Author Archives: Syndicated Content
ByteDance says faces 'complex and unimaginable difficulties'
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - TikTok owner ByteDance said it has faced "complex and unimaginable difficulties" in the process of working to become a global company, in a statement that also accused Facebook of...
Aug 02, 2020
South Korea's factory activity shrinks for seventh month but recovery in sight - PMI
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's manufacturing activity shrank at a much slower pace in July, signalling that a gradual recovery in demand is gaining momentum on easing lockdowns, although the resurgen...
Aug 02, 2020
Divisive Trump nominee gets new Pentagon post, despite snub by Congress
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After failing to secure a Senate confirmation hearing, U.S. President Donald Trump's most divisive nominee for a Pentagon position so far has taken a different, ...
Aug 02, 2020
Dollar on defensive as U.S. recovery story in doubt
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar ticked up in early Monday trade, clinging to its rebound late last week, but mounting concerns about a slowing U.S. economic recovery from coronaviru...
Aug 02, 2020
Asia stocks off to cautious start, dollar nurses scars
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares and the dollar made a cautious start to the new month on Monday as U.S. lawmakers struggled to hammer out a new stimulus plan and a global surge of new co...
Aug 02, 2020
Latin America see coronavirus records tumble as cases near five million
By Adam Jourdan, Daniela Desantis and Oliver Griffin BUENOS AIRES/ASUNCION/BOGOTA (Reuters) - Argentina broke past 200,000 COVID-19 cases on Sunday and Colombia set a daily record as grim milestones t...
Aug 02, 2020
Oil edges lower on oversupply concerns as OPEC+ set to raise output
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Monday on concerns about oversupply as OPEC and its allies, together known as OPEC+, are due to pull back from production cuts in August while an ...
Aug 02, 2020
El Salvador Congress approves $250 million IDB loan
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's Congress on Sunday approved a $250 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic a day after the financi...
Aug 02, 2020
Golf: Kang holds on for one-shot win at Drive On Championship
(Reuters) - Danielle Kang held her nerve to claim a one shot victory over France's Celine Boutier at the Drive On Championship on Sunday, as the LPGA Tour made a dramatic return from a near six-month ...
Aug 02, 2020
Japan first quarter GDP unchanged at 2.2% annualised contraction after second revision
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank an annualised 2.2% in January-March, unchanged after a second revision, data from the Cabinet Office showed on Monday. The additional revision for gross domest...
Aug 02, 2020
