Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Virginia school board considers restoring Confederate names to schools
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - A U.S. school board in Shenandoah County, Virginia, will vote on Thursday on whether to restore previously removed Confederate names to two schools, potentially becoming the...
May 09, 2024
Chinese megacity Hangzhou, home to Alibaba, lifts all home purchase curbs
By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China's eastern metropolis of Hangzhou, among the country's most thriving cities, on Thursday said it will lift all home purchase restrictions to shor...
May 09, 2024
Futures dip on higher Treasury yields, jobless claims data awaited
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Thursday as Treasury yields rose further ahead of jobless claims data that could provide a clearer picture of the Federal Reserve's interest rate agenda...
May 09, 2024
Hope fades for 44 trapped in collapsed South Africa building
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Relatives of 44 construction workers trapped under a collapsed building in the South African city of George faced a fourth day of anguished waiting on Thursday as heavy machin...
May 09, 2024
China's April new yuan loans seen falling, policy support in place- Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new yuan loans likely dropped sharply in April from March due mainly to seasonal factors, a Reuters poll showed, even as the central bank keeps policy support for the econo...
May 09, 2024
Exclusive: Corporate climate watchdog document deems carbon offsets largely ineffective
By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) - Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain...
May 09, 2024
Vietnam delays meeting with EU sanctions chief ahead of possible Putin visit, sources say
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's foreign affairs ministry told the European Union it was not available for a meeting next week with the bloc's top official on Russian sanctions, dipl...
May 09, 2024
Plane skids off runway at Senegal's main airport, flights suspended, says source
DAKAR (Reuters) -Flights have been suspended at Senegal's main airport near the capital Dakar after a plane skidded off the runway, a source at Blaise Diagne airport told Reuters. The source did not g...
May 09, 2024
Nissan expects 5.5% rise in annual profit this year
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Nissan Motor expects operating profit to rise 5.5% this year on growing global sales, it said on Thursday, while warning that intense competition and difficulties from inflati...
May 09, 2024
Fed's communications style scores well with analysts but not public
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Through a tumultuous period of high inflation, aggressive interest rate hikes, and global instability, the U.S. Federal Reserve received relatively high mark...
May 09, 2024
