China’s property investment slides for 17th month in July

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s property investment extended its fall for the 17th consecutive month in July, and home sales slumped, official data showed on Tuesday, as a deepening debt crisis weighs on the sector. Property investment fell 17.8% year-on-year in July after slumping 20.6% the prior month, according to Reuters calculations based on data from the National Bureau…

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Aussie lender NAB’s Q3 margins decline; shares up on cash earnings beat

By Archishma Iyer (Reuters) -National Australia Bank said on Tuesday third-quarter margins declined due to increased home lending competition and higher deposit costs, even as cash earnings rose by 5%, beating market estimates. A high interest rate environment has benefited Australian banks, but they now face headwinds from rising bad debt and increasing competition for…

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Biden administration tells US Supreme Court to review social media laws

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a dispute over Republican-backed laws in Texas and Florida that would undercut efforts by social media companies to curb content deemed objectionable on their platforms. The states call the actions impermissible censorship. The justices are considering taking up…

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Hollywood studios offer new concessions to striking screenwriters – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) -Hollywood studios have made a new offer to striking screenwriters that includes concessions on issues such as the use of artificial intelligence and access to viewer data, Bloomberg News reported on Monday citing people familiar with the discussions. The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers has agreed to ensure humans are credited as…

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