Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Asian stocks sink on debt ceiling jitters
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares fell to a two-month low on Thursday, and the U.S. dollar rose as the impasse in negotiations to raise the U.S. debt ceiling kept investors wary of ...
May 24, 2023
Dollar ascendant amid resilient US economy, haven demand
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar pushed to a two-month high against the euro and a six-month peak versus the yen on Thursday, as a resilient U.S. economy led traders to pare their bets o...
May 24, 2023
North Korea constructing satellite launch pad with ‘new urgency’ – report
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Construction at North Korea's satellite launching station has hit a "new level of urgency," most likely in preparation for a launch, a U.S.-based think tank said in a r...
May 24, 2023
Sony says to buy land in Kumamoto, Japan for image sensor production
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Group Corp said on Thursday its semiconductor subsidiary would buy land in the southern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto to produce image sensors. (Reporting by Sam Nussey; Editi...
May 24, 2023
Australia says it cannot cancel existing PwC contracts given legal constraints
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Thursday it cannot cancel existing contracts with auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which is embroiled in a scandal involving leaking confidential government t...
May 24, 2023
Western Australia to compensate Aboriginal group for historic mining damage
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Western Australia state has agreed to compensate an Aboriginal group for historic acts including issuing mining leases on their traditional lands, setting a pre...
May 24, 2023
Australia’s Treasury Wine Estates flags inflation headwinds, shares drop
(Reuters) - Australia's Treasury Wine Estates warned on Thursday that inflation was squeezing demand for its commercial-grade wine and driving up packaging costs, sending its shares nearly 8% lower. T...
May 24, 2023
BOJ may abandon bond yield cap this year – govt panellist
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) may abandon a controversial bond yield cap this year if risks clouding the outlook, such as global banking sector woes, subs...
May 24, 2023
Alberta wildfires ease, and Canada natgas exports recover
By Nia Williams and Scott DiSavino (Reuters) -Firefighters have made "significant progress" in tackling wildfires in Alberta thanks to rain and cooler temperatures, provincial government officials sai...
May 24, 2023
Takeaways from DeSantis launching White House bid in messy Twitter event
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis entered the battle for the 2024 presidential election during a chaotic, glitch-filled online forum on Twitter hosted by its billionaire owner, Elo...
May 24, 2023
