Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Youths in black: Myanmar protesters train to fight junta
(Reuters) - Chanting in Burmese their readiness to fight "for the people", around 120 youths jogged around a muddy forest clearing in the morning light in a video released by a group that has proclaim...
Apr 27, 2021
South Korea finance minister says taxing gains from cryptocurrency trading next year ‘inevitable’
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's finance minister on Tuesday said the government will start taxing capital gains from trading of cryptocurrencies from next year as previously proposed. "It's inevitable...
Apr 27, 2021
China expects highway traffic to set record during Labour Day holiday
BEIJING (Reuters) - Travel during China's upcoming Labour Day holiday is expected to surge, with highway traffic on May 1 alone likely to exceed 60 million vehicles and set a new high, the government ...
Apr 27, 2021
Whitbread eyes staycation demand as annual losses hit $1.4 billion
(Reuters) - Premier-Inn owner Whitbread reported on Tuesday an annual loss of about $1.4 billion after COVID-19 curbs crimped all major travel in Britain for most of 2020, and said it sees a "signific...
Apr 27, 2021
Novartis CEO says could boost CureVac vaccine production, if needed
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis is scaling up facilities to make COVID-19 vaccine doses for German drugmaker CureVac and could boost production beyond levels agreed so far, Chief Executive Vas Narasimhan ...
Apr 27, 2021
Novartis Q1 sales, profit miss analyst expectations amid COVID-19 impact
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Tuesday said first-quarter core net income fell 4%, missing analyst expectations, as COVID-19 related lockdowns and disruptions around the globe hit dema...
Apr 27, 2021
Nomura logs biggest quarterly loss in over a decade on Archegos hit
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, reported on Tuesday its biggest quarterly net loss since the 2008 global financial crisis, taking a 245.7 billion ...
Apr 27, 2021
BP Q1 profit beats forecasts on strong gas trading
LONDON (Reuters) - BP's first-quarter profit more than tripled from a year earlier to $2.6 billion, exceeding expectations, boosted by stronger oil prices and bumper revenue from natural gas trading. ...
Apr 27, 2021
U.S. companies boost sustainability scores – Refinitiv data
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. companies' sustainability ratings rose in 2020, based on data from Refinitiv, as investors put more pressure on corporate boards to...
Apr 27, 2021
Gymnastics: Jamaica’s Francis says full-body suits empowering for women athletes
(Reuters) - Jamaica's Danusia Francis said the decision by German athletes to compete in full-body suits at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships last week was empowering for women. Sarah Vos...
Apr 27, 2021
