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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stocks fell on Thursday as rising yields on benchmark U.S. Treasury bonds fanned worries about inflation and the economic outlook. Investors awaited U.S. Federal Reserve

The number of dwellings approved plunged in January but still remained well above last year’s level, according to ABS data.

Asian Shares Tumble As Bond Yields Surge CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stocks hit one-month lows on Friday as a rout in global bond markets sent yields flying and sapped investors appetite for riskier assets. Chinas Shanghai Composite index dropped 75.97 points, or 2.12 percent, to 3,509.08 amid a global equity market rout. Hong Kongs Hang Seng index ended down 1,093.96 points, or 3.64 percent, at 28,980.21. Japanese shares led regional losses as a spike in yields of U.S. and Japanese long-term bo...

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed a steep drop in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended February 20th.The Labor

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed a steep drop in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended February 20th.The Labor

While traveling through Canada in 1678, a French priest came across the most gigantic waterfalls he’d ever seen. Stricken with both awe and fear, he began to shake, fell to his knees, and prayed. Ever since, people from all over the world have come to explore Niagara: among them the daredevils determined to tumble down or walk across the falls on tightrope. Kids will get a kick reading about the hare-brained stunts and will also learn how the falls were formed and how–one day–they will di...

FTSE 100 Struggles For Direction As Retail Sales Tumble BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - U.K. stocks were struggling for direction on Friday, with rising bond yields, retail sales data and corporate news in focus. The benchmark FTSE 100 was marginally lower at 6,615 after falling as much as 1.4 percent on Thursday. NatWest Group rose over 1 percent after confirming that it will withdraw from the Republic of Ireland. Daily Mail And General surged 5.3 percent after announcing the sale of its...

(MENAFN - Swissinfo) The amount of venture capital invested in Swiss fintech start-ups took a tumble last year, just as they were talking up their potential to provide pandemic solutions. The fintech sector is doing its best to chalk this up as a temporary blip, so what are the prospects for 2021? This content was published on February 18, 2021 - 01:00 February 18, 2021 - 01:00 Matthew Allen When not covering fintech, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, banks and trade, swissinfo.chs business cor...

Tumble at Kerikeris Rainbow Falls sparks major rescue operation 10 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read Emergency services - including Fire, St John Ambulance, Police, Far North Search and Rescue and the Northland Rescue Helicopter - descended on Rainbow Falls to rescue a man with a broken leg. Photo / Peter de Graaf Emergency services - including Fire, St John Ambulance, Police, Far North Search and Rescue and the Northland Rescue Helicopter - descended on Rainbow Falls to rescue a man with a...

Global equities tumble while GameStop surges in frenzied trading