Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pompeo says TSMC’s $12 billion investment to increase U.S. economic independence from China
(Reuters) - Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's $12 billion investment in the United States will increase U.S. economic independence from China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a ...
May 14, 2020
Japan’s regions, companies emerge from virus emergency while Tokyo restrictions remain
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Large parts of Japan marked the first day out of a state of emergency on Friday while major cities remained under coronavirus restrictions and new testing suggested th...
May 14, 2020
Cathay Pacific losing money, says business outlook remains ‘very bleak’
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Friday it made an unaudited loss of HK$4.5 billion ($580.53 million) at its full-service airlines in the first four months of the year and the fin...
May 14, 2020
Australia’s Westpac files defence in money-laundering case
(Reuters) - Australia's second largest bank Westpac Banking Corp on Friday said it has filed its defence in a case where it is accused of 23 million alleged breaches of anti-money laundering laws. The...
May 14, 2020
Japan’s economic recovery to be modest after sharp coronavirus-led contraction: Reuters poll
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will recover only modestly in the second half of this year from a steep contraction in the current quarter, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, underscoring just h...
May 14, 2020
Airline industry not likely to recover for at least a year: Southwest CEO
(Reuters) - The airline industry is not likely to recover to pre-coronavirus levels for at least the next six to 12 months, Southwest Airlines Co Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly said on Thursday. T...
May 14, 2020
Taiwan rejects China’s main condition for WHO participation
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's health minister rejected on Friday China's main condition for the island to be able to take part in the World Health Organization (WHO) - that it accepts it is part of Chin...
May 14, 2020
South Korea, China, Japan to hold video meeting on coronavirus
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The health ministers of South Korea, China and Japan will get together by video conference on Friday to discuss ways to work together in the global campaign against t...
May 14, 2020
Amazon Prime snags Bollywood premieres as pandemic closes theatres
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - Amazon Prime Video, Amazon's streaming service, said it will screen several new Indian films that were originally meant for theatrical release on its platform...
May 14, 2020
Coronavirus likely hammered U.S. retail sales again in April
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales likely endured a second straight month of record declines in April as the novel coronavirus pandemic kept Americans at home, putting the econ...
May 14, 2020
