Philippine leader says no promise made to China to remove grounded warship
By Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday denied making an…
August 9, 2023
China tips into deflation as efforts to stoke recovery falter
By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s consumer sector fell into deflation and factory-gate prices extended declines in…
Russia to build up forces in west to counter NATO threat – Shoigu
(Reuters) – Russia will build up forces at its western borders following Finland’s accession to the U.S.-led NATO alliance, Russian…
Lingering inflation worries keep Biden approval stagnant at 40%-Reuters/Ipsos
By Josephine Walker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating held steady at 40% in early August,…
No quick fix to reverse Antarctic sea ice loss as warming intensifies – scientists
(This Aug 8 story has been corrected to clarify that the quote was from Anna Hogg, not Caroline Holmes, in…
Wall St ends lower after bank rating cuts spark wider sell-off
By David French (Reuters) – All three major Wall Street benchmarks finished lower on Tuesday in a broad sell-off after…
Rahul Gandhi rips into Indian PM Modi over Manipur violence
By YP Rajesh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday mounted a scathing attack on Prime…
Struggling Chinese graduates return to hometowns as job market sags
By Ella Cao, Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -A growing number of Chinese graduates are abandoning the bright lights of the…
Sony quarterly profit tumbles as movie business disappoints
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Sony logged a hefty drop in first-quarter profit, hurt in part by a weaker…
Marketmind: U.S. stocks try to outrun the gloom
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Harry Robertson It’s been a tough little patch…