MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee closed marginally higher on Wednesday, supported by dollar sales from foreign banks, even as most of its Asian peers fell pressured by a recovery in the U.S. dollar index. The rupee ended at 83.2750 against the dollar, slightly higher compared with its close at 83.3175 in the previous session. …
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By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. will reopen four legal U.S.-Mexico border crossings on Thursday as high levels of illegal immigration have receded and freed up personnel, U.S. border authorities said on Tuesday. The U.S. will resume operations at an international bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas, two crossings in Arizona and …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s manufacturing sector suffered a setback in its attempts to return to growth as output and employment fell more sharply in December than the previous month, according to a survey published on Tuesday. The final reading of the S&P Global/CIPS manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) weakened to 46.2 in December, ending a …
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By David French (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed the first trading session of 2024 lower, weighed by a fall in Apple shares after a broker downgrade and declines among other big-tech names triggered by a move higher by Treasury yields. The lackluster session follows a year where Wall Street’s three major …
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Tuesday it was open to an immediate, unconditional ceasefire through talks with the Sudanese army as it signed a declaration with the Taqadum civilian coalition and invited the army to do the same. A nine-month war in Sudan, which now faces the world’s largest …
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By Daniel Leussink and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda airport that killed five of six crew on the smaller aircraft on Tuesday. Live footage on public broadcaster NHK showed the JAL Airbus …
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By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -China removed an official at a government body overseeing its press and publications regulator, five sources who were briefed on the matter said, days after Chinese gaming stocks were hit by proposed rules to curb spending on video games. Feng Shixin was removed last week from his position as …
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By Aditya Soni and Medha Singh (Reuters) -Apple on Tuesday fell nearly 3.6% to a seven-week low after Barclays downgraded the shares of the world’s most valuable company on concerns that demand for its devices from the iPhone to the Mac will remain weak in 2024. Barclays is the second brokerage to have the equivalent …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso testified in Madrid High Court on Tuesday over the kiss she said football federation chief Luis Rubiales planted on her lips without her consent after Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup last summer. Hermoso spent around 2-1/2 hours speaking behind closed doors to investigating judge Francisco …
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By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Stocks in Europe and on Wall Street fell on Tuesday, along with prices for U.S. government debt, on ebbing market optimism about timely interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The dollar jumped against major currencies as the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, …
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