Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Aramco, Patriot targets in Jazan
DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group used drones and missiles to attack targets in the southern Saudi city of Jazan, it said on Thursday, including one belonging to state oil giant Aram...
Apr 14, 2021
Tencent aims to raise $4 billion in bond deal: sources
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese internet and social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd plans to raise up to $4 billion in a bond launched on Thursday, two sources with direct knowledge of...
Apr 14, 2021
Australia’s CBA expects home loan growth to push mortgage profit 3% higher this year
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the country's largest lender, expects to grow its $378 billion home loan book by about 5% this year, leading to increased mort...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. Senate panel to consider Biden Postal Board nominees April 22
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee will hold an April 22 hearing on President Joe Biden's three nominees to serve on the U.S. Postal Boa...
Apr 14, 2021
Japan ruling party official says cancelling Olympics is an option -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) -A senior Japanese ruling party official said cancelling this year's Olympic Games is an option, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. If rising coronavirus cases means "it is said t...
Apr 14, 2021
Taiwan’s Tsai says China’s military activities threaten regional stability
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen told a visiting delegation of former senior U.S. officials on Thursday the Chinese military's activities have threatened regional peace and stability. ...
Apr 14, 2021
Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong warns foreign powers not to interfere
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Beijing's top representative in Hong Kong said on Thursday that any foreign powers that try to use the global financial centre as a pawn will face counter measures, amid escalati...
Apr 14, 2021
Asian shares defensive, dollar struggles near one-month lows
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were on the backfoot on Thursday following mixed cues from Wall Street where a sharp sell-off in the largest bitcoin exchange Coinbase hit tech shares w...
Apr 14, 2021
Oil holds near one-month highs as demand forecasts raised
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices were lower on Thursday though holding near one-month highs after futures jumped in the previous as the International Energy Agency (IEA) and others upgraded forecasts for ...
Apr 14, 2021
BOJ’s Kuroda warns of lingering COVID pain on economy
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy was picking up but any recovery was likely to be modest due to lingering caution over the coronavirus pandemic, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda...
Apr 14, 2021
