Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Zealand says it may not get to zero COVID-19 cases again
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand may not get back to having zero coronavirus cases in the community, the director general of health said on Thursday, as the country continues efforts to stamp out th...
Sep 21, 2021
China Evergrande unit to make $35.9 million onshore coupon payment on Sept 23
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Evergrande Group's main unit said on Wednesday that it would make a bond interest payment on Sept. 23, offering some relief to global markets on edge over a possible default...
Sep 21, 2021
Brazil’s health minister tests positive for COVID-19 in NYC
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for COVID-19 hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesd...
Sep 21, 2021
China keeps lending benchmark LPR unchanged for 17th straight month
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China stood pat on its benchmark lending rate for corporate and household loans for the 17th straight month at its September fixing on Wednesday, matching market expectations. The...
Sep 21, 2021
Oil rises on big decline in U.S. crude stocks
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose around 1% on Wednesday, extending overnight gains, after industry data showed U.S. crude stocks fell more than expected last week in the wake of tw...
Sep 21, 2021
NASA splits human spaceflight unit in two, reflecting new orbital economy
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - NASA is splitting its human spaceflight department into two separate bodies - one centered on big, future-oriented missions to the moon and Mars, the other on the Internati...
Sep 21, 2021
Freshworks valued at $10.13 billion after raising $1.03 billion in U.S. IPO – source
By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) -Business software firm Freshworks, which counts Accel and Sequoia Capital among its major backers, on Tuesday priced its U.S. initial public offering (IPO) well above ...
Sep 21, 2021
Northern Chinese city in semi-shutdown after first COVID-19 cases since February
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's northeastern city of Harbin, population 10 million, went into semi-shutdown after reporting new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases for the first time since early February. ...
Sep 21, 2021
Delta variant clouds developing Asia’s growth outlook – ADB
MANILA (Reuters) - Developing Asia's economic rebound this year could be dented by the rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant, the Asian Development Bank said on Wednesday, as it urged economie...
Sep 21, 2021
China’s high-tech push seeks to reassert global factory dominance
By Kevin Yao TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - At a factory in China's north, workers are busy testing an automated vehicle designed to move bulky items around industrial spaces, one of a new generation of r...
Sep 21, 2021
