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Saudi non-oil private sector keeps up steady growth in March – PMI
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector grew for the seventh straight month in March, albeit at a slower pace, with output and new orders expanding more moderately than a month earlier...
Apr 05, 2021
UAE March non-oil private sector growth climbs to 20-month high – PMI
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' non-oil private sector grew in March at the fastest pace since July 2019, boosted by new business and a sharp rise in the construction sector, a survey show...
Apr 05, 2021
Emergent gets $23 million additional order for vaccine production
(Reuters) - Emergent BioSolutions Inc said late on Sunday that a key U.S. agency has increased an order, related to the manufacturing of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, by $23 million. The amoun...
Apr 04, 2021
LG Electronics says it will end production and sales of its loss-making smartphone division
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc said on Monday it will end production and sales of its loss-making smartphone division. LG had announced in January it was considering a...
Apr 04, 2021
Dollar holds advantage as economic data point to more gains
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was poised to extend gains against major currencies on Monday after the U.S. jobs report at the end of last week showed the nation's labour market is reco...
Apr 04, 2021
Stocks gain, U.S. short-dated debts under pressure after bumper U.S. jobs data
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Global stock prices rose to a 1 1/2-month high on Monday after data showing a surge in U.S. employment while short-dated U.S. bonds came under pressure on worries th...
Apr 04, 2021
Oil prices slip after OPEC+ agree to ease output cuts
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices edged down in early Asian trade on Monday after OPEC+ agreed last week to gradually ease some of its production cuts between May and July. Brent crude ...
Apr 04, 2021
Japan’s ruling party executive signals chance of extra budget to combat COVID-19 pain
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may need to compile a supplementary budget for the current fiscal year to combat the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic, a senior ruling party official was quoted as s...
Apr 04, 2021
Thai households struggle with record debt, COVID-19 increases burden
By Orathai Sriring and Satawasin Staporncharnchai BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai farmer Jamras Kongchai is struggling to pay off 500,000 baht ($16,082) in debt as money from the sale of her crops is not eno...
Apr 04, 2021
Samsung first-quarter profit likely surged 45% on bumper smartphone, appliance sales
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd likely saw a 45% jump in profit for January-March on robust sales of smartphones, TVs and home appliances, though chip division earnings are s...
Apr 04, 2021
