Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amazon helps stocks steady but prospects for rate hikes loom over markets
By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian equity markets fought for a footing on Friday, supported by an Amazon-led bounce in U.S futures, but oil's rise to a seven-year high kept traders on edg...
Feb 03, 2022
Olympics-Torch relay begins final stretch ahead of Winter Games opening ceremony
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Olympic torch relay began its final stretch on Friday through former imperial gardens in northwest Beijing, with Chinese Olympic medallist Ding Ning among those carrying the fl...
Feb 03, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Hanyu posts video message asking for support, promises quad Axel
By Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) - Double Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu has still not been seen in public in Beijing but the Japanese star has posted a video message asking fans for s...
Feb 03, 2022
Analysis-OPEC+ meets quickly, sticks to script, dodges debate on geopolitics
By Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) - After a month in which oil prices surged 15% and geopolitical tensions seethed around the world, OPEC and its allies took a record-quick 16 minutes ...
Feb 03, 2022
Olympics-Short track-China eye their first gold of Games in mixed team relay
By Julien Pretot BEIJING (Reuters) - China won two of the four short track mixed team relay World Cup events this season and a powerful quartet led by Ren Ziwei and Wu Dajing are expected to give the ...
Feb 03, 2022
Storm clouds gather at SoftBank Group as valuations slide
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Storm clouds hang over SoftBank Group Corp as it prepares to report third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, with the valuations of top portfolio companies slipping and heavy...
Feb 03, 2022
Dollar set for bruising week after ECB and BOE get more hawkish
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar index was heading for its worst week in nearly two years on Friday as the euro held firm at a three-week high and sterling gained after hawkish shifts fro...
Feb 03, 2022
Oil extends gains above $90/bbl as winter storm sweeps through United States
By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed on Friday, extending sharp gains in the previous session sparked by persistent supply concerns and as frigid weather cascades across the Un...
Feb 03, 2022
Olympics-Six German athletes test positive for COVID on arrival in Beijing-team
BEIJING (Reuters) - Six German athletes who arrived in Beijing on Thursday have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to seven cases among them so far, the team said. "Three teams of Team D...
Feb 03, 2022
Protesting migrants in southern Mexico threaten to form new caravan
By Jose Torres TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) - Hundreds of migrants in the southern Mexican city of Tapachula on Thursday protested against the slow pace of government visa approvals and threatened to f...
Feb 03, 2022
