Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fintech startup Airwallex raises $100 million, valued at $5.5 billion
(Reuters) - Fintech platform Airwallex said on Tuesday it raised $100 million in its recently closed funding round, sustaining its $5.5 billion valuation. The company said it secured more funds from e...
Oct 10, 2022
Crypto giant Coinbase gets Singapore licence
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the United States, said it has received approval from Singapore's central bank to offer payment services in the city-state...
Oct 10, 2022
Oil prices slide as dollar strengthens, China COVID-19 woes dampen demand
By Isabel Kua SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending nearly 2% losses in the previous session, as a stronger U.S. dollar and a flare-up in COVID-19 cases in China increased fears ...
Oct 10, 2022
World Bank to launch new trust fund for emissions reduction grants
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Monday it is launching a trust fund aimed at pooling public funds to provide grants for projects to reduce carbon emissions, including dec...
Oct 10, 2022
Dollar gains, yen flirts with intervention levels
By Ankur Banerjee (Reuters) - The dollar loomed large over fragile financial markets on Tuesday, with worries about rising interest rates, global growth and geopolitical tensions unsettling investors,...
Oct 10, 2022
Labor Dept rule on independent contractors likely to land as early as Tuesday – sources
(Adds related content) By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposed Department of Labor rule defining whether workers for rideshare, retail and delivery companies are misidentified as independent...
Oct 10, 2022
Japan logs smallest current account surplus for August as imports weigh
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's current account surplus shrank to its smallest amount on record for the month of August, Ministry of Finance data showed, with surging prices of energy i...
Oct 10, 2022
Morgan Stanley appoints Badalia as Southeast Asia M&A head
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has named Rikhit Badalia, a member of its Asia Pacific mergers and acquisitions team, as the M&A head for Southeast Asia with immediate effect, according to a memo...
Oct 10, 2022
Panama says record 150,000 migrants crossed dangerous Darien Gap this year
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - More than 150,000 migrants so far this year have made the treacherous crossing across the Darien jungle which links Panama with Colombia, a record figure according to official ...
Oct 10, 2022
S.Korea’s Yoon says N.Korea has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons -Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Tuesday that North Korea has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons, the Yonhap news agency reported, as the isolated country seeks to beef ...
Oct 10, 2022
