(Bloomberg) — China’s manufacturing activity unexpectedly picked up last month despite a weeklong holiday, according to a private survey, a further sign of stabilization after Beijing unleashed a stimulus package to shore up the economy. Most Read from Bloomberg The Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 50.3 last month from 49.3 in September, according…
With England’s Test tour of Pakistan only finishing on Saturday, it meant a number of key players were not considered for this Caribbean tour, comprising three ODIs and five T20s. Harry Brook, Brydon Carse and Gus Atkinson are among the players skipping this series before the pre-Christmas Test tour of New Zealand. Meanwhile regular captain…
Online retailer MercadoLibre (MELI) sits solidly in a flat base with the company’s earnings report around the corner. Sometimes referred to as the Amazon.com (AMZN) of Latin America, MercadoLibre operates the largest online marketplace in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and 15 other Latin American countries. It reported 57 million unique active buyers on its e-commerce platform as…
I was saddened when a small group of Pomona College students in the United States recently barricaded themselves inside Carnegie Hall, causing significant damage and choosing violence over discussion. They were a minority in a group that included masked protesters, some later identified as students from other Claremont Colleges, a consortium of seven independent institutions…
The worst flash floods in three decades sweep across Spanish region of Valencia For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails As the death toll in the wake of flash flooding continues to rise, dozens of…
ChromeOS 130 started rolling out on Tuesday, with Google’s changelog today confirming what’s new. Overall, this is a bigger release and delivers the second set of new Chromebook Plus features. All Chromebooks now have a Recorder app that features on-device transcription that works in real-time after downloading a 100MB model. There’s a nice Material You…
New Delhi: Russia issued a fine against Google, estimated at an astronomical $20 decillion – a 2 followed by 34 zeroes. The unprecedented penalty targets YouTube, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, over the platform’s decision to block Russian state-run media channels in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This sum far exceeds any reasonable…
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian markets started a likely momentous month on the cautious side, with shares mostly lower and Treasury yields near three-month highs on Friday, while investors wait for U.S. payrolls data, although a rate cut next week is largely baked in. Investors are awaiting Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report, ahead of…
The double crunch could still be avoided but conditions were only to get tougher for Beijing, according to analysts. A top rate of 35.3 per cent will apply to EVs from Chinese-state owned SAIC Motor and its subsidiaries, on top of a baseline 10 per cent duty that applies to all EV imports, which by…
Student caught recording women in bathroom at UNC Charlotte UNC Charlotte campus police arrested student Luke Castaneros, 18, after they said he went into the women’s bathroom in Colvard North and recorded them using the restroom. Nail salon owner, wife accused in sextortion and felony peeping scheme at Charlotte spa “Honestly, in today’s world, nothing…