Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea's May factory activity contracts at fastest rate since 2009: PMI
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's manufacturing activity shrank at the sharpest pace in more than a decade in May, as worldwide lockdowns continued to weigh on demand and production, dashing hopes of a ...
May 31, 2020
Japan's May factory activity sinks as pandemic lockdowns hit demand: PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity shrank at the fastest pace since March 2009 in May, a private sector survey showed on Monday, as manufacturers widely struggled with the demand blow from the...
May 31, 2020
Asia cautious as U.S. riots weigh on S&P futures
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets started on a cautious note and gold gained on Monday as images of riots in burning U.S. cities unnerved investors already tense over Washington's p...
May 31, 2020
Mexico registers 9,930 total coronavirus deaths, 90,664 accumulated cases
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Sunday there were 151 new coronavirus deaths and 3,152 new cases, for an accumulated total of 9,930 fatalities and 90,...
May 31, 2020
Hamilton criticises F1 for staying silent on Floyd death
LONDON (Reuters) - Six times Formula One motor racing champion Lewis Hamilton has criticised his sport for its silence on the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a white U.S. ...
May 31, 2020
Japan first-quarter corporate capex up preliminary 4.3% year-on-year: MOF
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies raised spending on factories and equipment in January-March by 4.3% from the same period a year earlier, preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Mo...
May 31, 2020
Tanker truck drives into protesters on Minneapolis highway: Reuters witness
(Reuters) - A tanker truck drove into protesters on interstate highway 35 West in Minneapolis, but none of the marchers were injured, according to a Reuters Witness. The driver then got out of the tru...
May 31, 2020
Crude prices fall on concerns of U.S. riots, even as OPEC meeting advanced
By Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell due to concerns about riots in major U.S. cities that could staunch demand after trading higher on optimism that OPEC would extend or enhan...
May 31, 2020
Coty to appoint Chairman Peter Harf as its new CEO: WSJ
(Reuters) - Coty Inc is set to announce that Peter Harf, its current chairman, will become the cosmetics company's new chief executive officer, replacing Pierre Laubies, the Wall Street Journal report...
May 31, 2020
UK government must give direct support to manufacturing, says Make UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government should provide direct support to strategic manufacturing sectors and companies, particularly in aerospace, automotive and steel production, to help them through...
May 31, 2020
