Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Marketmind: A (potentially) historic day
A look at the day ahead in markets from Dhara Ranasinghe. The day ahead is all about the United States and Russia and possibly it's also a day of firsts, for very different reasons. So, where do we st...
Mar 16, 2022
Germany reports another record COVID-19 incidence
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany reported another record high seven-day incidence of the coronavirus on Wednesday even as the country prepares to ease restrictions. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) registere...
Mar 16, 2022
UK looking at ways to pay historic Iranian debt, foreign secretary says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is looking at ways to pay a historic 400 million pound ($522 million) debt to Iran, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Wednesday, adding that she would not say if it had be...
Mar 16, 2022
Japan to buy 145 million Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines for 4th shots -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to buy a combined 145 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines with an eye to rolling out a fourth shot, Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a...
Mar 16, 2022
COVID curbs bite at Chinese ports, threatening global supply chains
By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The queues of container ships outside major Chinese ports are lengthening by the day as COVID-19 outbreaks in manufacturing export hubs threaten to unleash a fresh w...
Mar 16, 2022
Golf-Norman says Saudi-backed breakaway league set to launch
(Reuters) - Greg Norman, the frontman for the proposed Super Golf League (SGL), says the Saudi-backed competition is launching and will announce its first events later on Wednesday. In a letter to pla...
Mar 16, 2022
Analysis-China's COVID governance under pressure as Omicron spreads
By Ryan Woo, Roxanne Liu and David Stanway BEIJING (Reuters) - China's public health governance is expected to come under acute pressure in coming weeks as the biggest wave of COVID-19 cases since the...
Mar 16, 2022
Malaysia's AirAsia X completes debt restructure, to write back nearly $8 billion to profit
(Reuters) - Malaysia's Airasia X (AAX) said on Wednesday it had completed its debt restructuring, and will write 33 billion ringgit ($7.86 billion) back to profits in the next quarter. Under the airli...
Mar 16, 2022
N.Korea courts disaster with missile tests from international airport
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's decision to use the international airport near its capital city as a site for test-firing large missiles is "absolutely bonkers" and may be a way for lead...
Mar 16, 2022
BMW cuts 2022 profit forecast for car segment due to Ukraine war
BERLIN (Reuters) - BMW lowered its profit margin expectations for its automotive segment for 2022 due to the war in Ukraine, the German carmaker said on Wednesday. BMW Group now predicts growth of ear...
Mar 16, 2022
