With two weeks until the United States defaults on its debt, the White House is looking to allies in the business community to help pressure Senate Republicans to choose to raise the debt ceiling instead of chaos.White House officials have quietly been dialoguing with leaders of major business lobbying groups for weeks, including the U.S.…Continue Reading
The curse of genre is that it encourages filmmakers to downplay causes in the interest of effects. In the best genre movies, the quantity and power of these effects serve as sufficient compensation for the thinned-out drama. “Titane,” the new film by Julia Ducournau, is a genre film, a twist on horror with a twist…Continue Reading
In the late nineteen-thirties, Gonzálo Segura, known to his friends as Tony, enrolled at Emory University to study biochemistry. He graduated in 1942, and subsequently took a job at Foster D. Snell, a New York-based engineering and chemical-consulting company that the United States Army hired to run radiation tests. Under strict secrecy, Segura tested which…Continue Reading
A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) logo is seen at the gate of its office in New Delhi, India, November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain/File PhotoMUMBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) – India’s monetary policy committee is widely expected to keep the repo rate unchanged to support recovering growth on Friday, but some analysts have cited a slim…Continue Reading
A road sign is seen next to Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiBENGALURU, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Indian shares extended gains to a third session early on Wednesday, with energy stocks leading a broad-based advance, and Oil and Natural Gas Corp surged as oil prices peaked to multi-year…Continue Reading
An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill called molnupiravir being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc and obtained by Reuters May 17, 2021. Merck & Co Inc/Handout via REUTERS SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Merck (MRK.N) announced on Wednesday a…Continue Reading
Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Cycling – Track – Women’s Team Pursuit – Qualification – Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan – August 2, 2021. Elinor Barker of Britain, Josie Knight of Britain and Katie Archibald of Britain in action. REUTERS/Kacper PempelOct 6 (Reuters) – Britain’s Elinor Barker said she was pregnant when she won a silver medal…Continue Reading
* U.S. 10-year Treasury yields close to an over three-month peak* Payroll report could be gamechanger for gold prices – analyst (Recasts, adds comments, updates prices)Oct 6 (Reuters) – Gold prices fell on Wednesday, pressured by a firmer dollar and U.S. Treasury yields, while investors focused on U.S. non-farm payrolls data that would be crucial…Continue Reading
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam is seen on a tv screen as she delivers her annual policy address at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Lam YikHONG KONG, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Hong Kong aims to target its chronic housing problem, the financial hub’s leader, Carrie Lam, said on Wednesday,…Continue Reading
South Korean senior citizens receive their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination centre in Seoul, South Korea April 1, 2021. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERSSEOUL, Oct 6 (Reuters) – South Korea will begin taking reservations for coronavirus vaccines from pregnant women this week as the country accelerates its inoculation drive…Continue Reading