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By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Wednesday police must explain how they responded after receiving multiple emergency calls in the hours before a …

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The would-they-won’t-they saga of the Fed possibly hinting it will go slow with further rate rises …

By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini (Reuters) – For U.S. online trading companies an often-overlooked financial metric could act as a bulwark against softening demand in the third quarter, according …

BEIJING (Reuters) – Debt risks of some top real estate firms are prominent and risk control ability of some local financial institutions are weak, according to the chairman of China’s …

By Shivam Patel MORBI, India (Reuters) – India’s Gujarat state on Wednesday mourned the death of 135 people from a bridge collapse on the weekend, with the national flag at …

By Hadeel Al Sayegh DUBAI (Reuters) -Americana Restaurants, the Middle East and North Africa franchisee of fast-food restaurants KFC and Pizza Hut, said it planned to launch an initial public …

(Reuters) -Philadelphia hit five home runs and Ranger Suarez pitched five scoreless innings as the Phillies crushed the Houston Astros 7-0 to take a 2-1 World Series lead on Tuesday. …

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors are hesitant to bet on a sustained decline in the dollar, even after the U.S. currency suffered its sharpest pullback in about …

(Reuters) -Twitter Inc will charge $8 a month for its Blue service, which includes its sought-after “verified” badge, new boss Elon Musk said on Tuesday as he seeks to boost …

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio said on Wednesday it has suspended production due to COVID-19 curbs as rising cases across the country cause more disruptions to business …

By Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) – A manslaughter trial set to begin in Los Angeles for a fatal crash caused by a Tesla operating on Autopilot presents a first-of-its kind test …

(Reuters) – U.S.-based memory chip maker Micron Technology Inc on Tuesday said it started shipping samples of its most advanced DRAM chip based on the LPDDR5X, low-power double data rate …

BEIJING (Reuters) – An official of China’s state planner said on Wednesday that the country’s foreign investment has increased steadily so far this year and that it will encourage more …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s central bank expects the country’s economy to grow 3.3% this year, its deputy central bank governor said on Wednesday, supported by consumption and the return of …

By Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -The man charged with breaking into U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and clubbing her husband with a hammer later told police he was …

By Rich McKay (Reuters) -Rapper Takeoff, a member of the influential, Atlanta-based rap group Migos, was shot and killed at a party held at a Houston bowling alley early on …

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily blocked a U.S. House of Representatives committee from gaining access to former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, …

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -Shares in Sony Group Corp leapt 9% on Wednesday morning after the entertainment conglomerate hiked its full-year profit forecast in contrast to lacklustre projections by …

By Ricardo Brito, Brian Ellsworth and Rodrigo Viga Gaier BRASILIA/SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede defeat in his first public remarks since …

By David Ljunggren and Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Bank of Canada has not ruled out another oversized interest rate hike to fight sky-high inflation, governor Tiff Macklem said on …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday making the bank’s yield curve control policy more flexible could be an option in the future, but not …

By Sheila Dang and Katie Paul (Reuters) -In an expanding exodus of Twitter’s top management, officials including its advertising and marketing chiefs left the company in the past few days, …

ABU DHABI (Reuters) -The United States and United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement to spend $100 billion on clean energy projects with a goal of adding 100 gigawatts globally …

By Choonsik Yoo SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s annual consumer inflation in October ticked up from September against market expectations for no change, led by lagging effects of earlier global raw …