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Suga as Japan’s next premier may be tough partner for Bank of Japan
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The growing likelihood that Yoshihide Suga will succeed Shinzo Abe as Japan's new premier may be a mixed blessing for the country's central bank. As Abe's key lieuten...
Sep 01, 2020
PayPal entry punishes Australia’s pricey buy-now-pay-later stocks
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shares in Australia's Afterpay Ltd and its smaller consumer lender rivals tumbled for a second day on Wednesday, as the entry of U.S. giant PayPal into the buy-now-pay-later sect...
Sep 01, 2020
Exxon Mobil considering global job cuts: spokesman
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp is assessing possible job cuts across its worldwide operations, a spokesman said on Wednesday, after the company announced a voluntary job reduction programme in...
Sep 01, 2020
Citi receives China fund custody licence
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Citigroup China unit has received a domestic fund custody licence from the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the bank said on Wednesday, the latest foreign financial firm...
Sep 01, 2020
Dollar edges higher on solid U.S. economic data
By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar bounced off two-year lows on Wednesday as U.S. data pointed to a firm manufacturing activity, while the euro retreated from its highest levels since 2018...
Sep 01, 2020
Exxon Mobil offers voluntary redundancy for Australian employees
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp said on Wednesday that it has started a voluntary redundancy programme for its Australian employees, in a bid to ensure it gets through "unprecedented" market conditions. ...
Sep 01, 2020
Oil rises after U.S. inventories draw, optimism of economic recovery
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Crude oil futures rose on Wednesday after a more-than-expected draw in U.S. crude stockpiles and as solid U.S. factory data raised optimism of a post-pandemic econom...
Sep 01, 2020
Asian shares set to rise as recovery comes into focus
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares were set gain on Wednesday, encouraged by buoyant U.S. moves that followed stronger-than-expected manufacturing indicators while the dollar emerged fro...
Sep 01, 2020
Eying a shale rebound, Liberty Oilfield strikes deal with Schlumberger
By Liz Hampton DENVER (Reuters) - Liberty Oilfield Services' acquisition of Schlumberger's shale fracking business will make it the third-largest oilfield services firm by North American revenue, nudg...
Sep 01, 2020
Unilever to drop fossil fuels from cleaning products by 2030
(Reuters) - Unilever Plc said on Wednesday it would invest 1 billion euros to eliminate fossil fuels from its cleaning products by 2030, cutting down on carbon emissions created by the chemicals used ...
Sep 01, 2020
