Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Yields jump after data shows economy remains strong
By Alden Bentley NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields jumped on Thursday after strong economic data all but eliminated fears about a hard landing and scaled back expectations that an aggressive F...
Aug 15, 2024
BHP strike in Chile enters third day, buoying global copper price
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A strike at mining giant BHP's huge Escondida mine in Chile entered its third day on Thursday, bolstering global copper prices as an ongoing standoff between the...
Aug 15, 2024
Israel CPI gains further to breach target, hits 3.2% annual rate in July
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's inflation rate kept climbing in July, data from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed on Thursday, reducing the likelihood of further interest rate reductions anytime ...
Aug 15, 2024
Silence reigns in Russia over linking rouble fall to Ukrainian attack
By Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW (Reuters) - In Russia, there appears to be a new rule: Don't mention the war in relation to the rouble. Russian media and analysts in state-controlled banks have stayed largely...
Aug 15, 2024
B. Riley shares extend slump as investors fret over loss warning, regulatory woes
(Reuters) - B. Riley Financial shares slumped for the sixth straight session on Thursday to hit their lowest in a decade on lingering worries over a second-quarter loss and regulatory scrutiny. The st...
Aug 15, 2024
U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage steadies near 15-month low, Freddie Mac says
By Makailah Gause NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average rate on the popular U.S. 30-year mortgage rate was little changed near the lowest level in over a year this week, as signs of cooling inflation have ...
Aug 15, 2024
Northeastern Taiwan rattled by 5.7 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage
TAIPEI (Reuters) -A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern county of Yilan on Thursday, the island's central weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The qu...
Aug 15, 2024
US FTC finalizes ban on fake online reviews
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday finalized a ban on companies knowingly buying or selling fake online reviews, giving the agency the power to levy fines against...
Aug 15, 2024
Google brings AI answers in Search to new countries
By Kenrick Cai SAN FRANCISCO - Google parent Alphabet said on Thursday it was expanding its AI-generated summaries for search queries to six new countries, just two months after it rolled back some ca...
Aug 15, 2024
Singapore's Grab misses quarterly revenue estimates, shares drop
(Reuters) - Grab Holdings missed second-quarter revenue estimates as demand faltered in its ride-share and food-delivery services, sending its U.S.-listed shares down 7% in premarket trading on Thursd...
Aug 15, 2024
