China's economy stumbles on power crunch, property woes
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s economy hit its slowest pace of growth in a year in the third quarter, hurt by power shortages, supply chain bottlenecks and major wobbles in the property …
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Chinese and HK shares fall as China Q3 GDP misses estimates
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong equity markets fell on Monday after data showed China’s economy grew more slowly than expected in the third quarter, weighing on …
Saks Fifth Avenue ecommerce unit aims for IPO at $6 billion valuation – WSJ
FILE PHOTO: A Saks Fifth Avenue is pictured during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 19, 2020. …
Jeremy Sutton: The Ex-Files – Can we still divide our property from separate countries?
OPINION: Q: My partner and I separated about 18 months ago after 15 years together. During our relationship we lived in both New Zealand and Australia. We have homes in …
Insure us against losses – events sector pleads
After Covid-19 hit, events organisers lost billions of dollars, unable to claim losses oninsurance. Now the New Zealand events industry wants the Government to step in as underwriters to help …
Wall St tracks weekly gains on strong banks earnings, retail sales data
(Reuters) -U.S. stocks climbed on Friday and the main indexes were set for weekly gains after Goldman Sachs capped a strong earnings season for big banks, while a surprise rise …
Vulnerable U.S. homeowners face uncertainty as mortgage forbearance ends
(Reuters) – Close to half a million low-income homeowners in the United States, many of them minorities, are nearing the end of mortgage forbearance plans that allowed them to halt …
Job adverts soar to record high as labour market continues flux
Job adverts have soared by over 600,000 since late August to a new record high, according to the latest figures released. The number of vacancies in the UK is currently …
Stocks rise as Wall Street wades into bank earnings blizzard
LONDON (Reuters) – World markets stayed focused on rising inflation on Thursday as banks and tech rebooted global equities, oil and gas prices fired up again, but the dollar and …
Era of feeding a family of four with a £3 chicken coming to an end, says poultry boss
The head of Britain’s biggest poultry firm has said food is “too cheap” and prices could jump by more than 10% as the sector faces surging costs. Ranjit Boparan, founder …