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Analysis-Carry on trading: rate-based G10 currency bets make a comeback

By Alun John and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - The carry trade, where investors buy high-yielding major currencies and sell low-yielding ones, is having its best run in years, even with major risk-driven moves in global markets. This reflects a combination of low currency ...
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6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak arrived Friday in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks. The Gulfstream long-range business jet carrying them from the Netherlands landed at RAAF Base Pearce ...
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IHH, DBS sign $194 million loan for safer antibiotic use

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - IHH Healthcare has signed a S$250 million ($196 million) sustainability-linked loan with Singapore's biggest bank DBS that ties part of the deal to better use of antibiotics at its four Singapore hospitals, the companies said on Friday. • The loan ...
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India raises fuel prices as global energy crisis adds pressure on economy

NEW DELHI (AP) - India raised fuel prices by 3 rupees ($0.03) per liter Friday as the government moved to offset losses due to higher global oil prices. In New Delhi, gasoline prices rose to 97.77 rupees ($1.17) a liter, while diesel climbed to 90.67 ...
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Asian stocks are lower after South Korea’s Kospi hits records, as Trump wraps up Beijing trip

HONG KONG (AP) - Asian stocks mostly retreated Friday and South Korea's Kospi gave up gains after reaching an all-time high, as investors watch for developments from the Iran war and U.S. President Donald Trump's summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. U.S. futures ...
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Judge sets up high stakes baby formula NEC trial vs Mead Johnson

A federal judge has potentially cleared the way for another trial against pharmaceutical and nutritional supplement maker Mead Johnson & Co. over claims their Enfamil-brand infant formula has harmed some babies. ...
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FDA places full clinical hold on Aardvark’s drug for extreme hunger in Prader-Willi syndrome

May 14 (Reuters) - Aardvark Therapeutics on Thursday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration placed a full clinical hold on its drug to treat extreme hunger linked to the rare disorder Prader-Willi syndrome, halting all late-stage trials. Shares of the company fell about 14% ...
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UK student dies after meningitis cases at college, two treated

LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - A student in southern England has died after contracting suspected meningitis, health authorities said on Thursday, adding that two other young people were being treated following related cases. The UK Health Security Agency said three cases had been identified among ...
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GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp visits China’s state planner headquarters

By Ju-min Park BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) - GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp was seen on Friday in Beijing leaving a meeting at the headquarters of China's powerful state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, according to a Reuters witness. Culp's visit to the NDRC ...
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Volkswagen labour leaders stand by ‘red line’ on plant closures

By Christina Amann and Rachel More BERLIN, May 15 (Reuters) - Top labour representatives at Volkswagen said they would not allow plants to be closed, while remaining open to proposals to secure the future of under-used production sites in Germany, according to a joint statement ...
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Man arrested in murder of transgender University of Washington student: Police

(SEATTLE) -- A man has been arrested in the murder of a 19-year-old transgender University of Washington student, Seattle police announced on Thursday.Police did not name the suspect, but said the 31-year-old man surrendered to the Bellevue Police Department on Wednesday and has been ...
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There are going to be more shark sightings in the coming months, scientists say

(NEW YORK) -- Warming waters are attracting more swimmers and sharks alike to the Eastern seaboard -- creating the perfect recipe for an increase of shark sightings along the coasts in the coming months, some shark experts told ABC News.Scientists at the New England ...
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