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Heatwaves are forecast to return to China over the next 10 days after a brief respite, with high temperatures expected from east to west, meteorologists warned.

Chicago corn futures slid 1.5% on Friday, with the market falling to its lowest in almost eight months, as forecasts of favourable U.S. weather eased global supply worries.

(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is slightly lower on Friday, giving up some of the gains in the previous two sessions, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 staying below the 6,800 level, despite the broadly positive cues overnight from Wall Street, with weakness in materials an

Australian shares inched lower on Friday, with key resources sectors leading declines on an uncertain demand outlook for commodities, while investors braced for another 75-basis-point interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve next week.

(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the five-day losing streak in which it plummeted almost 1,450 points or 7 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just beneath the 20,575

Oil prices were roughly unchanged in early trading on Friday after sliding around 3% in the previous session on weakened demand in the United States, the world's top oil consumer, and a pick-up in supply from Libya.

Australia will double the fees for foreign investors looking to buy assets in the country, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Friday, as he grapples with protracted budget deficits and seeks to boost government revenue.

(RTTNews) - The China stock market on Thursday snapped the three-day winning streak in which it had gathered more than 75 points or 2.2 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just above the 3,270-point plateau although it's expected to rebound again on Friday.

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Chile's state-owned miner Codelco and its employee unions agreed to safety talks via a newly-created committee after two workers died this month in accidents, a union leader said on Thursday.

Oil production at Brazil's Petrobras fell in the second quarter as asset divestments and increased work stoppages took their toll on the company's output.

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What happened Shares of AT&T (NYSE: T) fell 7.6% on Thursday after the telecom giant slashed its full-year cash flow forecast.

A group of indigenous Peruvian communities that have been protesting MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine said on Thursday there has been no progress after a full month of talks, risking the end of a precarious truce.

(RTTNews) - Despite moving along the flat line for much of the day's session, the Canadian market ended modestly higher on Thursday thanks to strong gains in technology and industrials sections.