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 China's services activity expansion slows in August, Caixin PMI shows

China's services activity expansion slows in August, Caixin PMI shows

September 04, 2024 11:49 AM AEST| By EODHD

Growth in China's services sector activity slowed in August despite the summer travel peak, prompting some firms to cut staff amid concerns about rising costs, a private-sector survey showed on Wednes...

 Logan Driscoll has key hit in MLB debut, Rays edge Twins

Logan Driscoll has key hit in MLB debut, Rays edge Twins

September 04, 2024 11:44 AM AEST| By EODHD

Logan Driscoll knocked in the go-ahead run with his first career hit, Jeffrey Springs crafted six sharp innings and the Tampa Bay Rays evened their four-game series with the Minnesota Twins by eking o...

 Oil extends losses on signs of end to Libyan dispute, demand concerns

Oil extends losses on signs of end to Libyan dispute, demand concerns

September 04, 2024 11:43 AM AEST| By EODHD

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, extending the previous day's more than 4% plunge, on expectations the political dispute that has halted Libyan exports may be resolved and concerns over lower global dema...

 Waste not: Taiwan workshop turns trash into sunglasses

Waste not: Taiwan workshop turns trash into sunglasses

September 04, 2024 11:09 AM AEST| By EODHD

Plastic bottle caps, food packaging, single-use utensils and scrapped toys are just some of the throw-away items that have been given a new life at a zero-waste workshop in Taipei.

 Sabalenka cruises past Zheng to reach US Open semi-final

Sabalenka cruises past Zheng to reach US Open semi-final

September 04, 2024 10:56 AM AEST| By EODHD

Hard-hitting Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka reached her fourth straight U.S. Open semi-final on Tuesday as she rolled past China's Zheng Qinwen 6-1 6-2.

 Mexican Congress debates judicial reform as Supreme Court judges join work stoppage in protest

Mexican Congress debates judicial reform as Supreme Court judges join work stoppage in protest

September 04, 2024 10:24 AM AEST| By EODHD

Mexico's lower house of Congress launched into a debate on a controversial judicial reform on Tuesday despite a rare, last-ditch work stoppage by Supreme Court judges in protest.

 Already expensive global house prices to get modest boost from rate cuts

Already expensive global house prices to get modest boost from rate cuts

September 04, 2024 10:23 AM AEST| By EODHD

House prices in most key markets will rise modestly this year and next on expectations mortgage rates will fall further and help to marginally improve affordability of expensive property, a Reuters po...

 Grand jury indicts Texas woman in attempted drowning of 3-year-old Muslim girl

Grand jury indicts Texas woman in attempted drowning of 3-year-old Muslim girl

September 04, 2024 10:22 AM AEST| By EODHD

A Texas woman has been formally indicted by a grand jury in the attempted drowning of a 3-year-old Palestinian American Muslim girl in a May incident that local police said was motivated by racial bia...

 Credit-Rating Providers Settle With SEC Over Off-Channel Communication Violations

Credit-Rating Providers Settle With SEC Over Off-Channel Communication Violations

September 04, 2024 10:12 AM AEST| By EODHD

Six credit-rating providers, including Moody’s and S&P, agreed to pay a total of $49 million in civil penalties in the latest settlement with the SEC over off-channel communications. Continue reading...

 Core management, majority of board members at US Steel will be US citizens, Nippon Steel says

Core management, majority of board members at US Steel will be US citizens, Nippon Steel says

September 04, 2024 10:06 AM AEST| By EODHD

Japan's biggest steelmaker Nippon Steel , which is seeking to acquire U.S. Steel , said on Wednesday if its purchase goes ahead core senior management as well as a majority of board members at the U.S...

 California looks to crown first world surf champion since 1990

California looks to crown first world surf champion since 1990

September 04, 2024 10:05 AM AEST| By EODHD

California has a great chance to crown a first homegrown world surfing champion in more than 30 years when Griffin Colapinto and Caitlin Simmers take part in the World Surf League (WSL) finals near Sa...

 Nvidia Keeps Falling Late As DOJ Reportedly Issues Subpoenas In AI Antitrust Probe

Nvidia Keeps Falling Late As DOJ Reportedly Issues Subpoenas In AI Antitrust Probe

September 04, 2024 10:05 AM AEST| By EODHD

The DOJ reportedly has issued subpoenas in a growing antitrust probe over Nvidia's AI dominance. Nvidia stock extended losses late. Continue reading View comments

 Haiti power firm says main hydroelectric plant down after protest

Haiti power firm says main hydroelectric plant down after protest

September 04, 2024 10:00 AM AEST| By EODHD

Haitian state-owned power firm Electricite d'Haiti (EDH) said on Tuesday that output at Peligre, the Caribbean nation's largest hydroelectric plant, was down to zero after protests over distribution o...

 Mexico's Supreme Court votes to join work stoppage over judicial reform

Mexico's Supreme Court votes to join work stoppage over judicial reform

September 04, 2024 09:31 AM AEST| By EODHD

Mexico's Supreme Court judges voted to suspend the institution's activities prior to a congressional debate on a controversial judicial reform, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

 Economic headwinds, light shipments weigh on ArcBest in August

Economic headwinds, light shipments weigh on ArcBest in August

September 04, 2024 09:29 AM AEST| By EODHD

ArcBest's asset-based operating ratio is expected to be flat to 50 basis points worse sequentially in the third quarter. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Lower shipment weights and the loss of some pro...

 US safety commissioners call for investigation into Shein, Temu

US safety commissioners call for investigation into Shein, Temu

September 04, 2024 09:27 AM AEST| By EODHD

Two leaders of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission are calling for the agency to investigate e-commerce retailers Shein and Temu after "deadly baby and toddler products" were sold on both web...

 Donaldson Company to Present at the Jefferies Industrials and Morgan Stanley 12th Annual Laguna Conferences

Donaldson Company to Present at the Jefferies Industrials and Morgan Stanley 12th Annual Laguna Conferences

September 04, 2024 09:19 AM AEST| By EODHD

MINNEAPOLIS, September 03, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), a leading worldwide provider of innovative filtration products and solutions, today announced that Tod Carpenter,...

 Fritz, Navarro delight US Open home crowd, roar into semi-finals

Fritz, Navarro delight US Open home crowd, roar into semi-finals

September 04, 2024 09:09 AM AEST| By EODHD

The stars and stripes prevailed at the U.S. Open on Tuesday as Americans Taylor Fritz and Emma Navarro advanced to their first ever Grand Slam semi-finals under sunny skies on the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

 Grenfell Tower report to detail what led to deadly 2017 London blaze

Grenfell Tower report to detail what led to deadly 2017 London blaze

September 04, 2024 09:05 AM AEST| By EODHD

A public inquiry into a fire at the Grenfell Tower apartments in London that killed 72 people seven years ago will issue a report on Wednesday with survivors and families hoping it spells out who was...

 Western US braces for extreme heat; Phoenix passes 100 days over 100 degrees

Western US braces for extreme heat; Phoenix passes 100 days over 100 degrees

September 04, 2024 08:54 AM AEST| By EODHD

The West Coast of the United States is bracing for extreme heat with temperatures in desert towns expected to soar as high as 120 Fahrenheit (49 Celsius) and Phoenix likely to extend its streak of 100...

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