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US Senate votes to ensure royalties for older songs

The US Senate voted Tuesday to guarantee royalties for digital broadcast of songs from before 1972, in a rare bipartisan...

September 19, 2018 2 min read

Global stocks wobble as trade war worries deepen

Stock markets were uneasy and the dollar fell Monday as investors girded for another round of US tariffs imposed on Chin...

September 18, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka detains five Indians over match-fixing fears

Sri Lanka cricket's anti-corruption unit detained five Indian spectators on suspicion of match-fixing during Sunday's th...

September 17, 2018 2 min read

Asian markets sink on fears of fresh Trump tariffs on China

Asian markets sank on Monday following reports that Donald Trump is planning to hit China with another round of tariffs,...

September 17, 2018 3 min read
As bitcoin gyrates, less euphoria in evidence at blockchain gathering

The vibe at a gathering this week for blockchain enthusiasts felt decidedly less exuberant than its predecessor a year a...

Global stocks mostly rise after solid US data, earnings

Global stocks mostly rose on Thursday on more benign statements from the United States about trade and a batch of solid ...

Asian shares, dollar start week off on strong footing

Asian shares rose on Monday after a solid session on Wall Street, while the dollar held near recent highs against major ...

May 23, 2016 3 min read

Britain risks year-long recession if votes for Brexit - Osborne

(Reuters) - Britain could sink into a year-long recession if it votes to leave the European Union, finance minister Geor...

May 23, 2016 3 min read

Asian shares poised for weekly loss, Fed talk lifts dollar

Asian shares edged up on Friday, but were on track for a weekly loss, while the dollar was poised for a winning week as ...

May 20, 2016 3 min read

Asia down, dollar buoyant after Fed signals potential near-term hike

TOKYO, May 19 (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped, but the dollar was buoyant early on Thursday as markets scrambled to fac...

May 19, 2016 2 min read

Revived Fed hike expectations send Asian shares lower

(Reuters) - Asian shares stepped back on Wednesday after strong U.S. inflation data and comments from Federal Reserve of...

May 18, 2016 3 min read

Asian shares recover after Apple, oil boost Wall St

TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - Asian shares recovered from two-month lows on Tuesday after a rebound in technology giant Appl...

May 17, 2016 3 min read

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner faces new challenge: slow sales

SEATTLE, May 16 (Reuters) - Boeing Co's high-tech 787 Dreamliner has had its share of trouble, from early production del...

May 16, 2016 4 min read

Asia slips on weaker Wall St, soft China data; dollar steady

(Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped early on Monday, weighed down by Friday's decline on Wall Street and soft Chinese econo...

May 16, 2016 2 min read

Humbled hedge fund managers acquiesce to clients at Vegas confab

LAS VEGAS, May 13 (Reuters) - Swaggering hedge fund managers, long known for ignoring client complaints during years of ...

May 14, 2016 4 min read

G7 to take steps on global steel glut-draft

TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - The Group of Seven nations will take steps to tackle a global glut in steel that many blame on...

May 14, 2016 3 min read
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Investors dump stocks at fastest rate since Aug. 2011 - BAML

LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - Investors continued to pull cash out of global equity funds in the latest week, bringing outf...

May 14, 2016 2 min read

Asia stocks weaker after soft U.S. jobs, China trade data

TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Asian stocks were mostly lower on Monday after a disappointing U.S. jobs report raised question...

May 9, 2016 3 min read

China's April FX reserves rise to $3.22 trillion

BEIJING, May 7(Reuters) - China's foreign exchange reserves rose in April to $3.22 trillion, central bank data showed on...

May 8, 2016 1 min read

Mozambique's fishery SOE defaults on Treasury-guaranteed debt

MAPUTO, May 6 (Reuters) - The 24 fishing boats rusting in the harbour of Mozambique's capital were meant to be a modern ...

May 8, 2016 6 min read

U.S. issues rule requiring banks to identify shell company owners

(Reuters) - The Obama administration is issuing a long-delayed rule requiring the financial industry to identify the rea...

May 6, 2016 3 min read

Asian shares fall for seventh session, bonds bid

SYDNEY, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian shares slipped for a seventh straight session on Thursday as a mixed batch of U.S. econo...

May 5, 2016 3 min read

Fed's Lockhart: Brexit could 'loom large' over June policy meeting

(Reuters) - Atlanta Federal Reserve President Dennis Lockhart said on Tuesday that Britain's vote on whether to stay in ...

May 4, 2016 2 min read

Stocks slide on global growth worries; U.S. yields fall

(Reuters) - Stock markets worldwide fell on Tuesday after weak Chinese and British factory data rekindled fears of slowi...

May 4, 2016 3 min read

Asian stocks break four-day losing streak, RBA in focus

HONG KONG, May 3 (Reuters) - Asian stocks snapped a four-day losing streak on Tuesday as an overnight bounce in U.S. sha...

May 3, 2016 2 min read

EPA takes offline a report that says glyphosate not likely carcinogenic

(Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday pulled a report offline that concluded that glyphosate is...

May 3, 2016 3 min read