China stages mock missile strikes on Taiwan, jets with live missiles used in drills

By Bernard Orr and Yimou Lee BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China staged mock missile strikes and dispatched fighter jets carrying live missiles and bombers on Friday, state television CCTV said, as part of two-day exercises Beijing has said were launched to punish Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te. The bombers set up several attack formations in waters…

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China push on company dividends should attract investment, says regulator

LONDON (Reuters) – Government policies to encourage companies to pay more dividends should increase the attractiveness of China’s stock market for overseas investors, a senior Chinese regulator said on Thursday. Fang Xinghai, vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said the Chinese government set out policies last month to strengthen its capital markets, including…

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Medtronic beats fourth-quarter estimates on strength in medical devices

(Reuters) -Health tech firm Medtronic beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit and revenue on Thursday, as a pickup in surgical volumes at hospitals lifted demand for its medical devices. Investor expectations around the financial performance of medical devices makers have grown lately, owing to a resurgence in demand as people, especially older adults, opted…

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