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- Reuters•15 minutes ago
RPT-COLUMN-U.S. economy hits soft patch, putting Fed on alert: Kemp
The U.S. economy hit a soft patch during the first three months of the year with manufacturing output up only slightly compared with the same period a year earlier and freight movements mostly down. U.S. manufacturing production was up by just 1.8 percent in the three months from January to March compared
Reuters•16 minutes agoNintendo shares jump 13 percent after Tencent gains Switch sales approval in China
Nintendo shares jumped 13 percent in early Tokyo trade on Friday, a day after China's Tencent won a key approval to begin selling Nintendo's Switch console in China, the world's largest games market. Friday's jump sent the stock to its highest level since October and pushed its year-to-date
- Reuters•17 minutes ago
Nintendo shares jump 13 percent after Tencent gains Switch sales approval in China
Nintendo shares jumped 13 percent in early Tokyo trade on Friday, a day after China's Tencent won a key approval to begin selling Nintendo's Switch console in China, the world's largest games market. Nintendo's U.S.-listed shares rose 12 percent overnight after the Chinese province of
Reuters•21 minutes agoU.S. wins WTO ruling against China grain import quotas
The United States won a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on Thursday against China's use of tariff-rate quotas for rice, wheat and corn, which it successfully argued limited market access for U.S. grain exports. The case, lodged by the Obama administration in late 2016, marked the second U.S
Reuters•22 minutes agoU.S. wins WTO ruling against China grain import quotas
The United States won a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling on Thursday against China's use of tariff-rate quotas for rice, wheat and corn, which it successfully argued limited market access for U.S. grain exports. The case, lodged by the Obama administration in late 2016, marked the second U.S
- Reuters•29 minutes ago
Woman killed after shots fired in Londonderry riot
A woman was killed after shots were fired during rioting in the Northern Irish city of Londonderry on Thursday that saw police attacked by petrol bombs and other missiles. After earlier appealing for calm when a number of shots were fired in the Irish nationalist Creggan area of the city, police confirmed
- Motley Fool•30 minutes ago
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc (SASR) Q1 2019 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
SASR earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2019.
Reuters•32 minutes agoUber lands $1 billion from SoftBank, Toyota for self-driving unit
Uber's autonomous vehicle unit has raised $1 billion from a consortium of investors including SoftBank Group Corp , giving the company a much-needed funding boost for its pricey self-driving ambitions on the eve of its public stock offering. Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday that the investment
Reuters•33 minutes agoHow Mueller's decision on obstruction helped save Trump
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report revealed new details about Trump's attempts to impede his investigation on Thursday. Democrats said on Thursday the report contained disturbing evidence of wrongdoing by Trump that could fuel congressional investigations. Some legal experts echoed that
Reuters•38 minutes agoUber lands $1 billion from SoftBank, Toyota for self-driving unit
Uber's autonomous vehicle unit has raised $1 billion (0.77 billion pounds) from a consortium of investors including SoftBank Group Corp , giving the company a much-needed funding boost for its pricey self-driving ambitions on the eve of its public stock offering. Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday
Reuters•39 minutes agoNational Enquirer to be sold to owner of magazine distributor
The National Enquirer had admitted to paying hush money to help U.S. President Donald Trump get elected and been accused of attempting to blackmail Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Cohen's family owns a U.S. magazine and book distributor, Hudson News Distributors.
- Reuters•41 minutes ago
ANALYSIS-How Mueller's decision on obstruction helped save Trump
The U.S. Attorney General decided that President Donald Trump did not obstruct a probe into whether his campaign colluded with Russia, but some legal experts said prosecutors laid out a wealth of evidence to the contrary and that they intended to leave that determination to Congress. Special Counsel
Reuters•43 minutes agoNational Enquirer to be sold to owner of magazine distributor
The National Enquirer had admitted to paying hush money to help U.S. President Donald Trump get elected and been accused of attempting to blackmail Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Cohen's family owns a U.S. magazine and book distributor, Hudson News Distributors.
- Reuters•45 minutes ago
Uber lands $1 billion from SoftBank, Toyota for self-driving unit
Uber's autonomous vehicle unit has raised $1 billion from a consortium of investors including SoftBank Group Corp, giving the company a much-needed funding boost for its pricey self-driving ambitions on the eve of its public stock offering. Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday that the investment
- Reuters•45 minutes ago
VEGOILS-Market factors to watch April 19
KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets. FUNDAMENTALS * Malaysian palm oil futures dropped on Thursday, ...
- Reuters•46 minutes ago
UPDATE 3-National Enquirer to be sold to owner of magazine distributor
American Media Inc (AMI) said on Thursday it was selling its National Enquirer tabloid to James Cohen, whose family owns a magazine distributor and used to own the Hudson chain of airport newsstands. The National Enquirer had admitted to paying hush money to help U.S. President Donald Trump get elected
- Associated Press•48 minutes ago
Japanese father, son appear in Las Vegas in $1.5B fraud case
Two former investment executives from Japan pleaded not guilty in Las Vegas on Thursday to criminal fraud charges in what prosecutors have called a $1.5 billion international Ponzi scheme. Junzo Suzuki, 70, and his son, Paul Suzuki, 40, arrived in custody in the U.S. on Wednesday, and appeared before
Associated Press•49 minutes agoNational Enquirer being sold to former newsstand mogul
The National Enquirer is being sold to the former head of the airport newsstand company Hudson News following a rocky year in which the tabloid was accused of burying stories that could have hurt Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Tabloid owner American Media said Thursday it plans to sell
- Motley Fool•50 minutes ago
RLI Corp (RLI) Q1 2019 Earnings Call Transcript
RLI earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2019.
Reuters•53 minutes agoJapan inflation edges higher but BOJ still in a bind
Japan's core inflation picked up slightly in March from a year earlier, but remained distant from the Bank of Japan's ambitious 2 percent target in a sign of rising pressure on the central bank. This has made the Bank of Japan's task of generating inflation even more difficult. Data on
- Reuters•56 minutes ago
China Stocks-Factors to watch on Friday
* PREVIOUS TRADING SESSION MOVES: * SSEC -0.4 pct, CSI300 -0.4 pct, HSI -0.5 pct * Shanghai- HK daily quota used 3.3 pct, Shenzhen- HK daily quota used 0.6 pct * Northbound legs of the Stock Connect ...
- Reuters•59 minutes ago
Nintendo shares untraded after key China Switch sales approval
Nintendo shares were untraded with a glut of buy orders in early Tokyo trade on Friday, a day after China's Tencent won a key approval to begin selling Nintendo's Switch console in China, the world's largest games market. Nintendo's U.S.-listed shares rose 12 percent overnight after
Reuters•1 hour agoJapan inflation edges higher but BOJ still in a bind
Japan's core inflation picked up slightly in March from a year earlier, but remained distant from the Bank of Japan's ambitious 2 percent target in a sign of rising pressure on the central bank. This has made the Bank of Japan's task of generating inflation even more difficult. Data on
