FILE PHOTO: Flags of Taiwan and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) are displayed next to its headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Eason Lam/File Photo October 19, 2017 TAIPEI (Reuters) – Apple Inc supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd on Thursday said net profit fell 7.1 percent in the […]
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Obama returns to campaign trail for Dems in governor’s races
Former President Barack Obama is returning to the campaign trail to stump for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia as they gear up for next month’s elections. Thursday’s events mark the first time the former president is stepping back into the political spotlight since leaving the White House. […]
FDA approves Gilead cancer gene therapy; price set at $373,000
U.S. regulators approved on Wednesday a new therapy for a type of lymphoma, which was developed by Gilead Science Inc’s Kite Pharma, marking the second approval for this potentially revolutionary approach to fighting cancer. Continue Reading Below The Food and Drug Administration approved the gene therapy, to be sold under […]
Oil markets stable on tighter US market, expected extension of OPEC supply cuts
Oil prices were stable on Thursday, supported by ongoing OPEC-led supply cuts, tensions in the Middle East and lower U.S. production due to hurricane-enforced closures. Continue Reading Below Brent crude futures were at $58.10 at 0411 GMT, slightly lower than their last close, but around 30 percent above mid-year levels. […]
U.S. bankers hold onto hopes that Trump will boost profits
Top U.S. bankers are still hoping that President Trump’s administration will make policy changes to boost profits, but made clear in public comments in recent days that they are not seeing any signs of progress so far. Continue Reading Below Optimism about tax cuts, infrastructure investment and an unwind of […]
China suggests Xi’s political ideology to be elevated in party constitution
October 19, 2017 BEIJING (Reuters) – Top Chinese officials have praised President Xi Jinping’s political ideology unveiled at a key Communist Party Congress, an indication that he could cement his power with his new slogan being incorporated into the party’s constitution. Xi opened the party’s twice-a-decade congress on Wednesday with […]
Japan transport ministry considering checks of cars, trains using Kobe Steel products: Kyodo
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Kobe Steel is seen on the group’s Tokyo headquarter building in Tokyo, Japan October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo October 19, 2017 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s transport ministry is considering convening a meeting to probe the safety of automobiles, trains and planes using products from […]
Tanaka, Yankees top Keuchel, Astros 5-0 for 3-2 lead in ALCS
This time, it was Masahiro Tanaka who was untouchable on the mound. Continue Reading Below And when the New York Yankees sent Houston ace Dallas Keuchel to an early exit, their rollicking crowd let loose with a cathartic roar that must have boomed all over the Bronx. One […]
Toyota says aluminum plates from Kobe Steel meet standards
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 19, 2017 TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> on Thursday said that it had confirmed that aluminum plates supplied by Kobe Steel Ltd […]
China third-quarter GDP growth slows as expected
China’s economic growth slowed slightly as expected in the third quarter as the government’s efforts to rein in the property market and debt risks tempered activity in the world’s second-largest economy. Continue Reading Below The economy grew 6.8 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, in line with […]