Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Oil edges lower after jump in U.S. stockpiles, vaccine hopes capping losses
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday on concerns over an unexpected jump in U.S. oil inventories last week, but positive news on COVID-19 vaccines lifted investors ho...
Dec 08, 2020
Japan's October machinery orders rebound from previous month's drop
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders rebounded sharply in October from the previous month's drop, the government said on Wednesday, a welcome development for an economy e...
Dec 08, 2020
Singapore 'cruise-to-nowhere' turns back after COVID-19 case aboard
By John Geddie SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean 'cruise-to-nowhere' from Singapore has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing all guests to be quarantined in their cabins and ...
Dec 08, 2020
Mexico registers 11,006 new coronavirus cases, 800 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 11,006 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 800 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,193,255 c...
Dec 08, 2020
Pound teeters, dollar dithers as traders look to Brussels
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar earned a reprieve from selling pressure on Wednesday as traders paused to weigh risks ahead, ranging from Brexit trade talks in Brussels to Congress' ...
Dec 08, 2020
Canadian detainees in China in good mental and physical state -ambassador
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Two Canadian men who have been detained by China for more than two years, in what Canada sees as retribution for its arrest of a Chinese executive, are in good mental and physical c...
Dec 08, 2020
Top-ranked Ko says U.S. Women's Open drew her to the sport
(Reuters) - World No. 1 Ko Jin-young is gunning for her third major win this week in Houston, Texas, hoping to claim victory at the U.S. Women's Open, the very tournament that inspired her to pick up ...
Dec 08, 2020
South Korea reports 686 new coronavirus cases -KDCA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 686 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the second-highest daily count since its first infection in January, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said...
Dec 08, 2020
Ubisoft hires Uber's Raashi Sikka to lead diversity, inclusion programmes
(Reuters) - Ubisoft has hired Raashi Sikka from carmaker Uber to be the French games maker's global vice president responsible for diversity and inclusion, as it strives to draw a line under past alle...
Dec 08, 2020
Bond yields to stay put despite soaring global debt - Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) - Major sovereign bond yields, guided by central banks, will stay low despite soaring global debt levels and investors looking beyond fixed income securities for bet...
Dec 08, 2020
