co-head of equity capital markets in the Americas, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

September 11, 2024
Business|Europe|Finance

Dutch government cuts stake in ABN Amro to 40.5%

The Dutch government's latest sale of ABN Amro shares has reduced its stake in the bank to 40.5% from 49.5%, Finance minister Eelco Heinen said in a letter to parliament on

September 11, 2024
Dutch government cuts stake in ABN Amro to 40.5%
Asia|Crime|Health|News|World

Two killed in attack on Pakistani polio vaccination team

Gunmen opened fire on a polio vaccination team in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing one of those handing out doses and one policeman escorting him, police said,

September 11, 2024
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Bank dividends catapult Q2 global payouts to record highs

Banks continued to propel global dividends to record highs in the second quarter of 2024 as higher interest rates boosted profits, allowing them to pay out bigger returns to shareholders compared with

September 11, 2024
Bank dividends catapult Q2 global payouts to record highs
Science|Technology

Spacecraft carrying Russians and American docks with International Space Station

A spacecraft carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts took off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan late on Wednesday evening and docked with the

September 11, 2024
Spacecraft carrying Russians and American docks with International Space Station
Crime|News|World

Tajikistan's chief mufti injured in attack, interior ministry says

Tajikistan's top Muslim cleric Sayeedmukarram Abduqodirzoda was injured in an attack outside a central mosque in the capital Dushanbe on Wednesday, the interior ministry said.

September 11, 2024
Europe|News|World

Air raid alarm sounds in Ukrainian capital as Blinken and Lammy visit

An air raid alarm sounded for more than 30 minutes in Kyiv on Wednesday afternoon as U.S.

September 11, 2024
Air raid alarm sounds in Ukrainian capital as Blinken and Lammy visit
Americas|Business|Economy|News

Chile's Codelco seals early union deals at El Teniente and Ministro Hales

Chile's state copper miner Codelco said on Wednesday it reached early contract agreements with unions at its major El Teniente complex, as well as the Ministro Hales division.

September 11, 2024
Chile's Codelco seals early union deals at El Teniente and Ministro Hales
Business|Europe|Finance

Commerzbank would boost UniCredit earnings, but not without risks

UniCredit's purchase of a 9% stake in Commerzbank has raised the prospect of a merger which has long been considered a natural option for the Italian lender, which entered the German

September 11, 2024
Commerzbank would boost UniCredit earnings, but not without risks
Business|News|Technology

FCC chair wants more competition to SpaceX's Starlink unit

Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel said Wednesday she wants to see more competition to SpaceX's internet satellite constellation

September 11, 2024
FCC chair wants more competition to SpaceX's Starlink unit
Asia|Economy

Japan leading PM candidate Koizumi vows to respect BOJ's independence, media says

Japan's former Environment Minister and leading prime ministerial candidate Shinjiro Koizumi said he would respect the central bank's independence in setting monetary policy if he is

September 11, 2024
Japan leading PM candidate Koizumi vows to respect BOJ's independence, media says
Business|Finance|Technology

India leads in crypto adoption for second straight year, report shows

India led the way in global adoption of cryptocurrencies for the second straight year as investors braved the country's tough regulatory stance and steep trading taxes, a report from

September 11, 2024
India leads in crypto adoption for second straight year, report shows

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