Author Archives: Syndicated Content
MSCI, FTSE Russell cut Chinese telecom firms from global indexes
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global index providers MSCI Inc and FTSE Russell said they would cut three Chinese telecom companies from their benchmarks in response to a U.S. investment ban, crushing...
Thomson Reuters Jan 07, 2021
Japan protests court ruling on compensation for 'comfort women' -media
(Reuters) - Japan summoned South Korea's ambassador to Japan to the Foreign Ministry on Friday to protest a South Korean court order to compensate former "comfort women", Japanese media said. The case...
Thomson Reuters Jan 07, 2021
Bitcoin falls 5% to $37,507 on Bitstamp exchange
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bitcoin fell more than 5% on Friday, a day after topping $40,000 for the first time. The world's most popular digital currency fell as low as $36,750 on Bitstamp exchange, after reac...
Thomson Reuters Jan 07, 2021
U.S. ambassador to United Nations to visit Taiwan next week
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States' ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, will visit Taiwan from Jan. 13 to 15 for meetings with senior Taiwanese counterparts, the U.S. mission to the U.N. ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 07, 2021
Oil hovers near 11-month highs, sustained by Saudi output cuts pledge
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices edged higher on Friday, hovering near 11-month highs hit the previous day, as Saudi Arabia's pledge to make voluntary cuts to its output continued to buoy...
Thomson Reuters Jan 07, 2021
Mexican president evaluates merging anti-trust regulators with ministries
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he will next week present his Cabinet with a proposal to evaluate whether institutions including the telecommunic...
Thomson Reuters Jan 07, 2021
Chinese biotech firm Abbisko raises $123 million from Carlyle, Warburg
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese biotech company Abbisko Therapeutics Co has raised $123 million from more than a dozen investors, including Carlyle Group and Warburg Pincus, in its latest fun...
Thomson Reuters Jan 07, 2021
Mets' Francisco Lindor deal boosts World Series odds
Francisco Lindor landed with the New York Mets and oddsmakers swiftly boosted the franchise's 2021 World Series odds. Lindor, an All-Star shortstop with the Cleveland Indians, was traded to New York o...
Thomson Reuters Jan 07, 2021
NFL-Ahead of Wild Card round, Brees says he's playing each season like it's his last
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - After two decades in the NFL, quarterback Drew Brees has gotten good at deflecting unwanted questions. It's a valuable skill to have, as a particularly stubborn question swi...
Thomson Reuters Jan 07, 2021
Dollar downtrend takes breather amid higher yields as jobs report looms
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held on to its biggest gain in more than two months against major peers on Friday as a rise in U.S. yields triggered some unwinding of bearish bets on th...
Thomson Reuters Jan 07, 2021
