Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Did hedge funds score on masks and sanitizer? Not so much
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) - What would seem like a sure win for elite investors - early bets on companies racing to make face masks, hand sanitizer and other coro...
May 20, 2020
Tiananmen vigil organiser calls for candles to be lit across Hong Kong
By Sarah Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Unable to hold a mass vigil due to coronavirus controls, the people of Hong Kong should light candles across the city to commemorate pro-democracy protesters killed i...
May 19, 2020
Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call
By John Geddie SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A man has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, the city-state's first case where capital punishment has been del...
May 19, 2020
Thailand reports one new coronavirus case, no new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday confirmed one new coronavirus case, bringing its total cases to 3,034. There were no additional deaths reported. The new case, a Thai citizen travelling from ...
May 19, 2020
Lenovo profit beats estimates, sees growth as more people work from home
By Pei Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group, the world's biggest maker of personal computers, reported a deep slump in fourth-quarter profit due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis, altho...
May 19, 2020
Global green energy growth to fall for first time in 20 years: IEA
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Global growth in new renewable energy capacity will experience its first annual decline in 20 years this year amid the coronavirus pandemic but is expected to pick ...
May 19, 2020
Horse racing: French racing authority expects more disruptions
(Reuters) - France's horse racing authority has said it expects government measures to be announced in the coming days that will halt racing in COVID-19 "red zones". Racing returned in France last wee...
May 19, 2020
Luckin scandal ripple effect prompts chairman-backed firm to seek cash: sources
By Julie Zhu and Zhang Yan HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - A company linked to China's scandal-hit Luckin Coffee Inc is seeking fresh capital, sources said, highlighting the ripple effect of Luckin's fa...
May 19, 2020
Japan’s coronavirus crisis sparks calls for revamping the school year
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Advocates of changing Japan's century-old tradition of starting the school year in April, when cherry blossoms bloom, are seizing on school closures caused by the coron...
May 19, 2020
William O’Neil accelerates China expansion amid pandemic, trade tension
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The U.S. investment advisory firm founded by Wall Street trader William O'Neil is stepping up business expansion in China as Beijing accelerates financial deregulation amid rising...
May 19, 2020
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