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Katie Ledecky Drops Out of 2 World Championship Races Due to Illness
Washington-born Katie Ledecky, the pacesetter for women’s long distance swimming, withdrew from two world championship events following a surprising second-place finish on Sunday to Australian Ariarne Titmus. For top swimmers, the 2019 world championship meet is a dress rehearsal for the Tokyo Olympics, which start in one year. Ledecky, a Bethesda native, had not been …
Asian shares mostly fall as new stock market debuts in Shanghai
Asian shares were mostly lower Monday after Wall Street ended last week lower as investors continue to watch for what may be in store for U.S. interest rates. Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK, -0.23% …
Asian markets recover after China’s GDP growth fails to meet already low expectations
Asian markets recovered from early losses Monday, as China posted its weakest quarterly GDP growth in at least 27 years. Data on Monday showed the world’s second-largest economy expanded by 6.2% over a year earlier, down from the previous quarter’s 6.4%. The result was the slowest since the first quarter of 1992 when the earliest …
China’s Xi to present Trump with terms for settling trade deal: WSJ
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to present U.S. President Donald Trump with the terms it expects the U.S. to meet before Beijing is willing to settle the contentious trade fight between the two nations, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing Chinese officials. Among the conditions Beijing is expected to set, China will demand …