China stocks fall as brokerages resume short-selling business
SHANGHAI, March 24 (Reuters) - China's major stock indexes fell on Thursday after state media reported 35 domestic brokerages have resumed short-selling business after a long hiatus.
SHANGHAI, March 24 (Reuters) - China's major stock indexes fell on Thursday after state media reported 35 domestic brokerages have resumed short-selling business after a long hiatus.
* Santos keen to talk to ENN about gas supply to China (Adds Santos, ENN comments)
* Santos keen to talk to ENN about gas supply to China (Adds Santos, ENN comments)
HONG KONG, March 24 (Reuters) - Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd said on Wednesday its core profit rose 14.8 percent in 2015, the first full year of its shift to an "asset-light" strategy that seeks outside investment to finance shopping plazas.
March 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the WGC-Match Play Championship Group Stage on Wednesday in Austin, Texas Group 1 1 Victor Dubuisson (France) 1 1 Jordan Spieth (U.S.) 1 3 Justin Thomas (U.S.) 0 3 Jamie Donaldson (Britain) 0 Group 2 1 Jason Day (Australia) 1 1 Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 1 3 Paul Casey (Britain) 0 3 Graeme McDowell (Britain) 0 Group 3 1 Rory McIlroy (Britain) 1 1 Kevin
* Spieth, McIlroy also post opening wins (Adds later matches, quotes)
March 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the WGC-Match Play Championship Group Stage on Wednesday in Austin, Texas Jordan Spieth (U.S.) beat Jamie Donaldson (Britain) 3 and 2 Victor Dubuisson (France) beat Justin Thomas (U.S.) 3 and 2 Jason Day (Australia) beat Graeme McDowell (Britain) 3 and 2 Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) beat Paul Casey (Britain) 2 and 1 Rory McIlroy (Britain) beat Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark) by 1 hole Kevin Na (U.S.) beat S
U.S. President Barack Obama hails the "new beginning" of partnership with Argentina during a state dinner with Argentine President Mauricio Macri in Buenos Aires. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
U.S. President Barack Obama hails the "new beginning" of partnership with Argentina during a state dinner with Argentine President Mauricio Macri in Buenos Aires. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
U.S. President Barack Obama hails the "new beginning" of partnership with Argentina during a state dinner with Argentine President Mauricio Macri in Buenos Aires. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's membership of the European Union helps secure the country's energy supply from any possible threat by Vladimir Putin's Russia to restrict gas flows, energy minister Amber Rudd will say on Thursday.
LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - Britain's membership of the European Union helps secure the country's energy supply from any possible threat by Vladimir Putin's Russia to restrict gas flows, energy minister Amber Rudd will say on Thursday.
NEW YORK, March 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Signs of a domestic financial crisis are raising the specter of famine in conflict-ridden Yemen, where millions of people already are going hungry, Oxfam said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is expected to blame Iranian hackers as soon as Thursday for a coordinated campaign of cyber attacks in 2012 and 2013 on several U.S. banks and a New York dam, sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is expected to blame Iranian hackers as soon as Thursday for a coordinated campaign of cyber attacks in 2012 and 2013 on several U.S. banks and a New York dam, sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters.
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea, supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, successfully tested a solid-fuel rocket engine that increased power of the reclusive state's ballistic rockets, North Korea's state news agency reported on Thursday.
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea, supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, successfully tested a solid-fuel rocket engine that increased power of the reclusive state's ballistic rockets, North Korea's state news agency reported on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - Exelon Corp closed its $6.8 billion merger with Pepco Holdings Inc on Wednesday, shortly after receiving the final regulatory approval to create the largest U.S. power distributor, Exelon said.
HAVANA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama finally got a chance to meet Pánfilo, the Cuban television character, when he appeared in a skit shot in Havana for a popular comedy show that sometimes pokes fun at the Cuban government.
Hindus in Pakistan welcome spring with the Festival of Colors. Diane Hodges reports.
Hindus in Pakistan welcome spring with the Festival of Colors. Diane Hodges reports.
Hindus in Pakistan welcome spring with the Festival of Colors. Diane Hodges reports.
Hindus in Pakistan welcome spring with the Festival of Colors. Diane Hodges reports.
March 23 (Reuters) - Private-equity firm Frazier Healthcare Partners said on Wednesday it had raised $525 million to invest in small healthcare companies.
BRASILIA (Reuters) - More than 2 million Brazilians are set to lose unemployment benefits by June, data obtained by Reuters show, threatening to erode support for embattled President Dilma Rousseff among her core working class supporters when she needs them most.