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Grab tells staff it’s ‘in a position to acquire’ after Gojek merger report
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The CEO of Singapore ride-hailer Grab told employees in an internal note on Thursday that the firm is in a position to make acquisitions, following a report it is clo...
Dec 03, 2020
Australian inquiry into sacred cave destruction seen recommending mining reforms
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian inquiry into Rio Tinto's destruction of ancient rock shelters is likely criticise the miner's procedures and recommend legal and sector reforms wh...
Dec 03, 2020
Nestle to invest 3.2 billion Sfr to cut carbon emmissions
ZURICH (Reuters) - Nestle said on Thursday it plans to invest 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3.58 billion) over the next five years to reduce its climate impact and help it get to net zero emmissions by 2...
Dec 03, 2020
Corporate Singapore faces crunch time in rare clash with activist funds
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A year-long spat between activist funds and a small real estate investment trust (REIT) over a merger is nearing a climax in Singapore, a battle that could embol...
Dec 03, 2020
Proxy firm Glass Lewis backs investor WaterMill’s board nominees at Ziopharm Oncology
(Reuters) - Proxy adviser Glass Lewis has urged Ziopharm Oncology Inc's shareholders to elect all three of investment firm WaterMill Asset Management Corp's proposed board members and vote to remove f...
Dec 02, 2020
Japan considering support for shift to electric vehicles: Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade ministry is considering support for a shift to electric-powered vehicles and will map out a plan by the year-end, chief government spokesman Katsunobu Kato told a news ...
Dec 02, 2020
Oil drops as OPEC+ resume talks on output cut extension after impasse
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Thursday as producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia locked horns over the need to extend record production cuts set in place in the first wave of the COVID-19 ...
Dec 02, 2020
BOJ’s Suzuki says central bank should allow yield curve to steepen more
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Hitoshi Suzuki said on Thursday the central bank should allow super-long bond yields to rise moderately as part of efforts to make it...
Dec 02, 2020
Growth in China’s services sector soars on stronger consumer demand: Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - Growth in China's services sector accelerated in November as new business rose at the fastest pace in over a decade, a private survey showed on Thursday, pointing to a further reco...
Dec 02, 2020
Canada asks court to throw out expert affidavit in Huawei CFO’s U.S. extradition case
By Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian prosecutors will ask a court to disregard a former U.S. government lawyer's affidavit submitted by Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's legal t...
Dec 02, 2020
