View of the Shanghai skyline from a container station. Yaorusheng | moment | Getty Images China reported on Friday that its industrial production grew in November at the fastest pace since February 2022, although retail sales growth fell short of expectations, pointing to a patchy recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. Economists are approaching the … [Read more…]
China’s exports rose unexpectedly in November while imports fell slightly from a year earlier, according to customs data released on Thursday. Exports rose 0.5% in U.S. dollars from a year earlier, up from expectations for a 1.1% decline, according to analysts polled by Portal. Imports fell 0.6% in U.S. dollars, missing the Portal forecast of … [Read more…]
[1/2]A Chinese national flag flies at the headquarters of a commercial bank on a financial street near the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank, in central Beijing, November 24, 2014. Portal/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo ACKNOWLEDGE RIGHTS Dec 5 (Portal) – Ratings agency Moody’s cut its outlook for the Chinese government’s credit rating … [Read more…]
Sydney Altman Photo credit: Courtesy At its foundation’s annual gala, the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) announced the creation of its Sidney Altman Center for Therapeutic RNA, a large-scale project to develop cutting-edge therapeutic approaches carried out in close collaboration with the University of Montreal Network. It will bring together the driving forces in this … [Read more…]
In less than a week, Wall Street will be putting behind what has been an outstanding year for optimists. The 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to a record high as growth was driven Nasdaq Composite is up 43% year to date since the closing bell on December 22nd. While this rally owes much … [Read more…]