Shanghai Economy Improves Fitfully As End Of COVID Lockdown Nears
By David Stanway and Roxanne Liu SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Shanghai took further gradual steps on Friday toward lifting its COVID-19…
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Musk Sued By Twitter Investors For Stock ‘manipulation’ During Takeover Bid
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk was sued by Twitter Inc investors claiming he manipulated the company’s stock price…
US wins latest legal battle to seize Russian yacht in Fiji
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The United States on Friday won the latest round of a legal battle to seize…
Hong Kong Seeks To Revive Global Banking Status With Major Summit
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s central bank plans to hold a major conference in November it…
Hong Kong Home Prices Reverse 3-month Drop To Climb 0.5% In April
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong private home prices reversed a three-month decline in April, the latest official data showed…
Japan PM Kishida Says Debate On Capital Gains Tax Still On
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday that his government continued to debate capital gains tax…
Dollar Sinks To One-month Low Amid Easing Fed Rate Hike Bets
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar sank to a one-month low versus major peers on Friday as…
White House Welcomes Fiji To Its Indo-Pacific Economic Plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fiji is joining U.S. President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), the White House said on Thursday,…
Wall Street Jumps On Retailer Outlook Hikes, Ebbing Fed Fears
By Stephen Culp (Reuters) – Wall Street closed sharply higher on Thursday after optimistic retail earnings outlooks and waning concerns…
Australia Retail Sales Rise 0.9% To Record High In April
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian retail sales climbed to record highs in April as consumers spent big for the holidays, though…