WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Four police officers on Tuesday told lawmakers they were beaten, taunted with racial insults, heard threats including “kill him with his own gun” and thought they might die as they struggled to defend the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 against a mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters. Often tearful, sometimes profane, the officers called the rioters “terrorists” engaged […]
Read moreFor those late to the party, Chinese markets have been getting beat up, with the Hang Seng Index posting massive back-to-back losses. These losses have wiped out all of the gains for the index in 2021. Investors with Chinese stocks in their portfolio should pay heed as famed tech investor Cathie Wood is dumping some of ARK Invests’ Chinese holdings. […]
Read moreSOFIA, July 27 (Reuters) – Russia’s state gas company Gazprom has agreed to pay 349 million euros ($412 million) in advance for capacity on the Bulgarian extension of the TurkStream gas pipeline, Bulgarian state network operator Bulgartransgaz said on Tuesday. Gazprom’s export unit Gazprom Export has agreed to pay upfront for booked capacity from July 1, 2021 until June 30, […]
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Time and time again, the Wall Street pundits say interest rates are going higher, and time and time again they plunge lower. Last week the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield hit the lowest level since February, and the S&P 500 yield currently is at its lowest in 20 years a paltry 1.35%. So what are investors that need income and […]
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo’s 2,848 daily coronavirus infections on Tuesday were the Olympic host city’s highest since the pandemic began, officials said, as media reported that authorities had asked hospitals to prepare more beds for patients.FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walks in a local shopping street decorated with Tokyo 2020 […]
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of U.S. conglomerate General Electric is pictured at the site of the company’s energy branch in Belfort, France, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent KesslerBRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday approved without conditions Irish aircraft leasing company AerCap’s $30 billion bid for General Electric’s aircraft leasing business, according to a filing on the European Commission website. […]
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Slideshow ( 2 images )BENGALURU (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s India arm is in talks with several domestic players in film and media distribution including cinema chain Inox Leisure Ltd for a potential stake, the Indian Express newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Inox, however, said the report was “factually incorrect” and there were no discussions between the company and Amazon […]
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(Reuters) -Tesla Inc posted a bigger second-quarter profit than expected on Tuesday thanks to higher sales of its less-expensive electric vehicles, as it raised vehicle prices and cut costs. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, however, said a global chip shortage that led to temporary factory shutdowns for the automaker, remains serious, and offered no details on the timing of its Cybertruck […]
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar hovered just below recent peaks on Tuesday, as investors turned to this week’s Federal Reserve meeting for clues on the policy outlook, while cryptocurrencies pulled back sharply after an attempt to break out of a monthslong range.Saudi riyal, yuan, Turkish lira, pound, U.S. dollar, euro and Jordanian dinar banknotes are seen in this illustration […]
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