Author Archives: Syndicated Content
European stocks fall as Kering, ASML’s downbeat results weigh
(Reuters) - European shares inched lower on Wednesday as underwhelming earnings reports from French luxury group Kering and Dutch semiconductor company ASML overshadowed strong results from Nestle and...
Oct 20, 2021
Factbox – Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is aiming to ease COVID-19 restrictions on bars and restaurants next week as infections continue to decline, the Jiji news service said on Wednesday. DEAT...
Oct 20, 2021
Arriving in fighter jet, S.Korea’s Moon urges defence industry growth
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEONGNAM, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea should redouble its efforts to become a global defence industry leader, President Moon Jae-in told a military expo in the o...
Oct 20, 2021
Kering shares fall after Asia curbs sales growth at Kering’s fashion brand Gucci
PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in French luxury goods company Kering fell sharply on Wednesday, after Kering's star fashion brand Gucci grew sales by just 3.8% in the third quarter, missing analyst expectat...
Oct 20, 2021
Marketmind: Margin pressures
LONDON (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead from Sujata Rao. Margin pressures for companies and higher prices for shoppers: That's the message so far from the earnings season. Just a few examples -- Pr...
Oct 20, 2021
Russia scrambles two fighter jets to escort U.S. strategic bombers over Black Sea -RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia scrambled two Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets to escort two U.S. B-1B strategic bombers over the Black Sea, the RIA news agency cited Russia's Defence Ministry as saying on Wednesd...
Oct 20, 2021
Singapore welcomes more travellers under quarantine-free programme
By Travis Teo SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore welcomed on Wednesday the first travellers under an expanded quarantine-free programme, marking a big step towards the aviation hub restoring its internat...
Oct 20, 2021
UK’s Kwarteng confident that inflation will be contained
LONDON (Reuters) - British Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on Wednesday he expected inflation to be contained but said it was a "real cause of some concern". "I think it's a real cause of some ...
Oct 20, 2021
Taiwan says odds of war with China in next year ‘very low’
By Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) - The odds of war with China in the next year are "very low," a top Taiwanese security official told lawmakers on Wednesday, amid heightened tensions between Taipei and Be...
Oct 20, 2021
Taliban praise suicide bombers, offer families cash and land
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban praised suicide bombers who died during the war against the former government and its Western allies and offered their families sums of cash and promises of land, the mov...
Oct 20, 2021
