Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Badminton-Malaysia knocks out Indonesia’s beloved ‘Minions’
By Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - In the week's second major upset, celebrated men's doubles world leaders Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo from Indonesia were taken out of the Olympi...
Jul 29, 2021
Sanofi raises profit forecasts after strong second quarter
PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi raised its 2021 outlook after its vaccines and star eczema treatment Dupixent helped it post better-than-expected second-quarter results on Thursday. The French drugmaker said...
Jul 29, 2021
Volkswagen ups margin target again on record earnings
By Christoph Steitz and Jan Schwartz FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen on Thursday raised its profit margin target for the second time in less than three months, pointing to re...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Australian Stubblety-Cook sticks to the plan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Zac Stubblety-Cook had a plan and he stuck to it on Thursday, putting on a late surge to deliver Australia's first Olympic 200m breaststroke gold since Tokyo last hosted the Games in...
Jul 29, 2021
AB InBev sees return to pre-pandemic levels as beer sales surge
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, restored second-quarter revenue to pre-pandemic levels and beat market expectations for profit as drinkers took advantage of ease...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-Gone in 60 seconds: Olympic dreams dashed for Japan’s Hatakeyama
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Less than a minute. That's all it took for Japanese BMX rider Sae Hatakeyama's Olympic dreams to crash as she fell and broke her collarbone in her very first run of BMX...
Jul 29, 2021
At pre-sentencing hearing for HK national security case, judges hear defendant made ‘stupid’ mistake
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The defence lawyer for the first person charged under Hong Kong's national security law argued on Thursday at a final mitigation session before sentencing that his client was a "...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Archery-Power of love helps Indian Das defeat London champion Oh
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - There are no spectators at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field due to COVID-19 restrictions but India's Atanu Das is still enjoying the support of his number one fan: his w...
Jul 29, 2021
Nestle raises full-year guidance after H1 organic sales grow 8.1%
ZURICH (Reuters) -Food giant Nestle raised its full-year organic growth guidance to 5-6% after strong demand for coffee lifted organic sales by a better-than-expected 8.1% in the first half of the yea...
Jul 29, 2021
STMicroelectronics revenue beats on chip demand from car, phone makers
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -STMicroelectronics posted a better-than-expected second-quarter revenue on Thursday, as the Franco-Italian chipmaker benefited from strong demand for its chips used in smartphones...
Jul 29, 2021
