Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: China's Ctrip in talks with investors to delist from Nasdaq - sources
By Julie Zhu and Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese online travel giant Ctrip is in talks with potential investors about funding its delisting from Nasdaq because of rising U.S.-China tensions and ...
Jul 28, 2020
Taiwan second-quarter GDP growth may slow further to four-year low on pandemic hit: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's economic growth probably slowed further in the second quarter to its weakest in more than four years, a Reuters poll showed, as softer consumer spending during the coronavi...
Jul 28, 2020
Hawaii says Japan is considering it for travel resumption
(Reuters) - Hawaii's governor said Japan had put it on a list of destinations for the potential resumption of international travel, making it the only U.S. state being considered. "It's important that...
Jul 28, 2020
Bank of England to consider extending suspension of payouts by banks
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said it would assess whether a suspension on payouts such as dividends and share buybacks by banks until the end of the year because of the pandemic should be ex...
Jul 28, 2020
SE Asia's biggest travel app Traveloka raises $250 million as lockdowns ease
By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Traveloka, Southeast Asia's largest online travel app, announced on Tuesday it had raised $250 million to help bolster its operations amid the coronavirus crisis,...
Jul 28, 2020
UK watchdog to ban interest rate-linked car finance commission
LONDON (Reuters) - A ban from next January on car retailers receiving commission linked to the level of interest rates on loans will save customers 165 million pounds ($212 million) a year, Britain's ...
Jul 28, 2020
UK quarantine on Spain is not disproportionate: junior minister
LONDON (Reuters) - British junior minister Simon Clarke said the government disagreed with the Spanish prime minister's assessment that imposing a quarantine on travellers from Spain was disproportion...
Jul 28, 2020
ByteDance AI research head to leave as pressure mounts on TikTok
By Yingzhi Yang and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing-based ByteDance said on Tuesday the head of its artificial intelligence lab will leave the company, as its short-video app TikTok faces U.S. ...
Jul 28, 2020
ECB extends dividend ban, capital relief for euro zone banks
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank extended on Tuesday a recommendation to euro zone banks not to pay dividends until the end of the year, while also allowing them to eat into their capit...
Jul 28, 2020
AstraZeneca's Farxiga meets chronic kidney disease trial main goal
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc said on Tuesday its diabetes drug Farxiga met the main goal in a late-stage trial testing the drug's effectiveness in treating patients with chronic kidney disease. The tri...
Jul 28, 2020
