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By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Holcim AG shrugged off concerns about rising interest rates dampening building industry demand as the world’s biggest cement maker raised its full-year guidance after beating first-quarter forecasts. U.S. construction spending declined in February, data showed this month, as the housing market bore the brunt of aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve in its battle against high inflation. Other countries such as Britain have […]

Rookie James Outman clubbed a tiebreaking grand slam in the ninth inning, his second homer of the night, and the Los Angeles Dodgers cooled off the host Chicago Cubs with a 6-2 victory on Thursday night. Outman also homered in the third, one inning after Max Muncy’s eighth home run of the season for Los Angeles. David Peralta and Miguel Vargas each had two hits for the Dodgers, who got […]

(Reuters) – Indonesia’s ruling party has endorsed a provincial governor, Ganjar Pranowo, as its candidate for the 2024 presidential election, its chief said on Friday. The world’s third-largest democracy is set to hold its presidential election on Feb. 14, 2024. (Reporting by Stanley Widianto; Editing by Martin Petty) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

Devin Booker recorded 45 points, seven rebounds and three steals to lead the visiting Phoenix Suns to a 129-124 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. Kevin Durant added 28 points as fourth-seeded Phoenix took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series. Game 4 is scheduled for Saturday in Los Angeles. Kawhi Leonard (knee) sat out for the Clippers and Norman Powell moved into […]

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s parliament, not a court of law, is the best place to debate the issue of same-sex marriage, an influential government minister said on Friday, as the country’s top court heard appeals asking for such unions to be recognised. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has already opposed these appeals, some from gay couples, on the grounds that such marriages are not “comparable with the Indian family unit […]

Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews had a goal and assist each, Valeri Nichushkin also scored and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 in Denver in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Thursday night. Alexandar Georgiev turned away 27 shots for the Avalanche, who overcame a two-goal deficit and evened the Western Conference series at 1-1. Game 3 is Saturday night in Seattle. Justin Schultz and Brandon […]

(Reuters) – Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina suffered an injury setback ahead of the French Open after she retired with a lower back issue in her last 16 match against Beatriz Haddad Maia at the Stuttgart Open on Thursday. The Kazakh player won only one game in the opening set and called for a medical timeout in the second when she was 2-1 down, the women’s tour said. After play resumed, […]

(Reuters) – Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina suffered an injury setback ahead of the French Open after she retired with a lower back issue in her last 16 match against Beatriz Haddad Maia at the Stuttgart Open on Thursday. The Kazakh player won only one game in the opening set and called for a medical timeout in the second when she was 2-1 down, the women’s tour said. After play resumed, […]

(Reuters) -Business software maker SAP on Friday slightly lowered its outlook due to the divestment of its Qualtrics unit while reporting first-quarter revenue growth that beat expectations. SAP reported revenue growth of 10% in the first three months of 2023, to 7.44 billion euros ($8.15 billion), beating expectations of 7% in company-provided consensus. SAP has already discounted subsidiary’s Qualtrics profits, which it divested last month, from the current earnings report. […]