Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Adecco Group to buy AKKA Technologies in $2.4 billion deal
ZURICH (Reuters) - Adecco Group has agreed to buy AKKA Technologies in a deal worth 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) on an enterprise value basis, the companies said on Wednesday, with Adecco combining ...
Jul 28, 2021
BASF reports second-quarter net profit beat on increased volumes, prices
(Reuters) - The world's largest chemical producer BASF reported a better-than-expected second-quarter net profit as it managed to increase volumes and prices thanks to strong demand. Low commodity pri...
Jul 28, 2021
Exclusive-North, South Korea in talks over summit, reopening liaison office - sources
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea are in talks to reopen a joint liaison office that Pyongyang demolished last year and hold a summit as part of efforts to restore relations, thr...
Jul 28, 2021
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas moves into third round of Olympics
Third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece avenged his loss to Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon, defeating the American 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday to advance to the third round of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Tsits...
Jul 28, 2021
Hong Kong home prices flat in June but seen hitting record soon
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong private home prices were flat in June, official data showed on Wednesday, but realtors expect they will hit a new record high in the third quarter, supported by a recov...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Fraser-Pryce on brink of amazing 100m hat-trick
By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) - Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be looking to make history on Saturday as the first woman to win three Olympic 100m gold medals and cement her place as one of...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Badminton- Tai Tzu Ying gets her mojo back
TOKYO (Reuters) - In a string of women's singles matches on Wednesday, Taiwan's Tai Tzu Ying reminded the world why she's number one when she had France's Qi Xuefei struggling to match up through thei...
Jul 28, 2021
Startup Class Technologies raises $105 million from SoftBank, others
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Class Technologies Inc, which makes tools for Zoom Video Communications Inc's platform to enhance online classes, said on Wednesday it raised $105 million in a funding r...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Archery-S.Korea's Jang knocked out in surprise loss to Japan's Nakamura
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korean archer Jang Minhee, already a gold medallist in the team competition and ranked second-top seed for the women's individual matchplay contest, suffered a s...
Jul 28, 2021
India-focused messaging startup Gupshup raises $240 million for share buy-back
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Gupshup, a Silicon Valley messaging startup with a focus on India, on Wednesday said it raised $240 million from Tiger Global Management and others to buy back shares ah...
Jul 28, 2021
