Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rahm secures playoff win at Olympia Fields with 66-foot putt
(Reuters) - Spain's Jon Rahm sunk a breathtaking 66-foot putt to win the BMW Championship on Sunday in a thrilling playoff win over American Dustin Johnson. The 25-year-old shot a flawless six-under p...
Aug 30, 2020
New Zealand’s stock market website goes down again, trading unaffected
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand stock market's website crashed again on Monday, the fifth day in row after a series of cyber attacks last week hit the bourse's ability to operate normally, but ...
Aug 30, 2020
Japan July retail sales fall 2.8% year-on-year, government data shows
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail sales dropped 2.8% in July from a year earlier, compared with a median market forecast for a 1.7% decrease, government data showed on Monday. To view full tables, go ...
Aug 30, 2020
Japan July industrial output rises 8.0% month-on-month
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output rose 8.0% in July from the previous month, posting a second straight month of gains in a tentative sign of a pick-up in factory activity from the coronaviru...
Aug 30, 2020
Woods aims to ‘clean up’ rounds ahead of U.S. Open
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods' PGA Tour season ended with a thud at Olympia Fields Country Club on Sunday, with the 15-time major winner finishing with a dismal 11 over par through the fourth round of the B...
Aug 30, 2020
Buffett’s Berkshire buys 5% stake each in five Japanese trading companies
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said on Sunday it has acquired more than 5% stakes in each of the five leading Japanese trading companies. Berkshire Hathaway's wholly-owned subsidiary,...
Aug 30, 2020
China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases on August 30 vs nine a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Aug. 30, up from 9 reported a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Monday. The National Health Commission said all of the ne...
Aug 30, 2020
Portland mayor urges restraint, renunciation of violence after fatal shooting
By Steve Gorman and Maria Caspani (Reuters) - Officials in Portland, Oregon, said on Sunday they were braced for an escalation of protest-related violence that has convulsed the city for three months,...
Aug 30, 2020
Chinese investors snap up Hong Kong property as new security law deters foreigners
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Mainland Chinese investors are scouring Hong Kong's commercial property market for bargains after prices plunged 30%, signalling a new wave of demand following anti-...
Aug 30, 2020
Keep on dining out, UK minister urges as popular cut-price offer ends
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak urged diners on Monday to keep going out to eat as a popular government scheme offering half-price food in restaurants this month drew to a clos...
Aug 30, 2020
