Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canadian factory PMI rises to four-year high on firmer domestic demand
By Fergal Smith TORONTO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Canada's manufacturing sector expanded in July at the fastest pace in more than four years as rising domestic activity boosted production and new orders, but...
Aug 04, 2026
Iran demands inbound control of Hormuz and outbound oversight, source says
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Iran wants control over inbound shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and visibility over outbound traffic, with the ability to intervene if necessary, under ...
Aug 04, 2026
Falcons, RB Bijan Robinson agree to three-year, $75M extension
Falcons running back Bijan Robinson agreed to a contract extension valued at a maximum of $75 million over three years, according to multiple reports, with Atlanta anxious to end the "hold in" status ...
Aug 04, 2026
US Treasury Secretary Bessent: Will do whatever it takes to support Japan
Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Trump administration will do "whatever it takes" to support Japan's effort to stabilize its currency, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday. "We will do whatever it ta...
Aug 04, 2026
Polymarket seeks over $20 billion valuation in funding round, Bloomberg News reports
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Polymarket is seeking to raise funds at a valuation of more than $20 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The prediction markets platf...
Aug 04, 2026
CoreWeave expands into Indonesia, announces first data center in Asia-Pacific
Aug 4 (Reuters) - AI cloud computing company CoreWeave said on Tuesday it is expanding into Indonesia and adding three new facilities in the country, marking the firm's first data-center presence in t...
Aug 04, 2026
In Brazil, Indigenous experts care for native, stingless bees
By Amanda Perobelli SAO PAULO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Marcio Karai straddles a tree trunk near his home on the outskirts of Brazil's Sao Paulo, setting a small cube before him. The wooden box will serve as...
Aug 04, 2026
AI offers 'lifeline' for emerging economies, World Bank says
By Libby George LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence could enable developing countries to gain a century's worth of development in a decade if they act quickly on power, connectivity and ...
Aug 04, 2026
Aramco says US-Iran war has cost the global market 2.6 billion barrels of oil
By Maha El Dahan and Sarah El Safty DUBAI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The world has lost more than 2.6 billion barrels of oil since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in February, the head of Saudi oil giant...
Aug 04, 2026
North Korea's Vietnam War dead to get first memorial 60 years on
HANOI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Vietnam will build a memorial and renovate a cemetery dedicated to North Korean servicemen killed fighting during the Vietnam War, state media reported, in a rare public ackno...
Aug 04, 2026
