Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong expects to earn $4.5 billion from trading fees this financial year
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government estimates it will earn HK$35 billion ($4.52 billion) in revenue in the current financial year from the 0.1% 'stamp duty' charged on stock transactions as...
Syndicated Content Feb 03, 2021
Truckmaker Volvo profit tops forecast
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo reported fourth-quarter core earnings above analysts' expectations on Wednesday, raised its forecasts for some of its main markets and rolled out a he...
Syndicated Content Feb 03, 2021
Name of new Italian PM doesn’t matter, their plans do – League leader to paper
ROME (Reuters) - It doesn't matter who Italy's new prime minister will be but rather what they plan to do and who with, the leader of the centre-right League party Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday whe...
Syndicated Content Feb 03, 2021
Sony posts 20% gain in third-quarter operating profit, raises full-year earnings outlook
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics and media giant Sony Corp on Wednesday posted a better-than-expected 20% rise in third-quarter profit and hiked its full-year outlook on strong demand for video ...
Syndicated Content Feb 03, 2021
After pledging disclosure, many UK banks still silent on race diversity data
By Sinead Cruise and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - For many bankers, rising to seniority cements their status as a company insider. Citi executive Ireti Samuel-Ogbu never felt so out of place....
Syndicated Content Feb 03, 2021
Clock ticking as Williams returns to Australia looking for 24
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - Serena Williams has had plenty of time to reflect on her quest for a record equalling 24th Grand Slam title while being quarantined in five-star comfort for two weeks ahea...
Syndicated Content Feb 03, 2021
Chinese plan to boost ‘masculinity’ with PE classes sparks debate
BEIJING (Reuters) - A plan in China to get boys to do more sports as a way of making them more manly has reopened a debate between those who urge more diversity and those backing a more masculine soci...
Syndicated Content Feb 03, 2021
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: WHO-led COVID-19 probe team in China visits Wuhan virus lab A team of investigators working on behalf of the World Health Orga...
Syndicated Content Feb 03, 2021
Barty, Kenin advance to quarter-finals after hard-fought wins
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Top two seeds Ash Barty and Sofia Kenin overcame steep challenges on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Yarra Valley Classic in Melbourne and keep their Australian Open...
Syndicated Content Feb 03, 2021
Japan’s animators in pencil peril over production halt
By Chang-Ran Kim and Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's animators are losing one of the tools of their trade after Mitsubishi Pencil said this week it would scale back a long-running line of coloure...
Syndicated Content Feb 03, 2021




