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Asset managers lending to short-sellers can be ethical: study
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asset managers lending out of their securities can be compatible with investment on environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, an industry body said on T...
May 20, 2020
Canada Goose lays off 250 workers: WSJ
(Reuters) - Canada Goose Holdings Inc has laid off about 250 workers, as the COVID-19 pandemic saps demand for the company's luxury parkas, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Luxury retail...
May 20, 2020
South Korea’s May 1-20 exports tumble 20.3%, rate slower than April
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean exports for the first 20 days of May tumbled 20.3% from the same period a year earlier, as U.S.- and E.U.-bound shipments continued to collapse, highlight...
May 20, 2020
Japan’s May factory activity reels as pandemic hits output, orders: PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - The decline in Japan's factory activity accelerated in May as output and orders slumped, highlighting increasing stress in the manufacturing sector from the coronavirus pandemic. The...
May 20, 2020
In cash-rich Japan, a fifth of firms now see risk of insufficient capital
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - One in five Japanese companies are worried they may not have sufficient capital if the coronavirus crisis persists, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, underscori...
May 20, 2020
Japan April exports fall 21.9% year-on-year: MOF
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell 21.9% in April from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Thursday, in a sign the coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy toll on the country's...
May 20, 2020
Asia shares set for early gains as focus swings to recovery
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian shares were poised to open higher on Thursday after global equities and crude prices rallied overnight on hopes of a rapid economic recovery and governme...
May 20, 2020
Lufthansa in advanced talks for state rescue deal worth about $10 billion
BERLIN (Reuters) - Airline Lufthansa said on Thursday it is in advanced talks with the German government's economic stabilisation fund over a rescue deal worth up to 9 billion euros ($9.88 billion), i...
May 20, 2020
IMF approves $396 million loan to Jordan to ease COVID-19 impact
AMMAN (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a $396 million loan to Jordan to address pressing financing needs after the country's economy was hit hard by the coronavirus. J...
May 20, 2020
Mastercard will not send staff back to offices without coronavirus vaccine: executive
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - Mastercard Inc will not ask staff to return to its worldwide corporate offices until a vaccine is available for the sometimes fatal coronavirus that has infected the...
May 20, 2020
