Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China Mobile shares edge higher in Shanghai debut
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China Mobile Ltd shares gave up strong early gains but finished the day higher in their Shanghai debut on Wednesday, after the company raised 48.7 billion yuan ($7.64 billion) in C...
Jan 05, 2022
Philippines reports highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in nearly 3 months
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines on Wednesday reported 10,775 new COVID-19 cases, the country's highest daily spike since Oct. 10. That brought the Southeast Asian country's total confirmed cases to...
Jan 05, 2022
Hungary reports 5,270 new COVID-19 cases in sharp weekly rise
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary reported 5,270 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a sharp rise from the 3,005 recorded a week ago, amid the spread of the Omicron variant. Omicron accounted for more than 11...
Jan 05, 2022
Britain’s Tesco outperforms rivals in key Christmas period -Kantar
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket group, outperformed its major rivals in the key Christmas period, achieving its highest grocery market share since January 2018, ...
Jan 05, 2022
Hong Kong leader announces new COVID measures, including flight bans
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday the government will introduce a series of new measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, as she warned the global financial hub was on...
Jan 05, 2022
Taiwan fund to issue $2.3 billion climate change pension mandate, Asia’s first -official
By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - Taiwan's largest pension fund is set to issue what a top official said is Asia's first climate change-focused stock mandate, worth $2.3 billion, amid mounting pressu...
Jan 05, 2022
Volvo Cars reports 18% sales drop in December
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Volvo Car Group's monthly sales fell 18.1% in December from a year ago, the Sweden-based automaker said on Wednesday. The company, which is majority owned by China's Geely Holdin...
Jan 05, 2022
Repsol buys U.S. shale oil and gas assets from Rockdale Marcellus for $222 million
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Repsol has bought shale oil and gas assets from U.S. firm Rockdale Marcellus for $222 million, a company spokesperson said, confirming a report from Marketline. Repsol will ...
Jan 05, 2022
India reports first death linked to Omicron coronavirus variant
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Wednesday reported its first COVID-19 death linked to the fast-spreading Omicron variant in the western state of Rajasthan, a federal health ministry official said. Omic...
Jan 05, 2022
Marketmind: Party over before it gets started
A look at the day ahead from Dhara Ranasinghe. The euphoria seen in world stock markets in the first two trading days of the year already appears to be fading. Asian stocks outside Japan are down 1%, ...
Jan 05, 2022
