Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Afterpay’s meteoric rise as a lending pioneer
(Reuters) - Block Inc, formerly Square Inc, is set to complete its acquisition of buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Afterpay Ltd by Feb. 1, one of the biggest takeovers in Australian history. Afterpay...
Jan 19, 2022
Asian shares rise as China cuts key mortgage rate
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian share markets broke a five-day slide to edge higher on Thursday, shrugging off drops in Europe and on Wall Street overnight as China underscored its dive...
Jan 19, 2022
Beijing city raises vigilance as local COVID cases tick higher before Olympics
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing ramped up efforts to curb COVID-19 infections, ordering checks among cold-chain firms and urging residents to cut unnecessary gatherings, as the city report...
Jan 19, 2022
Tongans deafened by volcanic blast as they fled for safety
(Reuters) - When Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano violently erupted, sending shockwaves and tsunami across the Pacific, the blast in the small island nation was so deafening that fleeing fami...
Jan 19, 2022
Tennis-Evans through to third round after Rinderknech wrist injury
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Britain's Dan Evans progressed to the third round of the Australian Open on a walkover on Thursday following the withdrawal of Arthur Rinderknech. The Frenchman pulled out prior ...
Jan 19, 2022
Oil prices ease from 2014 high, supply concerns limit losses
By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped back on Thursday after hitting their highest levels since 2014 in the previous session on the back of strong demand and short-term supply dis...
Jan 19, 2022
Tennis-Third seed Muguruza knocked out by ‘super focused’ Cornet
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza crashed out of the Australian Open on Thursday as she succumbed to a surprise second round 6-3 6-3 loss to France's Alize Cornet. Corne...
Jan 19, 2022
China cuts mortgage reference rate for first time in nearly two years
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China cut its benchmark lending rates for corporate and household loans for a second straight month at its January fixing on Thursday, while lowering a mortgage reference rate for ...
Jan 19, 2022
High oil prices boost commodity currencies, dollar rally stalls
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Higher commodity prices were supporting the Canadian and Australian dollars on Thursday, while a pause in this week's rally in U.S. Treasury yields meant the dollar ...
Jan 19, 2022
Private-equity firm BPEA sells Interplex to Blackstone in $1.6 billion deal
(Reuters) - Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) said on Thursday it has sold customized technology solutions provider Interplex to private-equity funds managed by Blackstone Inc for an e...
Jan 19, 2022
