Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Carlyle to buy Japanese testing-tools maker Rigaku to help IPO pursuit
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. buyout firm Carlyle Group said on Wednesday it will buy Japan's Rigaku Corp, confirming a media report from earlier in the day that put the deal value at about $1 billion, as th...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2021
Kyrie Irving helps Nets trounce Jazz
Kyrie Irving scored 29 points in three quarters as the Brooklyn Nets started fast and cruised to a wire-to-wire 130-96 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night in New York. The Nets played without ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2021
Exclusive-Alibaba plans to raise at least $5 billion via dollar bond this month -sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to raise at least $5 billion through the sale of a U.S. dollar-denominated bond this month, four people with direct know...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2021
Tennis-Kyrgios out of Australian ATP Cup team as world ranking slips
(Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios has paid the price for a year of inaction over COVID-19 concerns after he was ruled out of Australia's team for next month's ATP Cup after his world ranking slipped to number ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2021
Lima Group nations say 'do not recognize legitimacy' of Venezuela National Assembly
(Reuters) - A regional bloc comprised mostly of Latin American nations said on Tuesday that it does not "recognize the legitimacy or legality of the National Assembly installed on January 5" in Venezu...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2021
Nepal's top court to begin hearing on dissolution of parliament amid political flux
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's top court on Wednesday will begin hearings on petitions challenging Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's sudden decision to dissolve the parliament, a move th...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2021
Brent oil rises to highest since February after Saudi Arabia output cut
TOKYO (Reuters) - Brent oil prices rose on Wednesday to the highest since February after Saudi Arabia agreed to make bigger cuts in output than expected during a meeting with allied producers, while i...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2021
Dollar squeezed as traders wait on Georgia results
By Tom Westbrook and Scott Murdoch SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar steadied in Asia on Wednesday as traders looked to the outcome of a Senate election in Georgia to drive the next move...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2021
Peyton Manning headlines 15 finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame
When you retire from the NFL after 18 seasons with 71,940 passing yards and 539 passing touchdowns, it's a near certainty you'll be a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame as soon as you're eligi...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2021
U.S. judge denies effort to stop drilling auction in Arctic refuge
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Alaska on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration's planned auction of oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could proceed as planned on Wednesd...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2021
