Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Athletics-World Championship organisers scrambling to fix visa issues
By Mitch Phillips EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Organisers of the World Athletics Championships were desperately trying to help clear a visa issuing logjam that is threatening to prevent around 100 athle...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
Taiwan weighs fining Foxconn over China chip investment - source
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government is considering fining tech giant Foxconn up to T$25 million ($835,600) over its investment in a Chinese chip conglomerate without first getting regulatory approv...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
U.S. Senator Manchin opposes tax and climate proposal, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Joe Manchin told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday he won't support a Democratic proposal for new climate change spending and higher taxes for ...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
Dollar pauses for breath as Fed officials leave market pondering over rates path
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hovered below a near two-decade high in Asian trading on Friday, having slipped overnight after two Federal Reserve policymakers said they favored a smal...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
Stocks stumble, dollar steadfast as growth outlook darkens
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks hit a two-year low on Friday and were heading for a weekly loss, while the dollar was set for its third week of gains as a fresh slew of rate hikes ...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
China new home prices unchanged in June, after dropping for two months
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new home prices were unchanged in June after falling in the past two months, as strict COVID-19 curbs were eased and consumers took advantage of a slew of stimulus measures...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
Indiana doctor threatened with probe over abortion on 10-year-old Ohio rape victim
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Indiana's attorney general said on Thursday he was investigating whether the Indiana physician who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim abided by state l...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
China's Q2 GDP growth slows sharply to 0.4% y/y, missing f'cast
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economic growth slowed sharply in the second quarter, expanding 0.4% year-on-year and missing expectations, official data showed on Friday, as widespread lockdowns to curb ...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
China June industrial output rises 3.9%, retail sales up 3.1%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial output grew 3.9% in June from a year earlier, quickening from a 0.7% rise in May, official data showed on Friday, as activity began to recover from months of cri...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
ATP roundup: Maxime Cressy, John Isner reach Newport semis
Maxime Cressy and John Isner earned victories Thursday to set up a meeting in the semifinals of the Infosys Hall of Fame Open at Newport, R.I. Isner, the No. 2 seed, pushed through with a 7-6 (2), 6-7...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
