Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hedge fund Third Point sells ADRs in Sony: SEC filings
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Makiko Yamazaki BOSTON/TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. hedge fund Third Point LLC, which had been pressing Sony Corp to make changes including spinning-off of its chip unit, has sold...
Aug 18, 2020
Oil prices skid as concerns over U.S. demand recovery seep through market
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices slid on Wednesday as concerns grew that U.S. fuel demand may not recover quickly amid stalled talks on a post-coronavirus economic stimulus package, overs...
Aug 18, 2020
Factbox: Three years on, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camps
DHAKA (Reuters) - August 25 marks the third anniversary of attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents that triggered military retaliation and led to the exodus from Buddhist-majority Myanmar over following...
Aug 18, 2020
Argentina exceeds 300,000 coronavirus cases, 6,000 deaths: health ministry
By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina confirmed 6,840 new cases of coronavirus and 172 new deaths on Tuesday, taking it simultaneously over the 300,000 case and 6,000 death threshold as...
Aug 18, 2020
Hedge fund Third Point sells most of its shares in Sony: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hedge fund Third Point, which had been pressing Sony Corp to make changes including selling non-core assets, has sold most of its shares in the Japanese electronics company, the Nikk...
Aug 18, 2020
LATAM Airlines loses $890 million due to coronavirus restrictions
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines, South America's largest carrier, on Tuesday reported a net loss of $890 million for the second quarter, hit by the coronavirus pandemic that drov...
Aug 18, 2020
Mali's President Keita resigns after military mutiny
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said on Tuesday he was resigning and dissolving parliament, hours after mutinying soldiers detained him and top officials from his government. ...
Aug 18, 2020
Asian stocks tick up after Wall Street cracks more records
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian equities were mostly firmer on Wednesday after a strong Wall Street session in which the S&P 500 hit an all-time high, rebounding from huge losses caused by...
Aug 18, 2020
With no love for Trump, John McCain's widow praises Democrat Joe Biden
By Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The widow of Republican Senator John McCain will speak at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday on behalf of presidential candidate Joe Biden, ...
Aug 18, 2020
Mexico reports more than 5,500 new confirmed coronavirus cases
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry reported on Tuesday 5,506 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 751 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 531,239 cas...
Aug 18, 2020
