BEIJING (Reuters) -The United States Navy sailed its first warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Wednesday following presidential and parliamentary elections on the island, drawing the ire of Beijing. The U.S. Navy said the destroyer USS John Finn transited through a corridor in the Taiwan Strait that was “beyond the territorial sea of any …
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By Nathan Layne, Gram Slattery and James Oliphant MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Donald Trump and Joe Biden attacked each other on Wednesday as they prepared for a likely election rematch in November after Trump’s win in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary made his White House nomination increasingly likely, although his last remaining rival Nikki …
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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 Noel Randewich and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -The S&P 500 climbed to its fourth straight record high close on Wednesday, as Netflix surged following blowout quarterly results and a strong report from ASML fueled gains in chipmakers. Riding optimism about Wall Street’s most valuable companies, Microsoft hit an all-time high, lifting its market value …
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By Andrea Shalal, David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union endorsed U.S. President Joe Biden’s reelection bid on Wednesday, with the union president delivering a fiery speech in Washington that was also harshly critical of Republican former President Donald Trump. In a full-throated endorsement of the Democratic incumbent, UAW President …
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(Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley, the lone remaining challenger to frontrunner Donald Trump, has vowed to continue her White House campaign despite failing to score any victories in the first two nominating contests. The former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador, who came third in Iowa and second in New Hampshire, faces …
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(Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley, the lone remaining challenger to frontrunner Donald Trump, has vowed to continue her White House campaign despite failing to score any victories in the first two nominating contests. The former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador, who came third in Iowa and second in New Hampshire, faces …
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By Sinéad Carew and Tom Wilson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -MSCI’s global equity index rose on Wednesday, hitting its highest level in almost two years, backed by positive earnings and economic data in both Europe and the United States as well as optimism China stimulus will support its stock markets. Treasury yields rebounded on Wednesday as …
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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar dropped on Wednesday, taking a breather from recent gains, as investors consolidated positions and looked to economic data this week and the Federal Reserve policy meeting next week for more clues about the start of the easing cycle. The currency, however, cut its losses after data …
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By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up about 1% on Wednesday on a bigger-than-expected U.S. crude storage withdrawal, a slump in U.S. crude output, Chinese economic stimulus, geopolitical tensions and a weaker dollar. Brent crude futures rose 49 cents, or 0.6%, to settle at $80.04 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas …
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