Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BHP to boost nickel exploration spending amid EV boom
KALGOORLIE, Australia (Reuters) - BHP Group will increase its spending on nickel exploration over the next two years to meet growing demand for the raw material used in making electric vehicle batteri...
Aug 02, 2022
Midterms: Takeaways from Tuesday’s U.S. primary elections
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fight over abortion rights and former President Donald Trump's influence loomed large as voters in several states went to the polls on Tuesday. Here are so...
Aug 02, 2022
Japan’s services sector nearly stagnates in July – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's services sector activity almost completely stagnated in July as rising inflation and growing economic uncertainty weighed on sentiment, while firms also said a boost from the...
Aug 02, 2022
Yields up with $ as Fed officials signal more hikes; Asian stocks firm
By Kevin Buckland and Alun John TOKYO (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific bond yields followed U.S. Treasury yields higher on Wednesday and the dollar continued its climb after Federal Reserve officials signalle...
Aug 02, 2022
Australians kept shopping in Q2, but wallets may now be closing
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retail sales posted a solid rise in real terms last quarter even as swelling prices ate up more of the consumer dollar, though there are signs that higher b...
Aug 02, 2022
State AG Schmitt wins Republican nomination for Missouri’s U.S. Senate seat
(Reuters) - State Attorney General Eric Schmitt has won the Republican nomination for Missouri's U.S. Senate race, Edison Research projected on Tuesday. He beat out Eric Greitens, a former governor wh...
Aug 02, 2022
China July services activity expands at quickest pace in 15 months – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's services activity grew at the fastest rate in 15 months in July as easing COVID curbs boosted consumer confidence, but foreign demand fell and companies cut staff for the s...
Aug 02, 2022
U.S. asks Argentina to seize Venezuelan plane linked to Iran
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday asked for permission to confiscate an Iranian plane sold to Venezuelan owners and impounded in Argentina on suspicions it was l...
Aug 02, 2022
Pelosi says U.S. chip bill offers opportunity for U.S.-Taiwan cooperation
TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the Taiwanese parliament on Wednesday the U.S. chip bill would offer a good opportunity for U.S.-Taiwan cooperation in the ch...
Aug 02, 2022
Conservative Tudor Dixon wins Republican nomination for Michigan governor
(Reuters) – Conservative commentator Tudor Dixon won the Republican nomination for Michigan governor on Tuesday, Edison Research projected, and will face Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer in ...
Aug 02, 2022
