By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The contrasting market fortunes between the U.S. and China are well known to investors, but deepening gloom surrounding China’s property sector and a surprisingly blunt view of the economy from Beijing suggests the chasm will…
(Reuters) – The U.S. government will provide up to $1.55 billion in funding to monitor and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, two agencies said on Monday. The funding will be accompanied by technical assistance for companies to rein in emissions of the planet-warming greenhouse gas from leaks and daily operations, the…
By Hernan Nessi and Jorgelina do Rosario BUENOS AIRES/LONDON (Reuters) -Argentina on Monday set new weaker trade-related exchange rates while keeping the official peso rate stable, in a push to meet expectations in its $44 billion agreement with the International Monetary Fund while avoiding a politically costly devaluation. Corn exporters will be able to sell…
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shein, an online discount clothing retailer whose labor practices in China are being questioned by U.S. lawmakers, spent $600,000 in the second quarter in lobbying on Capitol Hill, its first filings of such registrations showed. The outlay by Singapore-based Shein, launched in China in 2012, shows its moderate…
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global equity markets and Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors braced for interest rate decisions from key central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, as well as corporate earnings that may shed light on the state of the economy. An overwhelming majority of traders expect the Fed to…
By Matt McKnight BICKLETON, Washington (Reuters) -A fast-growing wildfire forced residents to evacuate a rural stretch of southern Washington state’s Klickitat County on Saturday after it burned more than 30,000 acres in less than 24 hours. The Newell Road Wildfire has already destroyed several structures in the area and is threatening homes, farms, crops and…
(Reuters) – Whirlpool Corp reported a 29.5% slide in quarterly profit on Monday as persistent inflation hit consumer spending, weakening demand for its washing machines and kitchen appliances. Shares of the home appliances maker dropped nearly 2% after the bell. Consumers are cutting back on discretionary spending as a series of interest-rate hikes over the…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Drugmaker Pfizer Inc said over 30 drugs, including injections of painkiller fentanyl and anesthetic lidocaine, may see supply disruption after a tornado destroyed a warehouse at its Rocky Mount, North Carolina, plant last week. The company sent a letter late last week to its hospital customers saying it had identified around…
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI improperly conducted warrantless searches for information about a U.S. senator and two state officials, a U.S. intelligence agency revealed on Friday, as lawmakers are weighing whether to renew the surveillance power that makes such searches possible. The names of the U.S. senator, the state senator and the state…
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Alphabet’s Google violated a software developer’s patent rights with its remote-streaming technology and must pay $338.7 million in damages, a federal jury in Waco, Texas decided on Friday. The jury found that Google’s Chromecast and other devices infringe patents owned by Touchstream Technologies related to streaming videos from one screen to…
