Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thai lender SCB invests $100 million in Indonesia’s Akulaku
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank Pcl on Tuesday announced a $100 million investment in Indonesian fintech startup Akulaku, as part the bank's expansion overseas and into technology....
Feb 15, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-Germany out, debutants Denmark reach quarter-finals
By Steve Keating BEIJING (Reuters) - Defending silver medallist Germany crashed out of the Beijing Winter Games men's ice hockey competition while Olympic debutants Denmark moved onto the quarter-fina...
Feb 15, 2022
UK employment hit, inflation eats into wages
LONDON (Reuters) -The total number of people in work in Britain shrank in the last three months of 2021, when the Omicron COVID-19 wave swept Europe, and workers in Britain saw their earnings shrink w...
Feb 15, 2022
Maersk chairman to step down, board plans to appoint family heir
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A.P. Moller-Maersk's Chairman Jim Hagemann Snabe has informed the board he will not stand for re-election and the board plans to appoint Robert Maersk Uggla to succeed him, the ...
Feb 15, 2022
Thailand approves incentives to promote EV shift
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a package of incentives including tax cuts and subsidies to promote a shift to electric vehicles in Southeast Asia's major auto production ba...
Feb 15, 2022
Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Swiss Ragettli coasts through men’s slopestyle qualifier, Ruud follows
By Mari Saito and Winni Zhou ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -Switzerland's Andri Ragettli breezed through Tuesday's freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifier at the Beijing Olympics to advance to the final,...
Feb 15, 2022
Exclusive-Glencore sells stake in Russia’s Russneft to cap 20-year partnership
By Olga Yagova and Dmitry Zhdannikov MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - Glencore has sold out of Russneft, capping two decades of investments which saw the Swiss commodities firm trading millions of barrels of...
Feb 15, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-Canada and U.S. to clash in women’s gold medal final – yet again
By Steve Keating BEIJING (Reuters) - You can't always be sure if it will snow at a Winter Olympics but you can safely bet that either Canada or the United States will skate away with the women's ice h...
Feb 15, 2022
Olympics-Speed skating-Japan to face Canada in women’s team pursuit final
By Sakura Murakami BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan will meet Canada in the final of the women's speed skating team pursuit at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday in a bid to retain the title they won four years...
Feb 15, 2022
Olympics-Freestyle-Juggling family and training, Gu looks to Olympic medal No. 3
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Eating a pork bun after winning silver in the women's freeski slopestyle final on Tuesday, home favourite Eileen Gu was already looking to the halfpipe contest later thi...
Feb 15, 2022
