Category: Market

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s state council held a meeting with real estate developers and banks in the southern city of Shenzhen, a source with direct knowledge of the meeting told Reuters, amid intensifying worries over a liquidity crisis in the country’s property sector. Participants at the meeting, which took place on Monday, included China Vanke, Kaisa Group, Ping An Bank, China Citic Bank, China Construction Bank and CR Trust, according to the source. Investors are concerned about liquidity woes spreading in China’s property sector, with a string of offshore debt defaults, credit r… Continue reading “China’s state council met with property developers, banks -source”

Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, tracking overnight record levels on Wall Street, as positive earnings from some Japanese companies helped support the market. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 216.29 points, or 0.73 percent, from Monday to 29,723.34. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 10.40 points, or 0.51 percent, at 2,045.62. Gainers were led by information and communication, consumer credit, and nonferrous metal issues. At 9 a.m., the dollar fetched 113.26-27 yen compared with 113.17-27 yen in N… Continue reading “Tokyo stocks open in positive on record Wall St. highs, earnings”

A temporary home! After announcing earlier this year she was moving into an RV on the Brown family’s Coyote Pass property in Arizona, Janelle Brown revealed she is ditching the camper life for a bit. “So long trailer! See you next spring 😀,” the Sister Wives star captioned a snap via Instagram on Sunday, November 7. “Trailer is headed down to storage for the winter. We decided to find short term housing in town instead of riding out the winter. Next year I should be able to plug into infrastructure (i.e. electric, sewer, water).” ‘SISTER WIVES’ SEASON 16 TRAILER FEATURES THE BROWN FAMILY DEALI… Continue reading “‘Sister Wives’ Star Janelle Brown Ditches RV Life For ‘Winter’ As Family Reels Following Christine & Kody Brown’s Split”

Ramon Efren Lazaro – The Philippine Star November 9, 2021 | 12:00am SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines — Close to 200 wild birds were rescued by personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Bulacan recently. The birds were caught by hunters from the Candaba swamp in Pampanga, according to Paquito Moreno Jr., executive director of DENR-Central Luzon. The 32,000-hectare Candaba swamp is one of the most important wetlands in the region as it serves as a refuge to an average of 7,000 migratory birds yearly. The birds – which escape the winter in China, Japan, New Zea… Continue reading “Wild birds rescued in Bulacan”

Iris Gonzales – The Philippine Star November 9, 2021 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Share prices advanced for a fifth straight session yesterday on the back of investors’ optimism on the improving COVID-19 situation, third quarter corporate results, and improved economic outlook. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose to a fresh 20-month high of 7,396.22, up 55.45 points or 0.75 percent, while the broader All Shares index gained 19.88 points or 0.44 percent to 4,510.89. Total value turnover reached P8.304 billion. Market breadth was positive, 107 to 101, while 44 issues wer… Continue reading “PSEi hits fresh 20-month high”

Glasgow (AFP) – Developing nations accused richer countries of bargaining with the lives of billions of people on the climate crisis frontline Monday, blasting insufficient commitments as COP26 talks enter their final week with trust in short supply. Countries remain starkly divided on key issues at the UN meeting, including how rapidly the world curbs carbon emissions and how to ramp up support for countries already battered by storms, floods and drought intensified by global heating. After a week of headline announcements from host Britain on ending deforestation and phasing out coal, expert… Continue reading “Climate justice – and cash – shadow UN talks”