Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Business News (Master Feed)
For China’s landlords, rent-to-riches dreams fade in red flag for fragile economy
By Ryan Woo and Liangping Gao BEIJING (Reuters) - Not yet 30, Beijing office worker Li thought she was already on her way up China's private property ladder with two apartments bought and rented out. ...
Aug 14, 2020
Travel stocks drag Europe lower after fresh UK quarantine rule
(Reuters) - European shares fell on Friday as travel stocks took a hit after Britain added more European countries to its quarantine list, while disappointing retail sales data from China raised doubt...
Aug 14, 2020
Thai second-quarter GDP to post record contraction, slow recovery seen: Reuters poll
By Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy likely shrank by a new record in April-June, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic battered tourism and domestic spendi...
Aug 14, 2020
Air France-KLM and French travel stocks hit by UK quarantine measure
PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in Air France-KLM and other French travel stocks fell on Friday after the United Kingdom decided to impose a 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from France. Air France-KLM shar...
Aug 14, 2020
Vietnam privatisation plans further behind schedule due to pandemic
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's plan to privatise scores of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has fallen further behind schedule amid the pandemic, with only 37 companies divested so far out of a target of 1...
Aug 14, 2020
South Korea finance minister sees third-quarter GDP bouncing back to growth quarter-on-quarter
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's economy is seen bouncing back to sequential growth in the third quarter given signs of gradual recovery in recent economic data, but a slump in exports remains a major ...
Aug 14, 2020
Italy’s PM says many details still missing in accord with Atlantia-paper
MILAN (Reuters) - Many details are still missing in a deal between Italy's government and Atlantia to end a long-standing dispute over the infrastructure group's motorway concession, Prime Minister Gi...
Aug 14, 2020
Trucks, excavators to help push China’s diesel demand to record
By Chen Aizhu and Muyu Xu SINGAPORE/BEIJING, August 14 (Reuters) - China's diesel demand is likely to hit a record this year powered by trucking activity, as Beijing's aggressive stimulus fuels a cons...
Aug 14, 2020
Column: Debt mountain meets population cliff – Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - Hopes the world economy can grow itself out of the mountain of debt being accumulated during this year's pandemic shock may have failed to factor in the uncomfortable ...
Aug 14, 2020
Japan exports to post double-digit fall again, machinery orders seen up: Reuters poll
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's July exports are expected to have recorded a double-digit decline for the fifth straight month as the coronavirus pandemic hit global demand, a Reuters poll s...
Aug 14, 2020
