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Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary return with NASA veteran from space station
Space station mission was first for three countriesNASA retiree turned Axiom commander logs 5th flight to orbitAxiom-4 mission marked 18th human crewed flight for SpaceXBy Steve GormanLOS ANGELES, July 15 (Reuters) - NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson splashed down safely in the Pac...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
S&P Global downgrades Senegal's rating over soaring debt levels
S&P downgrades Senegal over debt worriesDebt-to-GDP ratio 118%, highest in Africa in 'B' rating bracketGovernment says it is committed to making its debt paymentsBy Marc Jones and Anait Miridzhanian LONDON/DAKAR, July 15 (Reuters) - Senegal's sovereign credit rating was cut by S&a...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
BlackRock's second-quarter profit rises on market momentum
July 15 (Reuters) - BlackRock BLK.N posted a rise in second-quarter profit on Tuesday after an equities rally boosted fee-earning assets for the world's largest asset manager. The company's net income came in at $1.59 billion, or $10.19 per share, for the three months ended June 30, up from ...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
CORRECTED-Russia is ready to negotiate after Trump comments, but does not accept ultimatums, Ryabkov says
MOSCOW, July 15 (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday that Moscow is ready to negotiate after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened sanctions on buyers of Russian exports, but he said Russia did not warm to ultimatums.Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine on M...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
Democrats' generational divide tested in Arizona special US House primary
Front-runner is daughter of representative who died in March25-year-old rival has been gaining attentionParty seeks to win over both progressives and moderatesBy Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, July 15 Reuters) - Arizona Democrats on Tuesday will choose their nominee to run for a vacant U.S. House seat...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
US Senate to vote on Trump funding cuts as deadline looms
Trump wants to claw back spending approved by CongressSpeaker Johnson favors bill as is, Thune may not have votes Some Republicans object to some global health, broadcasting cutsBy Patricia Zengerle and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will begin voting as soon as Tuesd...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
US citizen who helped Russia from inside Ukraine granted Russian passport by Putin
Martindale aided Russia by transmitting Ukrainian military coordinatesMartindale's actions helped Russia plan to seize Kurakhove, Donetsk governor saysDenis Pushilin praised Martindale's loyalty and assistance to Russia MOSCOW, July 15 (Reuters) - Daniel Martindale, a U.S. citizen who hel...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
Trump asked Zelenskiy if Ukraine could hit Moscow, FT reports
July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has privately encouraged Ukraine to step up strikes deep in Russian territory, even asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy whether he could hit Moscow if the U.S. provided long-range weapons, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.The newspape...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
Japan's 10-Year Bond Yields Hit Highest Level Since 2008; Analysts Bearish on JGB Outlook Amid Global Long Bond Decline
TradingKey - Japan's government bonds are under sell-off pressure due to market concerns over political uncertainty and fiscal spending. On Tuesday, July 15, the yield on the 10-year bond surged to 1.595%, marking its highest point since 2008. Meanwhile, the 20-year yield rose to 2.645%, and the 30-TradingKey
Tue, Jul 15
Kremlin says Trump statements on Russia and Putin are serious, require analysis
MOSCOW, July 15 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's recent statements, including a threat of sanctions on buyers of Russian exports, are serious and require analysis.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin will comment on Trump's p...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
Trump Fires Again: Slams Powell as "Terrible," Demands Benchmark Rate Cut to 1%"
TradingKey - U.S. President Donald Trump has ramped up his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. On Monday (July 14), he lashed out at Powell once again at the White House for not cutting interest rates.TradingKey
Tue, Jul 15
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
July 15 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Tuesday: **Scandinavian property companies Pandox AB and Eiendomsspar AS have agreed to buy Ireland's largest hotel group Dalata for 1.4 b...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
Apple Backs Trump Rare Earth Minerals Push, Invests $500M In Us Mine- Fox Business
July 15 (Reuters) - APPLE BACKS TRUMP RARE EARTH MINERALS PUSH, INVESTS $500M IN US MINE- FOX BUSINESSAGREEMENT INCLUDES PLANS FOR APPLE TO PURCHASE AMERICAN-MADE RARE EARTH MAGNETS FROM MP MATERIALS’ TEXAS FACILITY- FOX BUSINESSAPPLE AND MP MATERIALS WILL ALSO BUILD ANOTHER FACTORY IN FORT WORTH, T...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
Trump says UK would fight for US, suggests cannot say the same for EU
LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Britain would fight to defend the United States but suggested he could not say the same for the European Union, a factor in his decision not to sign a trade deal with the bloc.Trump told the BBC in an interview published on Tue...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
BREAKINGVIEWS-Trump can turn Huawei into an Nvidia nightmare
By Robyn Mak HONG KONG, July 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Who can take on Nvidia NVDA.O? The $4 trillion giant has a seemingly untouchable global lead in artificial intelligence chips and software. But Donald Trump could yet hand Chinese rival Huawei an edge – and easily kill Nvidia’s remaining b...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
Germany plans AI offensive to catch up on key technologies, document shows
BERLIN, July 15 (Reuters) - Germany wants to ramp up its use of artificial intelligence by the end of the decade to support Europe's largest economy and compete on the world stage in key technologies, a document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday."With an AI offensive, we want to generate 10%...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
Trump asked Zelenskiy if Ukraine could hit Moscow, FT reports
July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russian territory, even asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy whether he could strike Moscow if the U.S. provided long-range weapons, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing p...Reuters
Tue, Jul 15
