Category Archives: Syndicated
MSCI launches climate change indexes for China stocks
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - MSCI published two climate change indexes on Tuesday that allow investors in China stocks to lean toward companies with lower carbon emissions. The move represents MSCI's efforts ...
Aug 18, 2020
German engineering exports plunge in second-quarter as pandemic takes toll: VDMA
BERLIN (Reuters) - German engineering exports slumped by 22.9% in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown imposed to curb it took their toll on this mighty sector of Europe's b...
Aug 18, 2020
Under-fire UK minister defends government over exams fiasco
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's education minister tried on Tuesday to defend a U-turn over a school exam grading system used to replace cancelled tests, which opponents said was another example of the g...
Aug 18, 2020
Russia reports 4,748 new coronavirus cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 4,748 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, pushing its nationwide tally to 932,493, the fourth largest in the world. The country's coronavirus crisis response centre sa...
Aug 18, 2020
Japan’s travel ban to contain virus unfair, western businesses say
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Four Western business lobbies joined in protesting Japan's travel ban to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, saying the policy is out of step with measures in ot...
Aug 18, 2020
European shares fall as U.S.-China tensions, virus cases rise
(Reuters) - European shares fell on Tuesday as investors worried about escalating U.S.-China tensions and a resurgence in regional coronavirus cases, knocking shares of growth-sensitive cyclical secto...
Aug 18, 2020
Japan’s low jobless rate masks deepening worker despair
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Hiroko Hamada TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's low unemployment rate on paper suggests an economy weathering the coronavirus reasonably well, but official figures belie worsening pro...
Aug 18, 2020
EU may impose sanctions on Belarusian individuals over election, Spain says
MADRID (Reuters) - The European Union is considering imposing sanctions on Belarusian individuals linked to violence and election fraud, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Tuesday....
Aug 18, 2020
Norway’s wealth fund lost $21 billion in first half of 2020
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.15 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, posted a loss of 188 billion Norwegian crowns ($21.27 billion) in the first half of 2020 as stocks and real estate ...
Aug 18, 2020
‘Impossible’ that Beirut port blast was caused by Hezbollah arms, says president
ROME (Reuters) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun dismissed as "impossible" the chance that a vast explosion in Beirut's port this month was caused by a blast from a deposit of Hezbollah arms, but said ...
Aug 18, 2020
