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By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis will officially enter the 2024 U.S. presidential race next week, according to two sources familiar with the decision, immediately becoming Donald Trump’s biggest rival for the Republican nomination and shaking up a contest that largely has been one-sided. DeSantis will likely file paperwork declaring his candidacy on May 25 to coincide with a donor meeting in Miami, with a more […]

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific share indexes rallied on Thursday, following Wall Street’s lead, and the dollar held just below a two-month high versus the yen amid signs the United States might be close to a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avert a disastrous default. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden and top U.S. congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy underscored their determination to reach an agreement soon, pledging […]

TOKYO (Reuters) -Sony Group Corp on Thursday said it is examining a partial spin off of its financial business within the next two to three years, as the conglomerate focuses on its entertainment business. Sony said it is looking at listing Sony Financial Group, whose operations include life insurance and banking, and retaining a stake of slightly less than 20%. The potential spin-off comes as Sony doubles down on its […]

By Luc Cohen and Brendan O’Brien NEW YORK (Reuters) -The mother of a New Yorker killed in 2017 when a man driving a truck mowed down cyclists and pedestrians on a crowded Manhattan bike path told a hushed courtroom on Wednesday that no punishment meted out to the attacker could compare to her pain. “This evil murderer has destroyed so many lives,” said Monica Missio, the mother of victim Nicholas […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis will officially enter the 2024 U.S. presidential race next week, according to two sources familiar with the decision. DeSantis will likely file paperwork declaring his candidacy on May 25 to coincide with a donor meeting in Miami, with a more formal launch the week of May 29, according to a source. The invitation for the May 25 event stated that donors would […]

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar held near a seven-week peak on Thursday, after President Joe Biden and top U.S. congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy worked towards avoiding a damaging debt default, while the Aussie dollar slipped after disappointing jobs data. Biden and McCarthy on Wednesday underscored their determination to strike a deal soon to raise the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, having agreed a day earlier to […]

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s two main opposition parties, which won big in Sunday’s election and trounced parties backed by the powerful military, are seeking to put together a ruling coalition that has enough votes to install a pro-democracy prime minister. They face a battle that could take weeks or months and ultimately their success is not guaranteed – and that is assuming that they can stick together. A vote in parliament […]

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios was forced to miss the French Open due to a foot injury sustained during the theft of his car and not because of a knee problem, his agent said on Thursday. The Wimbledon finalist’s mother was held up at gunpoint by a Canberra suspect near his house and his Tesla stolen earlier this month, police allege. Kyrgios’s agent, Daniel Horsfall, said the […]

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese chipmaker Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd said it had received Shanghai Stock Exchange approval for its planned $2.6 billion share listing, which is expected to be one of the country’s biggest this year. Hong Kong-listed Hua Hong’s plan for a secondary listing on Shanghai’s STAR Market has been approved by the bourse’s listing committee, and it will submit an application for registration to China’s securities regulator, the […]