Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis-Jet financiers fret as Iran war pumps up fuel and borrowing costs
By Tim Hepher COPENHAGEN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Soaring fuel and borrowing costs have overtaken aircraft shortages as the biggest concern for jet financiers, delegates at a major industry meeting said t...
Sep 18, 2026
Nasdaq futures lead Wall St gains as oil retreat eases inflation worries
By Niket Nishant and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi Sept 18 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the Nasdaq 100 led Wall Street higher on Friday, putting the tech-heavy index on course for weekly gains as a drop in oil p...
Sep 18, 2026
Chinese 'robot brain' startup sees ChatGPT-style breakthrough as soon as next year
By Laurie Chen BEIJING, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Humanoid robots will be able to complete most general-purpose tasks from verbal instructions as soon as next year, although becoming useful around the house...
Sep 18, 2026
China's January-August fiscal revenue up 5.7% year-on-year
BEIJING, Sept 18 (Reuters) - China's fiscal revenue rose 5.7% in the first eight months of 2026 from a year earlier, finance ministry data showed Friday, slightly down from a 5.8% growth in the Januar...
Sep 18, 2026
Swimmer killed in shark attack at popular Western Australia beach
SYDNEY, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A man died on Friday after being mauled by a shark while swimming at a popular beach in the state of Western Australia, police said. It is the latest in a spate of shark at...
Sep 18, 2026
Euro zone consumers nudge up inflation expectations, ECB poll shows
FRANKFURT, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Euro zone consumers nudged up their inflation expectations last month, a European Central Bank survey showed on Friday, likely reflecting a new spike in fuel prices caus...
Sep 18, 2026
Factbox-Texas power plant, nuclear projects under discussion in South Korea's US investment package
By Joyce Lee Sept 18 (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States are finalising the implementation of Seoul's pledged $350 billion investment package under a trade deal struck last year that lowered...
Sep 18, 2026
Euro zone current account surplus narrows in July
FRANKFURT, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The euro zone's current account surplus narrowed in July to 27.6 billion from 35.1 billion a month earlier, European Central Bank data showed on Friday. The surplus amou...
Sep 18, 2026
Nigeria forces open fire at protest over deaths of detained miners
MINNA, Nigeria, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Security forces opened fire in a city in central Nigeria on Friday as hundreds of people took to the streets to protest against the deaths of 37 detainees in the cu...
Sep 18, 2026
Toyota estimates factory automation could cost $6.4 billion per year from 2028
TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor estimates it could cost 1 trillion yen ($6.4 billion) annually from 2028 to modernise its factories as the world's biggest carmaker accelerates automation and r...
Sep 18, 2026
