From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. A woman in Portland, Oregon started her daily exercise habit with one activity – walking her dog. Lindsay Kee then added movements to this daily activity. Before leaving on the walk, she did some standing stretches. On her return, she did other exercises such…
Amid economic headwinds and rising tension across the Taiwan Strait, President Xi Jinping has used his National Day address to the nation, on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, to reaffirm staunch backing for Hong Kong and Macau. At the same time, he sent his first direct warning to…
Market information is displayed on monitors as a trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 4, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Stock futures were little changed on Monday evening, after the S&P 500 closed at a record to end September. Futures tied to…
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China, Alibaba getty The interest rate cuts, and further economic stimulus announced last week by Chinese authorities, continue to boost the stocks representing interests in that nation. It’s actually been more of a rally than that seen in U. S. stocks after the Fed’s rate cut declared earlier this month. These New York Stock Exchange…
Getty Images Two new pieces of research offer insight into how Chinese people feel about their future China’s sputtering economy has its worried leaders pulling out all the stops. They have unveiled stimulus measures, offered rare cash handouts, held a surprise meeting to kickstart growth and tried to shake up an ailing property market with…
People check a damaged building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat, south east of Beirut, on September 28. Hussein Malla/AP hide caption toggle caption Hussein Malla/AP People check a damaged building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat, south east of Beirut, on September 28. Hussein Malla/AP Israel began a…
Verizon customers across the country are experiencing outages with their mobile phones. Verizon acknowledged that service is down for customers on Monday morning, and said it’s deploying engineers to identify and solve the issue. Mass issues were reported to Down Detector, a website that monitors websites and services, around 9 am. Is Verizon down near…
Good morning, Quartz readers! HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Mark Cuban has words for Elon Musk. Those words are about Donald Trump, and they are: “His loyalty is only to himself.” AT&T is selling its stake in DirecTV AI is going nuclear in Michigan. Plans are being finalized to restart a nuclear reactor to…
The stock market was on its way to another day of mild action until Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech set sellers loose. Yet, bulls ultimately prevailed and the S&P 500 closed with another record high. ↑ X NOW PLAYING Stocks Recover After Powell Speech: Aflac, Intuitive Surgical, Oracle In Focus The major indexes tripped after…