Author Archives: Syndicated Content
State Department No. 2 Campbell to represent US at Pacific Islands summit in Tonga
By Humeyra Pamuk and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell will represent the United States at a summit of the 18-nation Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga n...
Aug 23, 2024
Factbox-Kamala Harris' agenda: Gaza ceasefire, NATO support, middle class tax cut
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris laid out part of her agenda during her Democratic National Convention speech, promising t...
Aug 23, 2024
RFK Jr. withdraws presidential bid in Arizona, state secretary says
(Reuters) - Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday filed paperwork to withdraw from presidential ballots in the state of Arizona, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian F...
Aug 23, 2024
MLB roundup: Aaron Judge hits 48th HR as Yankees blank Guardians
Aaron Judge hit his major league-best 48th homer as the host New York Yankees recorded a 6-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon. Judge homered for the third straight game when ...
Aug 23, 2024
NFL preseason roundup: Colts’ Anthony Richardson struggles in win over Bengals
Anthony Richardson threw a first-quarter touchdown pass and the Indianapolis reserves scored 17 fourth-quarter points in the Colts' 27-14 win over the Bengals in Cincinnati to wrap up the preseason fo...
Aug 23, 2024
WTA roundup: Beatriz Haddad Maia eases into Cleveland semis
No. 1 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil needed just 75 minutes to score a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Frenchwoman Clara Burel in the quarterfinals of Tennis in the Land on Thursday in Cleveland. Haddad Mai...
Aug 23, 2024
Oil set to end week lower on demand concerns, easing supply woes
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) - Oil prices were steady in early Asian trading on Friday, but were poised to end the week lower as downward revisions to U.S. employment data raised demand concerns and cease...
Aug 23, 2024
Dollar steady ahead of Powell speech; Ueda aims to calm market nerves
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was calm on Friday as traders braced for comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda aimed ...
Aug 23, 2024
Asian shares turn cautious with Powell in focus, yen up as BOJ chief speaks
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares stuttered on Friday while the dollar rebounded from one-year lows as investors were cautious ahead of a speech by the world's most powerful central banker...
Aug 23, 2024
Bank of Singapore sees Middle East accounting for a fifth of assets over 3 to 5 years
By Yantoultra Ngui and Xie Yu SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Bank of Singapore aims to grow its business in the Middle East with the region contributing up to 20% of its overall revenue and private b...
Aug 23, 2024
