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AstraZeneca pauses coronavirus vaccine trial, rollout doubts dent shares
LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has paused global trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine after an unexplained illness in a participant, denting the British drugmaker's shares on Wednesday as th...
Sep 09, 2020
South Korea president to hold emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss economic stimulus
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold an emergency economic policy meeting on Thursday to discuss new stimulus packages, including a fourth supplementary budget, to lessen the...
Sep 09, 2020
U.S. regulator calls climate change a systemic risk
(Reuters) - Climate change poses a "slow motion" systemic threat to the stability of the U.S. financial system requiring urgent action from financial regulators, including the Federal Reserve and the ...
Sep 09, 2020
Dubai non-oil private sector growth slows in August: PMI
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's non-oil private sector expanded marginally in August, its second straight month of growth, though at a slower pace than in July, while weak demand led to a sixth month of job...
Sep 09, 2020
Britain blocks plans for new coal mine in northeast England
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government has refused to allow a new open cast coal mine to be built in northeastern England, the minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick ...
Sep 09, 2020
Thailand plans $956 million projects boost rural incomes, farm sector
By Orathai Sriring and Satawasin Staporncharnchai BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is planning new projects worth about 30 billion baht ($956 million) to support its farm sector and create rural jobs, its...
Sep 09, 2020
Japan’s Suga says strong economy necessary to pursue fiscal reform
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a frontrunner to become next prime minister, said on Wednesday that strong economic growth is necessary to pursue fiscal reform. "Revi...
Sep 09, 2020
Silver Lake to invest $1 billion in retail arm of India’s Reliance
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Chris Thomas NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Reliance Industries Ltd said on Wednesday U.S. private equity firm Silver Lake Partners will invest $1.02 billion in its retail bu...
Sep 09, 2020
Exclusive: Baidu, investors in talks to raise $2 billion for biotech startup – source
By Yingzhi Yang and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Baidu is in talks with investors to raise up to $2 billion over three years for a biotech startup, which will use AI tech...
Sep 09, 2020
Explainer: A peek into China’s $14.6 trillion asset management industry
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is further opening up its financial markets to overseas investors, easing restrictions on foreign investments in securities, retail funds, private funds, banking and insuran...
Sep 09, 2020
