Author Archives: Syndicated Content
ATP roundup: Albert Ramos-Vinolas survives first-round scare in Barcelona
Albert Ramos-Vinolas eked out in a win in the first round of his hometown event, beating Denmark's Holger Rune 6-7 (2), 6-1, 7-6 (2) at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Tuesday. Ramos-Vinolas neede...
Apr 20, 2021
SoftBank Vision Fund seen posting record earnings on Coupang
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's $100 billion Vision Fund is widely seen reporting record earnings on May 12 after portfolio companies listed during the quarter, mostly driven by ...
Apr 20, 2021
Japan PM to postpone visit to India, Philippines: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is postponing plans to visit India and the Philippines on a trip originally set for the end of the month, media said on Wednesday. Suga will in...
Apr 20, 2021
Ohio police kill teenaged Black girl, say media, family
(Reuters) - Police in Columbus, Ohio, shot a Black 16-year-old girl to death on Tuesday after confronting her while responding to a report of a person armed with a knife, according to the mayor, the y...
Apr 20, 2021
In Japan Inc, activist investors come in from the cold
By Makiko Yamazaki and Noriyuki Hirata TOKYO (Reuters) - Yasuo Takeuchi remembers the horror he felt in 2017 when, as chief financial officer of Japan's Olympus Corp, he was told an activist investor ...
Apr 20, 2021
Oil falls for second day as India’s COVID-19 surge to dent fuel demand
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on concerns that soaring COVID-19 cases in India will drive down fuel demand in the world's third biggest oil importe...
Apr 20, 2021
Fujifilm starts new late-phase trial of Avigan in Japan for COVID-19 patients
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Wednesday it started a new phase III trial of its anti-influenza drug Avigan in Japan for COVID-19 patients. The new trial in Japan is targeting patien...
Apr 20, 2021
Australia retail sales jump in March – preliminary data
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retail sales surpassed expectations in March as soaring house prices boosted consumer confidence while the re-opening of state borders allowed cashed-up h...
Apr 20, 2021
Asian stocks fall as virus worries return to haunt markets
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Wednesday as concern about a resurgence of coronavirus cases in some countries cast doubt on the strength of global growt...
Apr 20, 2021
Xi to attend Biden’s climate change summit in first meeting of two leaders
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's President Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led climate change summit on Thursday at the invitation of President Joe Biden, in the first meeting between the two leaders since th...
Apr 20, 2021
