Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China’s factory activity expands at a slower pace in August: official PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity expanded at a slightly slower pace in August, missing analysts' expectations, dragged lower by disruptions from floods and adding to risks for the world's ...
Aug 30, 2020
MTV dedicates VMA show to ‘true hero’ Chadwick Boseman
By Jill Serjeant (Reuters) - Youth channel MTV dedicated its Video Music Awards show on Sunday to Chadwick Boseman, calling the "Black Panther" star, whose death last week at age 43 shocked fans aroun...
Aug 30, 2020
Growth in China’s services sector accelerates in August: official PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - Activity in China's services sector expanded at a much faster pace in August, official data showed on Monday, as demand across the economy continues to recover from a coronavirus-i...
Aug 30, 2020
Exxon restarting Beaumont, Texas, refinery crude unit, FCC, sources say
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp began on Saturday restarting the small crude distillation unit (CDU) and gasoline-producing fludic catalytic cracker (FCC) at its 369,024 barrel-per-day (bpd) Beau...
Aug 30, 2020
Telco SoftBank shares fall 3% as parent slashes stake
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in wireless carrier SoftBank Corp fell 3% in early trading on Monday after parent SoftBank Group Corp said it would sell up to 22% of the telco's shares, slashing its exposure...
Aug 30, 2020
South Korea names ex-vice finance minister to head state-run pension fund
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Monday appointed Kim Yong-jin as chairman of the state-run pension fund, National Pension Service (NPS), the Ministry of Health and Welfare said in its statement. Kim,...
Aug 30, 2020
Asian stocks hit two-year high, Nikkei bounces as Berkshire buys in
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares notched a fresh two-year high on Monday as investors wagered monetary and fiscal policies globally would stay super stimulatory for a protracted period, k...
Aug 30, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 73 new coronavirus cases, 41 deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state - the epicentre of the country's COVID-19 outbreak - said on Monday it has detected 73 new infections in the past 24 hours, while the death toll rose by 4...
Aug 30, 2020
Mexico’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 64,000
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Sunday reported 4,129 new confirmed novel coronavirus infections and 339 additional fatalities, bringing the total number to 595,841 cases and 64,15...
Aug 30, 2020
Dollar set for fourth monthly drop; yen steadies on reports of Suga run for PM
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was poised to register its fourth consecutive monthly decline on Monday, its longest streak since the summer of 2017, while the yen steadied after a l...
Aug 30, 2020
