Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan April consumer inflation seen exceeding central bank’s 2% goal: Reuters poll
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation in April is expected be slightly higher than the central bank's 2% target, hitting a seven-year peak as sharp climbs in fuel and globa...
May 12, 2022
Beijing works from home, Shanghai says victory against COVID getting closer
By Martin Quin Pollard and David Stanway BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Streets in China's capital Beijing were quiet on Friday as residents heeded the advice of authorities to work from home to stop th...
May 12, 2022
Ukraine says it damaged Russian ship, seeks evacuation of wounded Mariupol fighters
By Jonathan Landay KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine said it had damaged a Russian navy logistics ship near Snake Island, a small but strategic outpost in the Black Sea, while relatives of Ukrainia...
May 12, 2022
Gold faces fourth weekly loss as burgeoning dollar saps appeal
By Bharat Gautam (Reuters) - Gold prices held ground near a three-month low on Friday as the strongest dollar in two decades continued to sap demand for greenback-priced bullion, setting up what could...
May 12, 2022
Japan’s JERA to buy two U.S. thermal power stations
TOKYO (Reuters) - JERA, Japan's biggest power generator, said on Friday it had agreed to buy all stakes in two thermal power stations in the United States with a total capacity of 1.63 gigawatts from ...
May 12, 2022
Nomura offers its first bitcoin derivatives, just as crypto markets tumble
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Nomura has begun offering bitcoin over-the-counter derivatives to clients, it said Friday, the latest move by a traditional financial institution into the cryptocurrency industry...
May 12, 2022
‘Too early’ to say if Nissan would spin off EV unit – COO
TOKYO (Reuters) - It is too early to say whether Nissan Motor Co would spin off its electric vehicle (EV) business division like its alliance member Renault is seeking to do, a senior executive of the...
May 12, 2022
EU’s Michel, on Hiroshima visit, says global security is under threat
TOKYO (Reuters) - European Council President Charles Michel who is visiting Japan's Hiroshima, the first city to suffer an atomic bombing, on Friday said global security was under threat from Russia's...
May 12, 2022
Toshiba to delay announcements on board director nominations
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Friday it would delay announcements on board director nominations as more time is needed to finalise them. The Japanese industrial conglomerate was scheduled to ...
May 12, 2022
California’s minimum wage projected to rise to $15.50 under inflation trigger
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's minimum wage will rise to $15.50 an hour for workers at all businesses, large and small, on Jan. 1, 2023, under an automatic inflation trigger buil...
May 12, 2022
