Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump says not worried about impact of Christie ending bid
By Nathan Layne DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, said he was not worried Chris Christie's exit from the race would boost Nikki Hal...
Jan 10, 2024
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to meet US House Speaker Mike Johnson - Axios
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will meet with Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing a source. The...
Jan 10, 2024
Citigroup to report $780 million in restructuring charges, $1.3 billion reserve build on currencies in Q4
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup has announced a combined $2.1 billion in charges and reserve builds for the fourth quarter, according to a filing on Wednesday. The bank said it will book a $1.3 billion...
Jan 10, 2024
South Korea central bank keeps rate unchanged, as expected
By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank kept its policy interest rate unchanged for an eighth consecutive meeting on Thursday as it looked for further decline in pri...
Jan 10, 2024
Oil prices tick up as Middle East tensions rise
By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) - Oil prices ticked higher in Asian trading as markets measured rising tensions in the Middle East against a surprise build in U.S. crude stockpiles that pushed oil b...
Jan 10, 2024
Top Biden aide meets senior Chinese official, discusses Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top White House official, Jon Finer, met on Wednesday with a senior Chinese official and the two discussed tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea, the White House said. ...
Jan 10, 2024
China warns Taiwan ruling party presidential candidate over possible confrontation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Taiwan Affairs Office said in a statement on Thursday it hopes the majority of Taiwanese recognise the 'extreme danger' of Taiwan's ruling party presidential candidate Lai ...
Jan 10, 2024
Malaysia anti-graft agency questions ex-PM Ismail in $150 million publicity spending probe
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's anti-graft investigators have questioned former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as part of a probe into possible misconduct involving some 700 million ringgit ($...
Jan 10, 2024
South Korea to provide $3 million aid to Japan for quake relief
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will provide $3 million worth of humanitarian aid to Japan for Noto peninsula earthquake relief, its foreign ministry said on Thursday. "The government hopes that the aid...
Jan 10, 2024
China blocks pig, boar imports from Bangladesh due to African swine fever
By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING (Reuters) - China has prohibited the import of pig, pig products and wild boars from Bangladesh after the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported an outbreak of Afr...
Jan 10, 2024
