Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Marketmind: Cooler labor warms markets
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The red hot U.S. jobs market appears to be cooling as Labor Day nears, offering investors some relief in juggling the chances of one ...
Aug 30, 2023
Analysis-High pasta prices set to boil over as Canada's wheat withers
By Gus Trompiz and Rod Nickel PARIS/WINNIPEG, Manitoba - Pasta lovers must brace to pay even higher prices for their favorite dish, as drought in Canada and bad weather in Europe damages crops of duru...
Aug 30, 2023
In Japan, a third of today's 18-year-olds may not have children - study
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) - About a third of 18-year-old women in Japan may never have children, a government institute said on Wednesday, in the latest data spelling an uphill battle to rev...
Aug 30, 2023
S&P 500, Nasdaq futures dip with more economic data on tap
(Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dipped on Wednesday as investors remained cautious in a data-heavy week, awaiting hints of the state of the economy and the U.S. Federal Reserve...
Aug 30, 2023
Ukraine's Kharkiv builds classrooms underground to protect students from missiles
KHARKIV (Reuters) - Forced to shield its school-children from the threat of supersonic Russian missiles fired at short range, Ukraine's eastern metropolis of Kharkiv has built dozens of classrooms in ...
Aug 30, 2023
Indonesian nickel smelters turn to Philippines for ore as local supply tightens
By Mai Nguyen and Siyi Liu (Reuters) - Nickel smelters in top producer Indonesia are making rare purchases of ore from the Philippines to ease tight supplies, people familiar with the matter said, upe...
Aug 30, 2023
Survey shows Indonesian presidential candidates neck-and-neck
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's upcoming presidential election will be a close contest between two popular candidates, the country's defence minister and a governor of one of its most populous provinc...
Aug 30, 2023
Euro zone Aug economic sentiment weaker than expected
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment was weaker than expected in August, continuing a steady decline since the start of the year and inflation expectations among consumers rose, reversing...
Aug 30, 2023
Idalia strengthens into Category 4 hurricane as it nears Florida coast - NHC
(Reuters) - Idalia has strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson wind scale as nears the Florida Big Bend region, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednes...
Aug 30, 2023
Biden administration pledges $95 million for Hawaii's electric grid post Maui fire
(Reuters) - The Biden administration will provide $95 million through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve Hawaii's electric grid, the White House said on Wednesday. The island of Maui was dev...
Aug 30, 2023
