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Exclusive-China regulator launches new probe into banks’ property loan exposure – sources

Exclusive-China regulator launches new probe into banks’ property loan exposure – sources

By Engen Tham and Ziyi Tang SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s banking regulator is scrutinising property loan portfolios of so..

Germany to lower sales tax on gas to 7% in bid to relieve consumers

Germany to lower sales tax on gas to 7% in bid to relieve consumers

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will lower the sales tax on gas to 7% in an effort to cushion the blow of additional charges being pl..

Yangtze tributary runs dry as China faces another month of drought

Yangtze tributary runs dry as China faces another month of drought

By Thomas Suen and David Stanway CHONGQING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Residents living near a tributary of the Yangtze river in the southwest..

Analysis-U.S. retail traders pile back into options as meme-stock mania flares

Analysis-U.S. retail traders pile back into options as meme-stock mania flares

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Speculative options trading is on the rise again among individual investors alongside ..

Soccer-European revenues rise 10% in 2020-21 despite COVID

Soccer-European revenues rise 10% in 2020-21 despite COVID

LONDON (Reuters) – European soccer revenues grew by 10% in the 2020-21 season despite most an almost total lack of fans in stadi..

Australia’s top court finds Google not liable for defamation

Australia’s top court finds Google not liable for defamation

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s highest court overturned on Wednesday a ruling that had found Google engaged in defamation ..

India eases Russian oil buying in July, boosts Saudi imports -trade

India eases Russian oil buying in July, boosts Saudi imports -trade

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s crude oil imports from Russia in July fell for the first time since March alo..

Russian Urals crude oil prices jump ahead of EU embargo

Russian Urals crude oil prices jump ahead of EU embargo

By Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s key crude oil grade, Urals, has been trading at levels not seen in Europe since..

China’s Tencent reports first revenue drop as gaming regulations and COVID-19 bite

China’s Tencent reports first revenue drop as gaming regulations and COVID-19 bite

By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s Tencent Holdings suffered its first ever quarterly sales fall on Wednesday, hurt by a go..

Spot prices up on less solar, rising French demand

Spot prices up on less solar, rising French demand

PARIS (Reuters) – European spot power contracts rose on Wednesday, as solar supply in Germany is expected to fall while demand i..