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China’s Zhihu shares slump 22% in Hong Kong debut
By Scott Murdoch and Donny Kwok (Reuters) -Zhihu Inc shares tumbled 22.2% on Friday as the Chinese firm debuted its primary dual listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Chinese question and answe...
Apr 21, 2022
Japan March consumer prices rise at fastest pace in over 2 years
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's core consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in more than two years in March, raising worries higher energy and food costs could increasingly take a toll o...
Apr 21, 2022
Australia fines Expedia Group’s Trivago $33 million on misleading hotel room rates
(Reuters) -An Australian court fined Trivago, a unit of U.S.-based online travel firm Expedia Group, A$44.7 million ($32.91 million) for misleading consumers over hotel room rates, in what would be on...
Apr 21, 2022
Honda developing three new electric vehicle platforms by 2030 -executive
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co plans to build millions of electric vehicles (EV) by 2030 using three new dedicated platforms, with one to be jointly developed with U.S. partner General Mot...
Apr 21, 2022
China ready to support small firms amid COVID outbreaks – central bank governor
BOAO, China (Reuters) -People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang vowed on Friday to maintain price stability amid high global inflationary pressure and said monetary policy will focus on supporting smal...
Apr 21, 2022
Toshiba shares jump after Japanese conglomerate opens door to buyout
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Toshiba Corp jumped more than 3% on Friday, after the Japanese conglomerate said it would solicit deal offers, including on a potential buyout, bolstering hopes of a lucrat...
Apr 21, 2022
Japan banks target growth in cooling U.S. high-yield debt market
By Makiko Yamazaki and Yuki Nitta TOKYO (Reuters) - When Japan's biggest banks helped finance a $34 billion deal last year for medical supply maker Medline, one of the largest leveraged buyouts since ...
Apr 21, 2022
Thai rapper Milli’s mango sticky rice munching boosts beloved dessert
By Juarawee Kittisilpa (Reuters) - Fans of Thai rapper, Milli, had a hankering for mango sticky rice in Bangkok this week after the 19-year-old ate mouthfuls of the much-loved dessert on stage at the ...
Apr 21, 2022
Yen and yuan suffer as Fed eyes faster hikes
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was headed for its seventh consecutive weekly gain on the yen on Friday and its best one-week rise on China's yuan in more than two years as higher U....
Apr 21, 2022
Florida Governor DeSantis burnishes conservative credentials with Disney feud
By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis opened a new front in the culture wars this week, taking on one of his state's biggest employers and most powerful lobbyists: Walt Disney C...
Apr 21, 2022
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