Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Asian shares slip, Microsoft’s brisk earnings boost tech sector
By Hideyuki Sano and Alwyn Scott TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian equities slipped on Wednesday as investors looked to the Federal Reserve's guidance on its monetary policy while futures for U.S. tech...
Jan 26, 2021
Hong Kong airport readies bond issuance worth up to $1.5 billion: sources
By Kane Wu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - The operator of Hong Kong's main airport is aiming to raise as much as $1.5 billion via bond issuance to help fund the construction of a third runway...
Jan 26, 2021
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 100 million as nations tackle vaccine shortages
By Shaina Ahluwalia and Roshan Abraham (Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as countries around the world struggle with new virus vari...
Jan 26, 2021
Peru orders total lockdown across 10 states as second wave bites
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - President Francisco Sagasti of Peru on Tuesday night announced a total lockdown of the capital and nine other regions following a significant increase in COVID cases, ...
Jan 26, 2021
Mexican president felt unwell before commercial flight, took COVID-19 test later: spokesman
By Frank Jack Daniel MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador first felt the onset of COVID-19 on Sunday and was tested after returning to the capital on a commercial flig...
Jan 26, 2021
South Korea reports big jump in COVID-19 cases on outbreaks in Christian schools
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities were scrambling on Wednesday to contain coronavirus outbreaks centred around Christian schools as the country reported a jump in infections, da...
Jan 26, 2021
U.S. state regulator says GameStop trading could be ‘systemically wrong’: Barron’s
(Reuters) - Top securities regulator in Massachusetts thinks trading in GameStop Corp stock, which skyrocketed for a fourth straight day, suggests there is something "systemically wrong" with the opti...
Jan 26, 2021
Olympics: IOC’s Pound wants to examine reasons for Japan public’s concerns
TOKYO (Reuters) - Senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says he wants to examine the reasons behind the Japanese public's concerns about hosting the Games this summer after recent p...
Jan 26, 2021
Oil rises as U.S. oil stockpiles drop, new Chinese COVID-19 cases decline
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed on Wednesday after industry data showed U.S. crude stockpiles fell unexpectedly last week and China, the world's second-biggest oil user, report...
Jan 26, 2021
Southwest Airlines makes new voluntary leave offer to cut costs
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co said late on Tuesday it was offering employees another round of voluntary leave as its staffing levels remain high and the coronavirus outbreak crimps travel. "Southw...
Jan 26, 2021
