Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia preliminary retail sales down 4.2% in August, Victoria hit hard
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retail sales fell 4.2% in August from the month earlier, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, with the virus-stricken state of Victoria bearing the brunt of the downturn...
Sep 22, 2020
Westpac expects monetary easing by Australia central bank in October
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Westpac economist Bill Evans said on Wednesday he now expects Australia's central bank to cut the cash rate and the three-year bond yield target to 10 basis points at its Oct.6 boar...
Sep 22, 2020
China’s Ant takes another step towards $35 billion IPO with registration move
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Ant Group submitted documents to the securities regulator for registration of the Shanghai portion of its IPO, the city's bourse said late on Tuesday, moving a s...
Sep 22, 2020
Japan PM wants basic policy on new digital agency by year-end – Media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday he wanted to compile a basic policy on a new digital agency by the end of this year and submit the bills to next year's ordin...
Sep 22, 2020
Asian business confidence rebounds sharply, pandemic casts shadow: Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey
By Nikhil Nainan BENGALURU, India (Reuters) - Business sentiment among Asian firms rebounded in the third quarter as easing coronavirus restrictions lifted sales but lingering uncertainty over the pan...
Sep 22, 2020
Oil falls after surprise rise in U.S. crude inventories
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday after an industry group reported a rise in U.S. crude inventories against expectations for a decline, adding to worries about demand that led to a steep ...
Sep 22, 2020
Fujifilm’s Avigan meets primary endpoint in Phase-3 trial for COVID-19
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Wednesday its Avigan drug met the primary endpoint in a Phase 3 clinical trial for COVID-19 patients in Japan. Japan had urged Fujifilm to triple natio...
Sep 22, 2020
Sony slides 2% as Microsoft flashes cash to boost games lineup
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's shares slid as much as 2% in Tokyo trade on Wednesday after Microsoft Corp said it would buy the parent of games publisher Bethesda Softworks, in a deal to ...
Sep 22, 2020
Huawei’s supply chain has been ‘attacked’, says chairman
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] will do everything it can to strengthen its supply chain which has been "attacked", its rotating Chairman Guo Ping said on Wednesday. Guo was speaking...
Sep 22, 2020
Texas State coach Kaspar resigns amid allegations of racism
Texas State men's basketball coach Danny Kaspar resigned on Tuesday in the midst of an investigation into allegations he repeatedly made racist statements to student-athletes. Former Texas State point...
Sep 22, 2020
