7+ hour, 54+ min ago   (144+ words) HONG KONG, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Ares Management Corp, a global alternative investment ​manager, has appointed ‌James Garforth as principal in its Asia direct lending business, according to an internal memo seen by ‌Reuters ​on Monday. Here are ⁠some details: • Garforth ⁠joins…...

13+ hour, 3+ min ago   (139+ words) Sept 14 (Reuters) – China’s Ligent Technologies is looking to raise HK$5.67 billion ($723.02 ​million) through an initial ‌public offering in Hong Kong, according to a filing with the exchange on Monday. The ‌optical ​communications equipment maker ⁠is offering 172 ⁠million shares at an…...

19+ hour, 20+ min ago   (447+ words) TILATHI KOILADI, Nepal, Sept 13 (Reuters) – After nine days trapped in a hydropower tunnel and a week of hospital care following his dramatic rescue, Sanjay Sah, a rare survivor of last month’s devastating glacier collapse in Nepal, ​finally returned to his…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (311+ words) TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Japan’s wholesale inflation remained elevated in August, data showed on Friday, highlighting mounting price pressures that cement the case for the central ​bank to raise interest rates this month. The data follows ‌recent hawkish communication from the…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (565+ words) Sept 10 (Reuters) – Sweden will hold a parliamentary election on September 13 with the centre-left opposition holding a slim lead in opinion polls over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s ruling right-wing bloc. Kristersson is seeking to form a majority government with his existing…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (62+ words) 1470 & 100.3 WMBD German August inflation confirmed at 2.9% BERLIN, Sept 10 (Reuters) – German ​inflation accelerated to 2.9% in ​August, ⁠the federal ⁠statistics office said on Thursday, ​confirming ⁠preliminary ⁠data. Germany’s ​consumer prices, ​harmonised to compare with other ⁠European Union countries, stood ⁠at 2.8% ⁠year ​on…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (201+ words) Sept 9 (Reuters) – OpenAI said on Wednesday it is pushing for mandatory national AI safety requirements, as increasingly powerful ​models fan concerns about the ‌risk posed by autonomous AI agents. Several incidents in which AI models from developers including OpenAI, Anthropic…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (117+ words) 1470 & 100.3 WMBD Citi Private Bank hires Radzinski from Bank of America NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Citigroup’s Private ​Bank announced the hiring of Teresa Radzinski from Bank of America to strengthen relationships ​with ultra-high-net-worth ⁠clients, according ⁠to an internal memo seen by…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (60+ words) 1470 & 100.3 WMBD Republican lawmakers criticize Ford business ties to China WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Republicans in Congress on Wednesday ​joined criticism of Ford Motor over its business ties to Chinese firms after ​Transportation ⁠Secretary Sean Duffy ⁠sharply criticized the No. 2 U.S....

5+ day, 38+ min ago   (872+ words) Sept 9 (Reuters) – Today we feature data from studies being presented at the ongoing European Respiratory Society Congress in Barcelona. A drug being developed by AstraZeneca significantly reduced flare-ups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in two late-stage trials, researchers reported on…...