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By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – Global tech stocks continued a wild ride on Friday, while the dollar soared against the yen after a report that the Bank of Japan is leaning towards maintaining ultra-dovish monetary policy at its meeting next week. Futures contracts for the Nasdaq 100 indicated Wall Street’s multi-trillion dollar tech index would open about 0.6% higher, a day after it fell 2.3% in its worst trading […]

(Reuters) – Some dock workers and employers in Canada’s Pacific Port have reached a tentative agreement, a local unit of the workers’ union said late on Thursday. “As of Wednesday, July 19, 2023, your bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement with BCMEA”, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 502 told its members in a statement. The local unit represents 3,000 of the 7,500 dock workers who went […]

By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Gabriel Boric is struggling to replicate the success of other Latin American leftist leaders in reforming tax codes after vowing as a candidate in 2021 to undertake a restructuring of his country’s free-market system. Propelled into office by a popular revolt over the shortcomings of Chile’s longtime orthodox economic consensus, Boric was part of a pink tide of South American […]

By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -Cambodia’s long-serving leader Hun Sen has told a Chinese television station that his eldest son, Hun Manet, can become prime minister soon after Sunday’s election. It had been widely expected that the U.S. and British-educated Hun Manet, 45, would take over from his father, who has ruled Cambodia for nearly four decades, but no timeframe had previously been given. “In three or four […]

By Helen Reid (Reuters) – Shoppers are snapping up Barbie hoop earrings, perfume, jumpsuits, and dresses as retailers seek to cash in on Friday’s Barbie film release, reigniting the craze for the plastic doll and her hot pink, sequin-adorned universe. With many consumers spending less amid a cost of living squeeze, retailers are jumping at the opportunity to persuade shoppers to buy more expensive items and boost their revenues. The […]

By Helen Reid (Reuters) – Shoppers are snapping up Barbie hoop earrings, perfume, jumpsuits, and dresses as retailers seek to cash in on Friday’s Barbie film release, reigniting the craze for the plastic doll and her hot pink, sequin-adorned universe. With many consumers spending less amid a cost of living squeeze, retailers are jumping at the opportunity to persuade shoppers to buy more expensive items and boost their revenues. The […]

By Martyn Herman HOYLAKE, England (Reuters) -American Brian Harman surged to the top of the Open leaderboard with a barrage of early birdies while pre-tournament favourite Rory McIlroy began to make a move in the second round at a breezy but bright Royal Liverpool on Friday. The 36-year-old Harman began the day one stroke behind the three-way leaders but moved three clear on eight under after birdies at the second, […]

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan is investigating a possible leak of official documents including diplomatic cables and classified reports on the island’s sensitive bid to join a global trade pact, according to two officials familiar with the probe. One official said initial findings showed some parts of the documents, posted on online message board 8kun and reviewed by Reuters, are real while bits were forged, without giving details. A […]

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – A wealthy Russian businessman on Friday lost a legal challenge against Britain over the detention of his $50 million superyacht. Sergei Naumenko’s 58.5 metre yacht Phi was detained in London under the government’s Russian sanctions in March 2022, the first time the regulations had been used to detain a ship. Naumenko, who owns the yacht through a St Kitts and Nevis-registered company, took legal […]