North Korea media urges stronger nuclear force after U.S. missile test

On: 03/11/2023

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 2:10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., August 2, 2017. Picture taken August 2, 2017 /Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights SEOUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) – North Korea will increase its militaryContinue Reading

Apple holiday forecast disappoints on iPad, wearables demand; shares slip

On: 03/11/2023

In: Business

Nov 2 (Reuters) – Apple (AAPL.O) on Thursday gave a sales forecast for the holiday quarter that missed Wall Street expectations, hurt by weak demand for iPads and wearables, sending its shares down about 3% in after-hours trading. Chief Executive Tim Cook insisted that the company’s new iPhone 15 modelsContinue Reading

Asia’s factories squeezed as China’s nascent recovery teeters

On: 01/11/2023

In: Business

Employees work at the production line of aluminium rolls at a factory in Zouping, Shandong province, China November 23, 2019. Picture taken November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights China’s Oct private PMI marks first contraction since July Japan, South Korea continue to see factory activity slump Surveys underscoreContinue Reading

China factory activity unexpectedly shrinks in Oct, dents recovery momentum

On: 31/10/2023

In: Business

A worker wearing a face mask works on a production line manufacturing bicycle steel rim at a factory, as the country is hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China March 2, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Manufacturing PMI unexpectedly falls Non-manufacturing PMIContinue Reading

UAW leaders push ahead with Ford contract as GM talks drag

On: 30/10/2023

In: Business

DETROIT, Oct 29 (Reuters) – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is meeting Sunday afternoon with local union leaders from Ford (F.N) to start the process of ratifying a new contract, while bargaining continues at General Motors (GM.N) following a setback Saturday. Fain on Saturday ordered a walkout at GM’sContinue Reading