Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nasdaq futures slump 2% as rising yields spark tech rout
(Reuters) - Futures tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index slumped almost 2% on Tuesday as traders returned from a long holiday weekend to position for a more hawkish Federal Reserve ahead of a poli...
Jan 18, 2022
Thailand to lower COVID-19 alert, ease curbs as infections slow
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will lower its COVID-19 alert level and is considering easing more restrictions to boost its economy, its health minister said on Tuesday, in response to a slower infectio...
Jan 18, 2022
Risk of central bank hikes prompts investors to shun tech – surveys
LONDON (Reuters) - High-flying tech stocks, the darling of the pandemic, are the top shunned counters in the opening weeks of 2022 as investors see a flurry of rate hikes from central banks as the top...
Jan 18, 2022
Japan steel industry says EU extension of anti-dumping measures inappropriate
TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of Japan's main steel industry lobby said on Tuesday the European Union's decision to extend anti-dumping measures on electrical steel from Japan was inappropriate and it wo...
Jan 18, 2022
Toyota expects annual production target shortfall as chip shortage drags on
TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota said on Tuesday it expects to miss its annual 9 million vehicle production target because competition for semiconductors meant it didn't have enough to ramp up car output to of...
Jan 18, 2022
Hong Kong orders hamster cull after COVID-19 hits pets
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong ordered a cull of 2,000 hamsters on Tuesday and warned pet owners not to kiss animals after a new cluster of COVID-19 cases was traced to a pet shop. The...
Jan 18, 2022
Malaysia regulator unable to conclude if anti-graft official breached law
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's securities regulator on Tuesday said it was unable to "conclusively establish" whether the country's top anti-graft official violated a law on securities trading af...
Jan 18, 2022
Germany to help companies shoulder higher power costs
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany will support companies struggling to cope with higher energy costs that threaten to hurt industries with large power consumption, Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habec...
Jan 18, 2022
Undersea cable fault could cut off Tonga from rest of the world for weeks
By Praveen Menon and Tom Westbrook WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The South Pacific archipelago of Tonga could spend days, or even weeks, cut off from the rest of world because of difficulties in repai...
Jan 18, 2022
Soccer-Real Madrid great Gento dies aged 88
(Reuters) - Francisco "Paco" Gento, one of Read Madrid's greatest players and a European champion with Spain, has died at the age of 88, the club said on Tuesday. Having started his career at Racing S...
Jan 18, 2022
