Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
As fintech upends banking, Japan regulator expects more cross-boundary tie-ups
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will likely see more financial tie-ups that extend beyond traditional boundaries similar to those signed between internet banking giant SBI Ho...
Aug 30, 2020
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
