A fire in a garment factory has killed seven female workers and injured another five in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday. The blaze comes just months after more than 100 died in another factory fire. (Jan. 26)
The dollar touched five-month highs against the pound and euro on Tuesday, a day after hotter-than-expected U.S. retail sales sent Treasury yields higher, raising worries of an intervention from Tokyo as the yen languished at its lowest since 1990. Data on Monday showed U.S. retail sales rose 0.7% last month, compared with a 0.3% rise that economists polled by Reuters had forecast, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will not be in a rush to cut interest rates this year. "The U.S. economy continues to grow very solidly at a level which is above the long-term trend and which does support higher U.S. bond yields and which argues against the Fed cutting interest rates," said Kenneth Broux, head of corporate research, FX and Rates at Societe Generale.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that he wants to further increase investment in Vietnam a day after the company announced it would spending on suppliers in the Southeast Asian manufacturing hub. Vietnam has become more important to Apple as the company seeks to diversify its supply chains away from China, where most of its smartphones and tablets are assembled. The company began looking at moving its production to countries like Vietnam, and more recently India, after shutdowns to fight COVID-19 in China repeatedly disrupted the company's shipments.
Christ The Good Shepherd Church/AAP via ReutersA knife attack on a bishop and others at a church in Sydney on Monday was a religiously-motivated terrorist act, according to police in Australia. A 16-year-old boy was restrained and arrested after he allegedly stabbed Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and others at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the suburb of Wakeley. Footage of the alleged attack, in which at least four people sustained non-life-threatening injuries, captured by a church
Mideast fears and surging yields triggered another ugly market reversal. Nvidia and Microsoft fell while Tesla dived.
Russian paratroopers have reached the eastern edge of the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, which Kyiv's top commander says Moscow wants taken by May 9, the date when Russia marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. The Kremlin has not acknowledged setting such a deadline, but Russian forces are pummelling the strategically-important Ukrainian town's defenders with artillery, drone and air strikes. Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine's top commander, has warned that the battlefield situation in the east has deteriorated.
Small Wind Market Small Wind Market Dublin, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Small Wind - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.Global Small Wind Market to Reach $2.3 Billion by 2030The global market for Small Wind estimated at US$1.2 Billion in the year 2023, is projected to reach a revised size of US$2.3 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 8.9% over the analysis period 2023-2030. The energy sector faces significant challenges due
Bain Capital has proposed an initial public offering (IPO) of Japan's Kioxia Holdings as part of a plan to allow the money-losing chipmaker to refinance a $5.8 billion loan coming due in June, according to a person familiar with the matter. Bain and Kioxia met with a group of banks including Sumitomo Mitsui, Mizuho and Mitsubishi UFJ on Monday after the lenders urged Kioxia to come up with a recapitalisation plan because it looks likely to run afoul of the terms of a 900 billion yen ($5.8 billion) syndicated loan, the person said.
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Bain Capital has proposed an initial public offering (IPO) of Japan's Kioxia Holdings as part of a plan to allow the money-losing chipmaker to refinance a $5.8 billion loan coming due in June, according to a person familiar with the matter. Bain and Kioxia met with a group of banks including Sumitomo Mitsui, Mizuho and Mitsubishi UFJ on Monday after the lenders urged Kioxia to come up with a recapitalisation plan because it looks likely to run afoul of the terms of a 900 billion yen ($5.8 billion) syndicated loan, the person said.
SHANGHAI, China and NEW YORK, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TH International Limited (“Tims China” (Nasdaq: THCH)), the exclusive operator of Tim Hortons coffee shops and Popeyes restaurants in China, will release its fourth quarter and full year results before market opening on Thursday, April 18, 2024. The company will hold a conference call on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 8:00 am Eastern Time (or Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 8:00 pm Beijing Time) to discuss its financial results. The cal
Prince Harry’s latest court defeat in his rightly unsuccessful bid to overturn the decision to refuse him guaranteed Met police protection after he pulled out of royal duties might seem like a trivial battle over legal fees.
The Wall Street bank on Tuesday reported net income of $3.4 billion, or $2.02 per diluted share, in the three months ended March 31. Investment banking activity has rebounded from a two-year dealmaking drought as large corporates issued near-record levels of debt and equity capital markets became more active. At rival Goldman Sachs, profit jumped 28% as investment banking bounced back and trading revenue surged, it reported on Monday.
Global Interventional Pulmonology Market Global Interventional Pulmonology Market Dublin, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Interventional Pulmonology Market: Insights & Forecast with Potential Impact of COVID-19 (2024-2028)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.The global interventional pulmonology market is forecasted to reach US$5.24 billion in 2028, rising at a CAGR of 5.81%, for the time period of 2024-2028 Factors such as growing incidence of lung cancer,
An alleged tornado hit a Staffordshire town on Monday, damaging the roofs of several houses as severe wind swept through the region
The counter unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) market is estimated to reach over $15 billion by 2032 Tel Aviv, Israel, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ParaZero Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: PRZO) (the "Company” or “ParaZero”), an aerospace company focused on drone technologies for commercial drones, defense drones and urban air mobility aircraft, recently announced its intention to enter the counter unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS or anti-drone) market, by developing dedicated solutions based on i
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