Asia Lower After Wall Street Falters

Asia-Pacific markets were mostly lower on Wednesday after U.S. benchmark indexes, the S&P500 and the NASDAQ Composite, snapped an eight-day winning streak overnight.The Nikkei 225 index sagged 111.12 points, or 0.3%, to 37,951.80In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index retreated 120.07 points, or 0.7%, to 17,391.01.Japan’s trade data for July showed exports rose 10.3% year on year and imports grew 16.6%. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast that exports would rise 11.4%, while imports growth was pegged at 14.9%.With exports coming in lower than expected and imports rising more than expected…

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Detectives Investigating Assault in St. Catharines – Update 1 – WANTED PHOTO

Detectives from the 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) office of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) are continuing to investigate this incident. Investigators have now determined the victim was in the area of Merritt Steet and Townline Road East, in the City of St. Catharines when he randomly encountered a group of four men.  Moments after the encounter, one of the males in the group approached the victim and repeatedly struck him, leaving the victim injured on the ground. Read more…