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By Tamiyuki Kihara, Leika Kihara and Tom Westbrook TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) – As Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was finalising her $137 billion spending plan last month, which in recent weeks has put Japan into a standoff with investors over the outlook for government finances, a bond chart was brought to her attention. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama pulled up the chart on her tablet at a November 17 meeting in […]

NASCAR president Steve O’Donnell testified on the fourth day of the NASCAR antitrust trial Thursday in Charlotte and admitted the France family was against a proposed revenue model that would have improved racing teams’ viability. The France family have owned and operated NASCAR since Bill France Sr. founded the league in 1948. Jim France currently serves as the CEO and chairman. O’Donnell was NASCAR’s COO in 2022 when he was […]

The Boston Red Sox continued remaking their rotation on Thursday, acquiring right-hander Johan Oviedo in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates. In exchange, Pittsburgh received outfielder Jhostynxon “The Password” Garcia and minor league right-hander Jesus Travieso. Two minor leaguers, catcher Adonys Guzman and left-hander Tyler Samaniego, are joining Oviedo in heading to the Boston organization. Earlier this week, the Red Sox added right-hander Sonny Gray in a trade with the […]

By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of Australia will hold its cash rate at 3.60% on Tuesday and keep it there through 2026, according to a Reuters poll, a shift from last month when a majority of economists expected at least one rate cut next year. After lifting rates to a 12-year high of 4.35%, the RBA has cut 75 basis points this year, but […]

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei skidded on Friday, wiping out this week’s gains amid an otherwise subdued Asian session, after weaker-than-expected spending data underscored the scourge of inflation as bets grew that the Bank of Japan would hike interest rates. The Nikkei 225 fell 1.5% and was on track to end the week mostly flat. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was off […]

Christian Lawmakers See Legislation on Israel as Local and Personal The National Association of Christian Lawmakers uses Scripture, security concerns, and firsthand exposure to Israel to shape legislation from Arkansas to Indiana and beyond By Felice Friedson/The Media Line  Former state Sen. Jason Rapert is an ordained minister whose Southern drawl and easy charm call to mind US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, himself an ordained preacher. The two men […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is making good on a promise to send more water to California farmers in the state’s crop-rich Central Valley. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on Thursday announced a new plan for operating the Central Valley Project, a vast system of pumps, dams and canals that direct water southward from the state’s wetter north. It follows an executive order President Donald Trump signed in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump lit the National Christmas Tree on a chilly Thursday night in the nation’s capital. At the annual tree lighting on the Ellipse, just south of the White House, President Donald Trump told the crowd, “The first lady is going to do the honors.” He counted down from five to zero. Melania then stepped forward and pressed a button that made the tree behind […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A pup that was swept out to sea by a rip current must be feeling doggone lucky after her unlikely rescue off the San Diego coast. Sadie, a black Labrador retriever-mix, stole away from the home where her owners were staying during a football game last month, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said in a social media post. While her owners tracked Sadie down the coast […]