Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Moderate US economic growth expected in second quarter
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy likely maintained a moderate pace of growth in the second quarter as labor market resilience underpinned consumer spending, while businesses b...
Jul 27, 2023
Soccer-Champions United States held 1-1 by Dutch in World Cup thriller
By Amy Tennery WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A second-half goal from co-captain Lindsey Horan allowed the United States to fight back for a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands in a thrilling Women's World Cup G...
Jul 26, 2023
Climate change lawsuits more than double in 5 years as impacts hit home
By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - The number of court cases related to climate change has more than doubled in five years as impacts ranging from shrinking water resources to dangerous heatwaves hit home f...
Jul 26, 2023
Bud Light maker to lay off hundreds of US corporate staff after sales slump – CNN
(Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev, whose Bud Light sales have recently slumped in the United States, will lay off hundreds of corporate staff in the country, CNN reported on Wednesday citing a company ...
Jul 26, 2023
Asian shares climb after Fed hikes as expected; eyes on Europe, Japan
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares advanced and the dollar fell on Thursday after a well-flagged U.S. rate rise delivered no major surprises, although policymakers in Europe and Japan could...
Jul 26, 2023
Bank of Korea tweaks lending facility to boost liquidity
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank said on Thursday its monetary policy board decided to reform its standing lending facility, a monetary policy tool for supplying liquidity to banks, streng...
Jul 26, 2023
BOJ to keep ultra-low rates, may debate fine-tuning yield cap
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - As aggressive U.S. interest rate hikes look like they might be nearing an end, Japan's central bank faces its own tricky decision this week over whether it should tak...
Jul 26, 2023
US not seeking permanent base in Papua New Guinea -defense secretary
(Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Thursday during a visit to Papua New Guinea that Washington was not seeking a permanent base in the Pacific Islands nation under a new defence...
Jul 26, 2023
Australia awards South Korea’s Hanwha $4.7 billion defence contract
SYDNEY (Reuters) - South Korea's biggest defence company Hanwha Aerospace on Thursday beat Germany's Rheinmetall to win an Australian contract worth up to A$7 billion ($4.74 billion) for building 129 ...
Jul 26, 2023
China industrial profits fall in H1
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial profits extended this year's double-digit pace of declines into a sixth month as waning demand took a toll on companies' profit margins, bolstering the case for ...
Jul 26, 2023
