Australian state bans PwC from new tax contracts for three months
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian state on Thursday imposed a three-month ban on PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) local unit from receiving new…
China’s slower home price growth, deepening investment slump signal more easing
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s new home prices rose at a slower pace in May, while the steepest slump in property investment…
Analysis-In China’s lithium hub, mining boom comes at a cost
By Siyi Liu and Dominique Patton YICHUN, China (Reuters) – Down a steep dirt road from the Baishi Huashan lithium…
Japan govt says volatile forex market ‘undesirable’
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top government spokesperson said on Thursday that volatile moves in the currency markets were undesirable and…
China’s Jan-May property investment, sales fall at faster pace
BEIJING (Reuters) – Property investment in China fell at a faster pace in January-May, dropping 7.2% from the same period…
China cuts medium-term loan rates as economy sputters, more easing expected
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s central bank cut the borrowing cost of its medium-term policy loans for the first time in…
New Zealand dips into recession, putting rate hikes in doubt
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand slipped into recession as the economy shrank in the first quarter, data showed…
Texas governor buses first group of migrants to Los Angeles
By Costas Pitas LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday said the first group of migrants bused…
Ex-Harvard morgue manager indicted for trafficking body parts -US prosecutors
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – The former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School was among five people indicted by a…
Chinese ETFs draw options bulls on hopes of a rebound
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – Options on several U.S.-listed Chinese exchange traded funds have…