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Japan’s factory activity contracts at slower pace in April – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity contracted for the sixth straight month in April, but the details of a private survey released on Monday showed the manufacturing sector was edging towards s...
Apr 30, 2023
Oil prices slide on Fed rate hike expectations, weaker China PMI
By Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Monday as jitters over the prospect of the U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates combined with weaker Chinese manufacturing data to erase ...
Apr 30, 2023
South Korea exports contract for seventh month, longest streak in 3 years
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports fell for a seventh straight month in April in annual terms, data showed on Monday, marking their longest losing streak in three years and suggesting persistent ...
Apr 30, 2023
Astellas Pharma buys Iveric Bio for $5.9 billion
(Reuters) - Japan's Astellas Pharma said on Monday it had fully acquired drugmaker IVERIC Bio Inc, through Berry Merger Sub, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astellas US Holding, Inc. Astellas bought...
Apr 30, 2023
Analysis-Inflation, labour crunch prodding Japan’s smaller firms to raise pay
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) - Rising inflation and an intensifying labour crunch are prodding smaller local Japanese firms to follow their big counterparts in raising pay...
Apr 30, 2023
US Senator Tim Scott teases May 22 announcement on presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott plans to announce his decision on entering the 2024 presidential on May 22, according to media reports on Sunday, in a potential challenge to f...
Apr 30, 2023
Retired St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon passes away
ST. LOUIS – One of the most recognizable voices — and names — connected with the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team has passed away. The Cardinals say Mike Shannon has died at the age...
Apr 30, 2023
Labour market ‘churn’ ahead with a quarter of jobs changing by 2027 – survey
GENEVA(Reuters) - Around a quarter of jobs are set to change in the next five years, according to a survey of employers published on Monday by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the organisation known fo...
Apr 30, 2023
Police still searching for Texas man accused of killing five neighbors
(Reuters) - Over 200 law enforcement officers in Texas searched on Sunday for a man accused of shooting to death five neighbors after being asked to stop firing a semiautomatic rifle in Cleveland, Tex...
Apr 30, 2023
Exclusive-Subway comes up with $5 billion debt plan to clinch $10 billion-plus sale -sources
By Abigail Summerville and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The bankers running the sale process for Subway have given the private equity firms vying for the sandwich chain a $5 billion acquisition fi...
Apr 30, 2023
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