Asian shares at 15-month high, dollar soft on less hawkish Fed Asian shares hit 15-month highs on Tuesday while the dollar and U.S. bond yields were on the back foot on the prospect of a less-hawkish Federal Reserve policy trajectory. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose […]
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Beijing park dispenses loo roll using facial recognition Machines at the Temple of Heaven park scan visitors' faces before dispensing a fixed length strip of paper. The tourist attraction is reportedly frequented by visitors who take large amounts of loo roll home. It has reignited debate over the lack of […]
Damascus sees fierce clashes after rebel attack Damascus sees fierce clashes after rebel attack:- Artillery shells and rockets landed in the heart of the capital as part of a surprise rebel attack launched in the Jobar district. The assault began early on Sunday with car bombs and suicide attacks, activists […]
VW CEO offices searched in Audi investigation VW CEO offices searched in Audi investigation:- Munich prosecutors searched the offices of Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) Chief Executive Matthias Mueller as part of an investigation into diesel emission test cheating at Audi, German weekly Bild am Sonntag said. Some 100 officials searched Audi's headquarters […]
Unilever prepares 6 billion pound sale of food brands Unilever (ULVR.L) (UNc.AS) is preparing a 6 billion pound ($7.44 billion) sale of some of its food brands, British newspapers reported on Saturday. The Anglo-Dutch company is planning to sell Flora margarine and Stork butter brands, the Sunday Times said. The […]
House Democrat seeks interviews with Wells Fargo executives House Democrat seeks interviews with Wells Fargo executives:- The top Democrat on a key House of Representatives committee has demanded a chance to interview executives of Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N), which has been embroiled in a scandal over fake accounts, because […]
Missing from Trump's grand Navy plan Missing from Trump's grand Navy plan:- U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to build dozens of new warships in one of the biggest peace-time expansions of the U.S. Navy. But interviews with ship-builders, unions and a review of public and internal documents show […]
Tillerson to face Chinese ire over blame for North Korea tensions China is likely to express its anger at being told to rein in nuclear-armed North Korea when U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Beijing on Saturday, his first visit to the country since taking office last month. […]
China to build on disputed shoal in South China Sea China to build on disputed shoal in South China Sea:- China will begin preparatory work this year for an environmental monitoring station on Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, an official said, as two U.S. senators introduced a bill […]
Iraqi forces advance into Mosul Old City, Nuri mosque in sight Iraqi forces advance into Mosul Old City, Nuri mosque in sight :- Iraqi forces advance into Mosul Old City, Nuri mosque in sight Iraqi forces battling Islamic State in Mosul advanced into the Old City and around the al Nuri mosque on Friday […]
