MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico and the European Union agreed to quickly finalize an updated free trade deal, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Thursday in a post on social media after meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Both sides aim to sign a deal by the end of the year, according…
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares rose to a four-month high on Friday as U.S. economic data stoked expectations that the Federal Reserve is near the end of its rate-hike campaign, while the yen fell after the Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-easy monetary policy. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan…
SEOUL (Reuters) – A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine has arrived at a port in the South Korean city of Busan, the South Korean military said on Friday. It is the first time in nearly six years that a submarine classified as “SSGN” by the U.S. Navy, or a cruise-missile submarine, has stopped off in South Korea….
(Reuters) – A judge in Argentina sent arrest warrants to Interpol for four Lebanese men suspected of involvement in the 1994 truck bomb attack on a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people, local and international media reported on Thursday. Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas issued the warrants for the four suspects, three…
By Soo-hyang Choi and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has recovered from the sea part of a rocket used in North Korea’s failed attempt to launch its first military satellite last month, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Friday. The announcement came about two weeks after North Korea unsuccessfully tried to launch…
(Reuters) -BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, on Thursday filed for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would allow investors to get exposure to the cryptocurrency, as the asset class comes under intense regulatory scrutiny. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust will use Coinbase Custody as its custodian, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and…
By Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nikola’s top shareholder and founder, Trevor Milton, on Thursday urged investors to vote against the electric truck maker’s proposal to increase the number of shares it is allowed to issue and called for a change in leadership. Nikola said Milton’s social media post “misstates the facts,” adding in…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will speed up the process to allow private firms to access infrastructure of major national scientific research projects and will encourage private businesses to participate in key supply chain projects, a state planner spokesperson said on Friday. Private fixed-asset investment shrank 0.1% in the first five months of the year, a…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc on Thursday expanded its self-driving capability to Beijing as part of the automaker’s expanded launch of City NGP (Navigation Guided Pilot) across the mainland. City NGP is now available in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, with plans to expand it to dozens of cities within…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc on Thursday expanded its self-driving capability to Beijing as part of the automaker’s expanded launch of City NGP (Navigation Guided Pilot) across the mainland. City NGP is now available in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, with plans to expand it to dozens of cities within…
