Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Merck in advanced talks to buy Seagen in $40-billion deal – WSJ
(Reuters) - Drugmaker Merck & Co is in advanced talks to buy cancer-focused biotech company Seagen Inc in a deal that could be worth roughly $40 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on We...
Jul 06, 2022
Exxon delivers first sustainable aviation fuel cargo to Singapore Changi Airport
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp said on Thursday it has delivered the first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) cargo to Changi Airport, as part of a one-year pilot programme to test the new fuel f...
Jul 06, 2022
Sri Lanka cenbank raises rates to contain record high inflation
COLOMBO (Reuters) - The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) raised its key rates by a full percentage point on Thursday to tackle record high domestic inflation and to contain any build-up of adverse inf...
Jul 06, 2022
Russia warns humanity at risk if West seeks to punish it over Ukraine
By Pavel Polityuk and Simon Lewis KYIV/KRAMATORSK (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said attempts by the West to punish a nuclear power such as Russia for the war in Ukraine risked ...
Jul 06, 2022
S&P revises state-owned Mexican oil firm Pemex’s outlook to stable
(Reuters) - S&P Global Ratings revised on Wednesday the outlook for Mexico's state-oil firm Pemex to stable from negative, after it reviewed Mexico's long-term outlook. According to the rating agency,...
Jul 06, 2022
Suncity shares set to open up 114% after naming new majority shareholder
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Macau's Suncity Group Holdings Ltd were set to open 114% higher on Thursday after resuming trading with its Executive Director Andrew Lo becoming the company's new majo...
Jul 06, 2022
China reports 409 new COVID cases for July 6 vs 427 day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 409 new coronavirus cases for July 6, of which 124 were symptomatic and 285 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. That compar...
Jul 06, 2022
China studying extending tax exemption for NEVs – commerce ministry
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is studying the possibility of extending a tax exemption for new electric vehicles (EV) as part of a raft of efforts to spur vehicle consumption in the country, the commerce...
Jul 06, 2022
Macau shuts popular shopping mall in race to contain COVID outbreak
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau shut down a popular shopping mall adjacent to MGM China's casino resort on the city's main peninsula after several COVID-19 infections were found, as authorities raced to t...
Jul 06, 2022
Goodbye Shanghai: After 16 years, COVID curbs send American family packing
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) - American Heather Kaye and her family, including cat Mochi, are part of a wave of residents departing Shanghai, leaving behind their homes and memories, driven out by...
Jul 06, 2022
