Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan to allow ‘large-scale’ overseas visitor numbers for 2020 Olympics: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan aims to admit "large-scale" numbers of overseas visitors for the Tokyo Olympic Games without mandatory vaccinations or quarantines provided tourists submit negative coronavirus...
Dec 01, 2020
Amid fight to curb coronavirus, U.N. urges designation of seafarers as key workers
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 193-member U.N. General Assembly urged all countries to designate seafarers and other marine personnel as key workers on Tuesday after travel restrictions ...
Dec 01, 2020
Australia’s economy rebounds sharply in third quarter, beats forecast
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's economy rebounded sharply in the third quarter from a coronavirus-induced contraction, official data showed on Wednesday, as massive monetary and fiscal stimulus boosted...
Dec 01, 2020
Australia’s prime minister sends WeChat message to Chinese diaspora in spat
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has used Chinese social media platform WeChat to criticise a "false image" of an Australian soldier posted on Twitter by the Chinese govern...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. auto sales lose momentum in November: Wards Intelligence
(Reuters) - The pace of U.S. auto sales slowed in November, data from analytics firm Wards Intelligence showed on Tuesday, amid a spurt in coronavirus infections. Auto sales in the United States manag...
Dec 01, 2020
Mainland China reports nine new COVID-19 cases, down from 12 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported nine new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 1, down from 12 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Wednesday. The National Health Commiss...
Dec 01, 2020
Australia central bank prepared to boost stimulus if needed: Lowe
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's top central banker struck an optimistic note about the country's economy on Wednesday, but warned a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic would be bumpy...
Dec 01, 2020
Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings fund up 62.8% for the year
BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman, who cautiously hedged his portfolio before the historic market sell-off in March, has extended his gains to 62.8% for the year so far....
Dec 01, 2020
Japan won’t try to fill all output gap with stimulus alone, says econmin Nishimura
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government will not try to fill all of the economy's 34 trillion yen ($326 billion) output gap with stimulus measures alone, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Wedn...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. prosecutors investigating potential scheme to pay bribe for Trump pardon
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funneling money to the White House in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to court document...
Dec 01, 2020
