By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The focus for Asian markets on Thursday will be on whether the improvement in investor sentiment toward China and Hong Kong continues, following the Chinese central bank’s latest move to inject liquidity and support asset prices. The regional economic data calendar …
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By Humeyra Pamuk, Patricia Zengerle and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden sent a letter to leaders of key Capitol Hill committees on Wednesday informing them of his intention to begin the formal notification process for the sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft to Turkey once Ankara completes Sweden’s NATO accession process.In the …
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By Humeyra Pamuk, Patricia Zengerle and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden sent a letter to leaders of key Capitol Hill committees on Wednesday informing them of his intention to begin the formal notification process for the sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft to Turkey once Ankara completes Sweden’s NATO accession process.In the …
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(Reuters) -Autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation said on Wednesday it had cut 3% of its workforce as part of a reorganization exercise. Aurora had 1,700 employees by 2022-end, as per the company’s securities filings. “As we move toward commercial launch, we recently reviewed the entire organization to ensure we are working as effectively as …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday said it is widening the uses for commercial property lending by banks in its latest effort to ease a liquidity crunch facing troubled real estate firms. According to a notice jointly issued by the central bank and the financial regulator, by the end of this year banks will be …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday said it is widening the uses for commercial property lending by banks in its latest effort to ease a liquidity crunch facing troubled real estate firms. According to a notice jointly issued by the central bank and the financial regulator, by the end of this year banks will be …
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By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Butter chicken – one of India’s best-known dishes globally – is delicious and apparently also contentious, with two Indian restaurant chains doing battle in court over claims to its origins. The lawsuit – which has become a hot topic in India – was brought by …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of deliberately shooting down a Russian military transport plane carrying 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers to a prisoner exchange in what it called a barbaric act of terrorism that had killed a total of 74 people. Ukraine called for full clarification of the circumstances of the incident and …
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for ways to be found to improve economic development after saying that a failure to provide people with basic living necessities including food is a “serious political issue”, state media reported on Thursday. Kim made the remarks while discussing regional development …
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for ways to be found to improve economic development after saying that a failure to provide people with basic living necessities including food is a “serious political issue”, state media reported on Thursday. Kim made the remarks while discussing regional development …
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