May 21, 2023 | Asia, Business, Economy
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s exports to North Korea soared in April from a year earlier, with wigs and fertiliser among major shipments, Chinese customs data showed on Saturday. Chinese outbound shipments to the isolated country surged 69% year-on-year to $166...
May 20, 2023 | Asia, Business, Economy, Politics, Top News, US
By Moira Warburton and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration and congressional Republicans traded barbs on Saturday over raising the federal $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, with both sides casting the other’s...
May 20, 2023 | Asia, Business, Economy, Europe, Politics, Top News, UK, US
By John Irish and Sakura Murakami HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy held talks with India’s Narendra Modi on Saturday and was due to meet other “Global South” leaders at a Group of Seven (G7) summit aimed at broadening...
May 20, 2023 | Asia, Canada, Economy, Europe, Politics, Technology, Top News, UK, US
By Katya Golubkova and John Irish HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Leaders of the world’s richest democracies acted on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia, while a draft communique to be issued after their talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima stressed the...
May 19, 2023 | Business, Economy, US
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed out the trading week on a soft note on Friday as early gains dissipated after U.S. debt ceiling negotiations in Washington were paused, denting optimism a deal could be reached in coming days to dodge...
May 19, 2023 | Business, Economy, Technology, Top News, US
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Recent advances in artificial intelligence are fueling optimism over how businesses can operate more productively in the years ahead. They are also providing a big boost to the stock market. The S&P 500’s 9%...
