Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Samsung Elec shares priced for $326 million block sale, sources say
By Scott Murdoch and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -About 5.25 million shares in Samsung Electronics were priced in a block sale worth about 441 billion won ($326 million), according to two sources with k...
Apr 08, 2024
Indonesia's annual exodus starts ahead of Eid al-Fitr festivities
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Aditya Nugraha, a 21-year-old Indonesian, was travelling from the capital city of Jakarta to his hometown of Palembang on Sumatra island, over 500 km (310 miles) away, to celebrate...
Apr 08, 2024
US military says it destroyed Houthi air defense, drone systems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed air defense and drone systems of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi forces in the area of the Red Sea, with no injuries or damage reported ...
Apr 08, 2024
BOK to stand pat this quarter, cut 50 bps in the second half - Reuters poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Bank of Korea will keep its key policy rate unchanged for a 10th straight meeting on Friday but was expected to embark on a shallow cutting cycle next quarte...
Apr 08, 2024
Oil prices turn higher as Middle East ceasefire hopes wane
By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early Asian trading after hopes diminished that negotiations between Israel and Hamas would lead to a ceasefire in Gaza and ease tension in the M...
Apr 08, 2024
US Treasury's Adeyemo warns 'malign' actors are using virtual assets
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department fears terrorist groups will increase their use of virtual currencies and other digital assets unless Congress approves new regulato...
Apr 08, 2024
NAIA bans transgender athletes in U.S. collegiate sports
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics on Monday banned transgender women from competing in women's sports, taking a more hardline stance than other athleti...
Apr 08, 2024
Russia to launch Angara rocket for first time from Vostochny Cosmodrome
(Reuters) - The first launch of the Angara A5 space rocket from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome will take place on Tuesday, the state space agency Roscosmos said on Monday, in what could be a milestone ...
Apr 08, 2024
Special counsel urges US Supreme Court to reject Trump immunity bid
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The special counsel pursuing federal criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief on ...
Apr 08, 2024
FIFA resolves lawsuit by sports promoter owned by billionaire Ross
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - FIFA has settled an antitrust lawsuit accusing soccer's world governing body of illegally banning foreign clubs and leagues from staging official matches in th...
Apr 08, 2024
