Pedestrians walk past an electronic board displaying the Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan January 4, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon January 17, 2018 By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian equities stepped back from a record high on Wednesday as the region’s resource shares were knocked by falling oil […]
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Volkswagen 2017 sales up 4.3 percent at 10.7 million vehicles
A car with the Volkswagen VW logo badge is seen on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst January 17, 2018 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Volkswagen <VOWG_p.DE>, vying for the top spot among the world’s largest carmakers, reported a gain […]
Tennis: Seed slayers Bencic, Zhang tumble back to earth
Tennis – Australian Open – Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 17, 2018. Luksika Kumkhum of Thailand shakes hands with Belinda Bencic of Switzerland after Kumkhum won their match. REUTERS/Thomas Peter January 17, 2018 By Martyn Herman MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Seed slayers Belinda Bencic and Zhang Shuai were brought back down […]
9 face hazing charges in death of FSU frat pledge
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Nine men are facing hazing charges in connection with the death of a Florida State University fraternity pledge, police said Tuesday. The Tallahassee Police Department said in an emailed release that arrest warrants were signed earlier in the day by a Leon County judge for Luke E. […]
Asian shares track weakness on Wall St; China shares higher
TOKYO – Shares were lower Wednesday in Asia after a flip-flop session on Wall Street, where the Dow industrial average ended almost flat after backtracking from a broad rally earlier in the day. Continue Reading Below KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.4 percent to 23,868.34 and Hong Kong’s […]
Politics in China weighs heavily on business
BEIJING – Politics weighs more heavily on foreign companies in China than it has in nearly three decades. Continue Reading Below The latest flashpoint was Beijing’s fury last week at hotel keeper Marriott and other companies that labeled self-ruled Taiwan a company on websites or customer materials. But companies face […]
Italy has an election coming soon — and ‘serious political risk’ is back
There’s a key moment coming up in Italian politics that could have repercussions for the entire European Union. Italy is holding a general election on March 4, but it is unclear whether it will manage to form a solid government, which is raising concerns among market participants. Italy has been […]
Washington State Univ. quarterback apparently commits suicide
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police here say. The 21-year-old Hilinski was discovered in his apartment after he didn’t show up for practice Tuesday. A rifle “was recovered next to Hilinski and a suicide note was […]
‘Trump is a revolution, unfortunately, and I’m concerned,’ Nobel Prize-winner Robert Shiller says
President Donald Trump is synonymous with a “revolution” taking place in U.S. politics and society, according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller, but not in a good way. Speaking to CNBC ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) where Trump will be a key attraction, Shiller, a renowned economist and […]
Optimism in Iraq fuels revived interest in vintage cars
BAGHDAD – When Iraqi forces drove Islamic State militants out of eastern Mosul a year ago, Nashwan Shakir Mahmoud raced back to his home, hoping that his red and white 1955 Chevrolet coupe had survived three years of war and upheaval. Continue Reading Below When he saw that it had […]