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Dollar pinned down by lower U.S. yields, inflation data in focus
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar languished near 2-1/2-week lows against major peers on Monday as a decline in Treasury yields restrained the U.S. currency. Both the greenback and bond y...
Apr 11, 2021
China’s Alibaba says to lower entry barriers after record antitrust fine
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Alibaba Group will introduce measures to lower entry barriers and business costs faced by merchants on e-commerce platforms, CEO Daniel Zhang said on Monday, after an antitrust pro...
Apr 11, 2021
Japan bank lending rises again as pandemic pressures services sector
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese bank lending rose 6.3% in March from a year earlier, data showed on Monday, as restaurants and hotels sought more loans to weather the hit from the COVID-19 ...
Apr 11, 2021
Asia off to cautious start ahead of earnings, U.S. data
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares started cautiously on Monday as investors wait to see if U.S. earnings can justify sky-high valuations, while bond markets could be tested by what should ...
Apr 11, 2021
SK Innovation shares rise 16.8% after $1.8 billion battery settlement
By Heekyong Yang and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -Shares of SK Innovation Co rose 16.8% while LG Chem Ltd shares rose 4.1% on Monday after the South Korean battery makers agreed on a 2 trillion won ($1....
Apr 11, 2021
Corporate leaders plan new push on U.S. voting rights, will reconsider campaign donations
By Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) - Most CEOs on a call to discuss a new push against U.S. state voting restrictions said in a poll they will reassess donating to candidates who fail to support voting rig...
Apr 11, 2021
Analysis: Chinese tech start-ups pull IPO plans as Beijing tightens scrutiny
By Samuel Shen and Scott Murdoch SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - A growing number of Chinese tech start-ups are cancelling plans to list on Nasdaq-style markets at home with some eyeing Hong Kong share...
Apr 11, 2021
Confidence among UK finance chiefs hits record high – Deloitte
LONDON (Reuters) - Confidence among big businesses in Britain about their profits in the year ahead has hit a record high, helped by the country's coronavirus vaccinations and hopes for less Brexit di...
Apr 11, 2021
ISS and Glass, Lewis back IsZo directors for Nam Tai board
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Two proxy advisory firms said shareholders of Nam Tai Property should vote for several directors nominated by IsZo Capital to join the China-based real estate...
Apr 11, 2021
UK investors expand anti-slavery push to construction, materials sectors
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - A UK investor coalition that presses companies to unearth modern-day slavery in their supply chains said on Monday it was going to expand its campaign into the const...
Apr 11, 2021
