BERLIN (Reuters) -Expectations of lower interest rates lifted German investor morale in January, the ZEW economic research institute said on Tuesday, but the assessment of the current situation shows the economy’s recovery will be slow. The ZEW economic sentiment index rose to 15.2 points from 12.8 points in December. Analysts polled by Reuters had pointed …
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A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A shortened U.S. markets week starts on the back foot as Friday’s slightly peculiar interest rate cut ebullience cools a touch again while U.S. banking giants resume the corporate earnings season. Wall St has a lot to unpack from a three-day …
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday the Chinese economy had rebounded and moved upward, and was estimated to have grown around 5.2% in 2023, above the official target of around 5%. Li said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the Chinese economy could handle ups and downs in …
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By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – Joseph Tacopina, an attorney on former U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal team, on Monday said he will no longer represent him in a criminal case in Manhattan related to alleged hush money payments or a separate appeal of a civil case. Tacopina withdrew from representing Trump in two of the …
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By James Oliphant (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump trounced his Republican rivals on Monday in the first nominating contest of the 2024 election, leaving his top rivals with more questions than answers about the path forward for their candidacies. Here are takeaways from the Iowa caucus: MIND MADE UP According to surveys conducted of Iowa …
By Jason Lange and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Most Republicans at Iowa’s caucus said they felt Donald Trump would be fit for the White House even if he were convicted of a crime, an entrance poll showed on Monday, underscoring the strong hold the former president has on the Republican Party. About two-thirds of caucus-goers …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris warned Americans that their freedom is under threat as she commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day in early-voting South Carolina on Monday, wielding the civil-rights icon’s legacy to urge Black voters to join Democrats to win the 2024 election. Harris …
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By Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari DUBAI/BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the “spy headquarters” of Israel in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, state media reported late on Monday, while the elite force said they also struck in Syria against the Islamic State. The strikes come amid concerns about the escalation of a conflict …
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By Tim Reid (Reuters) -Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive, hopes to jump-start his ebbing 2024 Republican presidential bid with a stronger-than-expected showing on Monday in the Iowa caucus, the first state Republican nominating contest. Here are some facts about Ramaswamy’s life and career: A HINDU RAISED IN THE AMERICAN MIDWEST Ramaswamy, 38, was …
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(Reuters) – Elon Musk said on Monday he would be uncomfortable growing AI/robotics at Tesla without at least a 25% voting control of the company. Tesla CEO Musk said in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that unless he got stock that is “enough to be influential, but not so …
