Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes near Chilean city of Coquimbo -EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck near the city of Coquimbo in Chile on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 60 km (37.28 ...
Jan 12, 2023
BOJ faces further test to its yield control as inflation creeps up
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will likely raise its inflation forecasts next week and debate whether further steps are needed to address market distortions it sought to fix...
Jan 12, 2023
KFC franchisees in Russia ask govt to halt sale of stores to local operator – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A number of KFC franchisees in Russia have asked the government to stop the sale of the Yum! Brands restaurant business to the local operator, the RIA news agency said, citing Russi...
Jan 12, 2023
Belarus detains former presidential candidate
(Reuters) - An opposition politician who stood against long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko in the controversial 2020 presidential election has been detained, his team said. Andrei Dmitriev, 41, an a...
Jan 12, 2023
Billionaire urges overhaul of collapsed Australia-Asia solar mega project
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest called on Thursday for an overhaul of a $20 billion-plus project to send solar power from Australia to Singapore, which collapsed a...
Jan 12, 2023
Listing hopefuls on Beijing bourse slash floor IPO prices
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A growing number of listing applicants on the Beijing Stock Exchange are slashing the floor prices of their planned initial public offerings (IPOs), as the pandemic-hit companies ...
Jan 12, 2023
Indonesia senior minister: investment talks with Tesla still ongoing
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Investment negotiations between Indonesia and U.S. carmaker Tesla are still ongoing, senior minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Thursday, following reports that the Southeast Asian c...
Jan 12, 2023
South Korea seeks to improve foreign access to its markets
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea will unveil a range of measures in the coming months to open its domestic financial markets, including plans to extend trading hours on the foreign exchange ...
Jan 12, 2023
Logitech announces preliminary third quarter fiscal year 2023 results
ZURICH (Reuters) - Logitech announced on Thursday that its preliminary net sales for the third quarter are between $1.26 billion and $1.27 billion, down 22% compared with the same quarter a year earli...
Jan 12, 2023
Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing says profit slid 2% in first quarter
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fast Retailing Co, owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, reported on Thursday that first quarter earnings slid 2% following last year's record figure. A day after announcing plans ...
Jan 12, 2023
