Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK employers add jobs in Dec, unemployment falls
LONDON (Reuters) - British employers added 184,000 staff to their payrolls in December, monthly tax data showed on Tuesday, taking total staff numbers to 1.4% above their level in February 2020 before...
Jan 18, 2022
European new car sales down 1.5% in 2021 – ACEA
BERLIN (Reuters) - New car registrations in Europe fell 1.5% in 2021, even further below the previous record low of 2020 sales, industry data showed on Tuesday. A global semiconductor shortage and oth...
Jan 18, 2022
Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Australia suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic on Tuesday as a fast-moving Omicron outbreak continued to push up hospitalisation rates to record levels, even as daily infections ease...
Jan 18, 2022
Chinese lender to issue bonds for M&A in cash-strapped property sector
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Property developer shares rose on Tuesday after a Chinese lender unveiled a plan to issue debt to fund real estate acquisitions - the first bank to do so - while Beijing sought to...
Jan 18, 2022
Tennis-With pressure off, Stosur eyes final flourish at Australian Open
(Reuters) - For nearly two decades Sam Stosur carried Australian hopes of a first homegrown women's singles champion at Melbourne Park since 1978 and while this year marks her last chance to end that ...
Jan 18, 2022
Tennis-Grand Slam ‘normal’ for Swiatek as Pole downs Dart
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Seventh seed Iga Swiatek made a stuttering start to her Australian Open campaign in the Melbourne sun on Tuesday but was soon into her Grand Slam groove to reach the second round...
Jan 18, 2022
Czech Republic sees biggest daily jump in COVID cases since Dec 1
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic reported on Tuesday more than 20,000 new cases of COVID-19, the biggest single-day rise since Dec. 1, the Health Ministry said. The central European country of 10...
Jan 18, 2022
Sri Lanka plans laws, fast-track measures to attract foreign exchange
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will introduce new laws to attract investments while policies to develop exports, tourism and remittances will be fast-tracked in a bid to rebuild foreign exchange reserv...
Jan 18, 2022
Hong Kong fund to sell Japan, South Korea Burger King business in deal over $1bln – source
By Kane Wu Hong Kong (Reuters) - Private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners is this week launching the sale of its Burger King fast-food businesses in South Korea and Japan, in a deal that could fet...
Jan 18, 2022
Toyota to produce 700,000 vehicles in February – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will build 700,000 cars globally in February, up 10% on the year, but leaving a million vehicles to be made in March if the world's biggest carmaker is to hit an an...
Jan 18, 2022
