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Australia's property tax overhaul unpopular with voters, polls show
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (341+ words) SYDNEY, May 18 (Reuters) " Australia's centre-left government is facing voter blowback after breaking election promises to roll out the biggest changes to investment taxes in decades in its latest budget, "according to two closely watched polls. " The government last week "said…...
China’s economy slows in April as output, retail sales disappoint in blow to outlook | HI-99 | "99. 9 FM | The Wabash Valley's Country Station
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (330+ words) BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - China's growth lost momentum in April, with industrial output and retail sales both sharply undershooting expectations as the world's second-biggest economy wrestled with higher energy costs from the Iran war and persistentl. .....
China’s April industrial output, retail sales growth miss expectations | HI-99 | "99. 9 FM | The Wabash Valley's Country Station
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (40+ words) BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - China's industrial output grew 4. 1% in "April from a year earlier, slowing from the 5. 7% pace in March, official data showed on "Monday. The data "released by the "National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) missed expectations fo. .....
Suspects in custody after shooting spree in Austin, Texas, police say | HI-99 | "99. 9 FM | The Wabash Valley's Country Station
7+ hour, 30+ min ago (43+ words) May 17 (Reuters) - Two suspects were in custody on Sunday while another person remained at large after a dozen "shootings this weekend in Austin, Texas, police said. • In a press conference, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said two suspects, a 15-year…...
Samsung Electronics, union hold last-ditch talks to avert strike threatening global supply chains | HI-99 | "99. 9 FM | The Wabash Valley's Country Station
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (262+ words) By Heekyong Yang SEOUL, May 18 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and its labour union started talks on Monday in a last-ditch bid to avert the biggest strike in the tech giant's history, amid concern that a walkout by more than 45, 000 workers could…...
Defending champion Alex Palou on pole for Indy 500 | HI-99 | "99. 9 FM | The Wabash Valley's Country Station
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (474+ words) Alex Palou put himself in prime position to defend his Indianapolis 500 title by winning the pole in qualifying Sunday for the May 24 race. The Spaniard earned his second career pole with a four-lap average speed of 232. 248 mph at Indianapolis Motor…...
China’s CXMT expects revenue to surge as memory chip demand soars | HI-99 | "99. 9 FM | The Wabash Valley's Country Station
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (41+ words) By Che Pan and Laurie Chen BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's top memory chipmaker, said on Sunday it expects first-half revenue to "reach 110 billion yuan to 120 billion yuan ($17. 62 billion), according to a ren. .....
Stocks skid in Asia, bonds buckle as oil climbs | HI-99 | "99. 9 FM | The Wabash Valley's Country Station
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (538+ words) By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, May 18 (Reuters) - Asian share markets were on the skids on Monday as fresh drone attacks in the Gulf shoved oil prices and bond yields higher, while the AI boom is set to be tested by earnings…...
Mountain Home Air Force Base investigating aircraft collision in Idaho | HI-99 | "99. 9 FM | The Wabash Valley's Country Station
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (151+ words) WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) " An air show incident on Sunday at "Mountain Home Air Force "Base in Idaho is being investigated, a spokesperson said. Two EA-18 G Growler jets crashed two miles from "Mountain "Home Air Force "Base during the "Gunfighter…...
Woman hospitalized, five displaced in Terre Haute fire
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (75+ words) hi99. com Woman hospitalized, five displaced in Terre Haute fire TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) " A woman was taken to the hospital and five people have been displaced after a fire at a home on Foulkes Drive in Terre Haute on…...