Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WTA roundup: Serena rallies past Venus in Lexington
Serena Williams overcame a shaky opening set on Thursday to rally past her sister, Venus Williams, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and reach the quarterfinals at The Top Seed Open in Lexington, Ky. Serena Williams, the...
Aug 13, 2020
China Jan-July property investment rises 3.4% year-on-year, picks up speed from first-half
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's real estate investment rose 3.4% in January-July from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, quickening from a 1.9% uptick in the first six months. Property sales ...
Aug 13, 2020
China July industrial output rises 4.8% year-on-year; retail sales down 1.1%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's July industrial output rose 4.8% from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, expanding for the fourth straight month but growth was less than expected as the economy gradua...
Aug 13, 2020
New Zealand reports 12 new confirmed coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - New Zealand on Friday reported 12 new confirmed cases of coronavirus for the last 24 hours as the country awaits an announcement from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on whether a lockdown in...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. plans major investment program with Colombia: White House
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials will unveil a major economic investment program with the Colombian government next week as Washington expands its drive to yank supply chains out...
Aug 13, 2020
Dollar drifts higher as caution returns to currency markets
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar drifted higher on Friday, helped by strong U.S. jobs data as well as firmer global demand for safe-havens amid concerns about the coronavirus recovery...
Aug 13, 2020
South Korea reports 103 new coronavirus cases and most local cases since end-March: KCDC
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Friday reported 103 new coronavirus cases, of which 85 were domestic, the most locally transmitted cases since the end of March, the Korea Centers for Disease Control ...
Aug 13, 2020
Australia central bank chief says fiscal stimulus needed to revive coronavirus-stricken economy
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank on Friday called on all levels of government to "put all shoulders to the wheel" to fund the spending desperately needed to generate jobs an...
Aug 13, 2020
China central bank to conduct MLF operations on Monday as 400 billion yuan of such loans expire
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank said it would conduct medium-term lending facility (MLF) operations on Monday, as a batch of 400 billion yuan ($57.6 billion) worth of such loans expired on t...
Aug 13, 2020
Oil prices rise, head for weekly gain amid cautious hopes for fuel demand recovery
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices advanced on Friday and were heading for a second week of gains amid growing confidence that demand for fuel is starting to pick up despite the coronavirus pandemic that ha...
Aug 13, 2020
