FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the signboard of Kobe Steel at the group’s Tokyo headquarters in Tokyo, Japan October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo October 20, 2017 TOKYO (Reuters) – Data fabrication at Kobe Steel Ltd <5406.T> continued at its aluminum and steel unit after an internal investigation discovered […]
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Oil rises on tighter fundamentals, but China warning holds back market
Oil prices edged up on Friday, supported by signs of tightening supply and demand fundamentals, although a warning about excessive China economic optimism still weighed somewhat on markets. Continue Reading Below Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $57.39 at 0420 GMT, up 16 cents, or […]
Closing arguments set in deadly meningitis outbreak trial
BOSTON – Attorneys are preparing to make their closing arguments in the case of a Massachusetts pharmacist charged with second-degree murder in a deadly meningitis outbreak. Continue Reading Below Closing arguments in Glenn Chin’s trial are expected Friday in Boston’s federal courthouse. Chin faces second-degree murder, mail fraud and other […]
Senate passes budget blueprint key to Trump tax effort
President Donald Trump’s drive to overhaul the U.S. tax code cleared a critical hurdle on Thursday when the Senate approved a budget blueprint for the 2018 fiscal year that will pave the way for Republicans to pursue a tax-cut package without Democratic support. Continue Reading Below By a 51-to-49 vote, […]
Deputies find weapons stash, note vowing ‘bloody revenge’ amid child porn inquiry
Authorities in Florida found a cache of guns and explosives inside a home during the course of a child pornography investigation Wednesday, officials said. Deputies from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office found a vast arsenal inside a locked closet in a home in Dunedin, including three explosive devices, 10 rifles, […]
Democrats fail to block Arctic reserve oil drilling
U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday failed to pass a measure to block oil and gas drilling in part of the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve, losing to Republicans who believe production there would provide jobs and wealth. Continue Reading Below An amendment blocking the development failed 48-52, mostly along party lines. […]
South Korea survey backs restarting construction of two nuclear reactors
October 20, 2017 By Jane Chung SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean government-organized committee is recommending Seoul resume the stalled construction of two new nuclear reactors after an opinion survey it set up found nearly 60 percent of respondents said they were in favor of the move. The two reactor […]
Dollar rises after U.S. Senate passes budget blueprint
FILE PHOTO: Sheets of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on the five-dollar bill currency are inspected through a magnifying glass at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo October 20, 2017 SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose […]
South Korea to stress safety of Pyeongchang Olympics to diplomats, companies
FILE PHOTO: An ice sculpture of the Olympic rings is illuminated during the Pyeongchang Winter Festival, near the venue for the opening and closing ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo October 20, 2017 SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s […]
Why is Alphabet Investing in Lyft Now?
Ride-hailing start-up Lyft has a big new investor: Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Continue Reading Below Lyft announced on Thursday that CapitalG, Alphabet’s investment fund, is leading a $1 billion financing round for Lyft. The move follows an agreement made in May between Lyft and Alphabet’s self-driving subsidiary Waymo to […]