Caixin China PMI; Australia PPI

Caixin China PMI; Australia PPI

SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 01: Skyscrapers stand at the Pudong Lujiazui Financial District on March 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Xiao Yang | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were largely lower Friday, after Wall Street benchmarks Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 suffered their worst day in nearly two months on downbeat Microsoft…

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7 killed in Israel after ‘deadliest’ airstrikes by Lebanon's Hezbollah, says IDF | World News

7 killed in Israel after ‘deadliest’ airstrikes by Lebanon’s Hezbollah, says IDF | World News

Seven people were killed in northern Israel on Thursday after strikes by Hezbollah from Lebanon that the Israeli military described as the “deadliest cross-border” airstrikes since the onset of the conflict between the two sides. A picture taken from the area of Marjeyoun in southern Lebanon shows explosions over buildings in the town of Khiam,…

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Mobile phones now required to be hearing aid compatible

Mobile phones now required to be hearing aid compatible

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -The Federal Communications Commission announced new regulations mandating that all mobile phones be compatible with hearing aids, enhancing access to mobile technology for Americans with hearing loss. The agency approved the new regulations on October 17th. According to the agency, all mobile phones have to meet volume control benchmarks. People with…

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Bloomberg

China Stimulus Gives Manufacturing a Shot in the Arm

(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…

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MercadoLibre Stock Prepares As Amazon Rival Set To Report Earnings After 103% Profit Surge

MercadoLibre Stock Prepares As Amazon Rival Set To Report Earnings After 103% Profit Surge

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…

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Opinion | What US student protesters can learn from their Hong Kong peers

Opinion | What US student protesters can learn from their Hong Kong peers

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…

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