Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China's factory activity contracts for second month in November
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's manufacturing activity contracted for a second straight month in November and at a quicker pace, an official factory survey showed on Thursday, suggesting more government p...
Nov 29, 2023
Mining boosts Australia business investment to 8-year high, outlook upbeat
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian business investment rose to an eight-year high in the September quarter thanks to a rebound in mining, while plans for future spending were upgraded in a mu...
Nov 29, 2023
Microsoft to take non-voting, observer position on OpenAI's board
(Reuters) - Microsoft will take a non-voting, observer position on OpenAI's board, OpenAI said on Wednesday, adding that Sam Altman has been officially reinstated as chief executive officer of the com...
Nov 29, 2023
Wanda Properties says extension on $600 million bond repayment gains early consent from holders
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese real estate firm Wanda Properties International, a unit of conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, said on Thursday it had received early consent approval from bondholders to exte...
Nov 29, 2023
Japan to ask US military to ground Osprey aircraft after fatal crash -media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defence ministry plans to ask the U.S. military to ground its Osprey aircraft after one crashed into the sea on Wednesday in western Japan, killing at least one person onboar...
Nov 29, 2023
First Quantum suspends 7,000 contract workers at Panama mine
By Divya Rajagopal and Valentine Hilaire (Reuters) - Canadian miner First Quantum announced on Wednesday it has suspended the contracts of 7,000 employees at its major copper mine in Panama due to wha...
Nov 29, 2023
Talks intensify to extend Israel-Hamas truce after more hostages, prisoners freed
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Mohammad Salem and Emily Rose GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - International pressure grew on Israel and Hamas to extend a truce on Thursday after another exchange of hostages for Pale...
Nov 29, 2023
Some $340 billion of pledged climate cash did not go where needed - ONE Campaign
By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of climate finance commitments from the developed world between 2013 and 2021 - a total of $343 billion - were never reported as disbursed or had l...
Nov 29, 2023
Bank of Korea extends rate pause, lifts inflation forecasts
By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged again on Thursday as global uncertainty and resistance to higher borrowing costs o...
Nov 29, 2023
Factbox-Consolidation in US health insurance industry
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Health insurer Cigna is in merger talks with Humana, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, potentially marking the latest in a long string of deals aimed at...
Nov 29, 2023
