BEIJING (Reuters) – Prices of new homes in China rose at a slightly faster pace in December, a private survey showed on Wednesday, as the crisis-hit property sector struggles to find a bottom on the heels of a slew of supportive government policies. The average price of new homes across 100 cities edged up 0.37%…
Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower. At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.07%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.43%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.88%. The best performers of…
ZURICH (Reuters) -Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza have devastated the Palestinian enclave’s health system and raised serious concerns about Israel’s compliance with international law, the U.N. Human Rights Office said in a report on Tuesday. The 23-page report, documenting various attacks between Oct. 12, 2023, and June 30, 2024, concluded that since the Hamas…
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has released its weekly report on the inventory levels of US crude oil, gasoline, and distillates stocks. The data, which provides an overview of US petroleum demand, revealed a less-than-expected decrease in crude inventories. According to the API, the actual decrease in crude stocks was 1.442 million barrels. This figure…
By AJ Vicens DETROIT (Reuters) -Federal authorities on Monday unsealed an indictment accusing a U.S. Army soldier of selling and attempting to sell stolen confidential phone records. Cameron John Wagenius was arrested Dec. 20 and charged in the courthouse for the Western District of Texas in Waco with two counts of unlawful transfer of confidential…
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said late on Tuesday that no one would give peace to his country as a gift, but he believed the United States would stand alongside Kyiv as it fights to stop Russia’s 34-month invasion. Zelenskiy, in a slick 21-minute New Year video greeting to his compatriots, also said only…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Retailer Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) on Tuesday received a bankruptcy judge’s approval for a last-minute sale that would allow 200 to 400 stores to remain open under new ownership. Source
(Reuters) – Grid operator PJM Interconnection responded on Tuesday to a complaint from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro over power market rules, citing concerns about potential power shortages due to the fast-paced expansion of data centers. Shapiro had filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday, arguing that the largest U.S. power grid…
(Reuters) – Holiday skiers at Utah’s Park City (NYSE:TRAK), the biggest U.S. ski resort, reported on social media that they were encountering long lift lines and some closed trails on Tuesday as a strike by ski patrol workers entered its fifth day. Nearly 200 ski patrol and safety workers are on strike over demands for…
