Instant View: China sets 2026 growth target at 4.5%-5%, below last year's pace
SINGAPORE, March 5 (Reuters) - China has set its 2026 economic growth target at 4.5%-5%, slightly lower than the 5% pace achieved last year, signalling room for greater, albeit not decisive, measures to address industrial overcapacity and rebalance the...
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SEC tournament roundup: Kentucky pounds Arkansas in opener
Clara Strack racked up 20 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks and Amelia Hassett drained six 3-pointers for her 18 points as No. 17 Kentucky kicked off the SEC women's basketball tournament with a 94-64 romp over Arkansas on Wednesday in Greenville,...
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ACC tournament roundup: Miami beats Stanford in OT
Amarachi Kimpson drained the go-ahead 3-pointer 1:06 into overtime and Miami brushed off a blown double-digit lead to beat Stanford 83-76 in the opening round of the ACC women's basketball tournament on Wednesday in Duluth, Ga. Twelfth-seeded Miami (...
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China lifts yuan guidance to 34-month high, firmer than market projections
SHANGHAI, March 5 (Reuters) - China lifted its official yuan midpoint to the strongest level in 34 months and firmer than market projections on Thursday, in what investors interpreted as an attempt to stabilise the Chinese currency. Prior to mark...
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Report: Tom Brady-Fantatics Saudi Arabia flag football event likely moving to U.S.
The flag football event organized by Tom Brady and Fanatics for Saudi Arabia for later this month in Riyadh is likely being moved to the United States amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, Front Office Sports reported Wednesday. In light of attac...
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Australia household spending posts lacklustre bounce in January as rate hike looms
SYDNEY, March 5 (Reuters) - Australian household spending bounced in January but that was not enough to offset the previous month's fall as consumers stayed cautious with rate hikes looming, data showed on Thursday. Data from the Australian Bureau of...
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Republican US Senator Daines drops re-election bid
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Steve Daines from Montana said on Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in November's midterm elections. (Reporting by David Shepardson, Christian Martinez and Ismail Shak...
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South Korean chip industry worried Iran crisis to disrupt raw material supply, boost chip prices
By Heejin Kim and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, March 5 (Reuters) - South Korea's chip industry is concerned that a prolonged Iranian crisis will disrupt supplies of key materials from the Middle East and increase chip prices as a result of a spike in energy co...
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US lawmakers raise concerns over Intel's testing of tools made by Chinese-linked firm
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers led by Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican Tom Cotton on Wednesday raised national security concerns over Intel's testing of chipmaking tools made by...
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Currencies take a beat as dollar rally pauses
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, March 5 (Reuters) - The dollar halted its blistering rally on Thursday, providing some reprieve to the battered euro as investors clung on to fragile assumptions that the war in the Middle East may not last as long as initially ex...
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