Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French start-up Shift Technology valued $1 billion in $220 million round
By Mathieu Rosemain and Anna Irrera PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - French start-up Shift Technology, a developer of software to help insurers detect fraudsters, has closed a $220 million fundraising that br...
May 5, 2021
Asia shares, commodities firm on recovery bets; A$ hit by China move
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Thursday and commodity prices held near multi-year highs as investors switched to cyclicals amid hopes of a strong economic recovery, while the ...
May 5, 2021
SpaceX Starship rocket prototype achieves first safe landing
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - SpaceX achieved the first successful touchdown of its prototype Starship rocket during the latest test flight of the next-generation launch vehicle in south Texas on Wednes...
May 5, 2021
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 10 months over June 4 assembly
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong will face another 10 months in jail for participating in an unauthorised assembly on June 4, 2020, to commemorate the 1989 crackdown on p...
May 5, 2021
China to suspend economic dialogue mechanism with Australia
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's state economic planner said on Thursday it has "indefinitely" suspended all activities under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, amid strained relations between...
May 5, 2021
Investor group in exclusive talks to acquire Forbes for $650 million -source
By Echo Wang and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - An investor group led by U.S. merchant bank GSV's CEO Michael Moe has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire business news and information publisher For...
May 5, 2021
U.S. judge puts ruling on hold invalidating CDC eviction ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge late on Wednesday agreed to put on hold her ruling that invalidated the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) nationwide moratorium on eviction...
May 5, 2021
U.S. embassy in the doghouse in China after student visa post backfires
BEIJING (Reuters) - The resumption of student visa applications at U.S. missions in China got off to an acrimonious start this week when netizens took exception to an American embassy social media pos...
May 5, 2021
BOJ policymakers agreed to focus on low rates as pandemic pain persists
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers agreed on the need to focus on keeping interest rates stably low while the economy remains under the strain caused by the COVID-19 pa...
May 5, 2021
Dollar holds near two-week high, U.S. jobs data eyed for Fed clues
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hovered below a two-week high on Thursday, consolidating ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that may provide clues on when the Federal Reserve will dial bac...
May 5, 2021
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