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UPDATE 1-Venezuela economy grew over 9% in 2024, president says
Adds Maduro quote, background on economic crisisCARACAS, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Venezuela's economy grew over 9% in 2024, President Nicolas Maduro said, according to a transcript of an interview published by Mexican media outlet La Jornada on Wednesday. "In 2023, we had 5.5% (growth). In 2024, according ...Reuters
Jan 1, 2025
Venezuela economy grew over 9% in 2024, president says
CARACAS, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Venezuela's 2024 gross domestic product growth rate will surpass 9%, President Nicolas Maduro said, according to a transcript of an interview published by Mexican media outlet La Jornada on Wednesday. (Reporting by Mayela Armas; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by Bill...Reuters
Jan 1, 2025
UPDATE 1-Peru inflation rate falls below 2% for 2024
Adds details from statement on December inflation, contextLIMA, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Peru's annual consumer price inflation rate was 1.97% in 2024, according to data published on Wednesday by national statistics agency INEI.Peru's central bank targets inflation at 2%, plus or minus one percentage point...Reuters
Jan 1, 2025
Peru consumer prices up 0.11% in December month-on-month
LIMA, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Peru's consumer price inflation rate rose 0.11% in December, according to data published on Wednesday by national statistics agency INEI.The data showed Peru's annual inflation rate for 2024 at 1.97%. (Reporting by Marco Aquino; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by Bill Be...Reuters
Jan 1, 2025
UPDATE 1-China 2024 box office revenue plunges as industry downturn deepens
Revenue slumps by almost a quarterHopes for a post-pandemic uptick dashedComedies 'YOLO' and 'Successor' among successesAdds 2019 comparison in paragraph 2; performance of foreign movies in paragraphs 8-11; box office revenue on New Year's Day 2025 in paragraphs 13-14 BEIJING, Jan 1 (Reuters) - C...Reuters
Jan 1, 2025
CORRECTED-China 2024 box office revenue plunges as industry downturn deepens
Corrects source of data in para 2 to the China Film Administration, not the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. BEIJING, Jan 1 (Reuters) - China's 2024 box office revenue slumped by almost a quarter from the previous year, official data showed on Wednesday, dealing a blow to a lim...Reuters
Jan 1, 2025
PJM responds to Pennsylvania Governor's complaint over power market rules
Dec 31 (Reuters) - Grid operator PJM Interconnection responded on Tuesday to a complaint from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro over power market rules, citing concerns about potential power shortages due to the fast-paced expansion of data centers.Shapiro had filed a complaint with the Federal Ene...Reuters
Dec 31, 2024
UPDATE 2-Nippon Steel offers US government veto power in bid for US Steel approval, source says
Adds White House comment in paragraph 4By Alexandra AlperDec 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Steel 5401.T has proposed giving the U.S. government veto power over any potential cuts to U.S. Steel's X.N production capacity, as part of its efforts to secure President Joe Biden's approval for acquiring th...Reuters
Dec 31, 2024
UPDATE 1-Nippon Steel offers US government veto power in bid for US Steel approval, source says
Recasts headline and first paragraph with confirmation from sourceBy Alexandra AlperDec 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Steel 5401.T has proposed giving the U.S. government veto power over any potential cuts to U.S. Steel's X.N production capacity, as part of its efforts to secure President Joe Biden'...Reuters
Dec 31, 2024
Nippon Steel offers US government veto power in bid for US Steel approval, WaPo reports
Dec 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Steel 5401.T has proposed giving the U.S. government veto power over any potential cuts to U.S. Steel's X.N production capacity, as part of its efforts to secure President Joe Biden's approval for acquiring the American steelmaker, the Washington Post reported on Tu...Reuters
Dec 31, 2024
UPDATE 1-Cash floods into Fed's reverse repo facility on final day of 2024
Fed liquidity tool sees expected end-of-year surgeFed reverse repos jump as firms adjust books for turn of yearCash expected to quickly flow from reverse repos as 2025 beginsAdds background on Fed liquidity operationsBy Michael S. Derby Dec 31 (Reuters) - Cash flooded into the Federal Reserve’s r...Reuters
Dec 31, 2024
TREASURIES-US yields dip as year-end buyers step in; volatility seen in 2025
US 10-year yield on track for best yearly gain in two yearsUS two-year yields hit two-week lowTwo/10-year yield curve reaches steepest since June 2022 US home prices rise in OctoberBy Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK, Dec 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields slipped on Tuesday in thin trading as inve...Reuters
Dec 31, 2024
