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Marketmind: Party over before it gets started
A look at the day ahead from Dhara Ranasinghe. The euphoria seen in world stock markets in the first two trading days of the year already appears to be fading. Asian stocks outside Japan are down 1%, ...
Jan 05, 2022
Exclusive-Walmart arm did not deliberately remove Xinjiang goods, China exec tells analysts
BEIJING (Reuters) - Walmart Inc arm Sam's Club, responding to the furore in China over what local media said was its deliberate removal of Xinjiang-sourced products from its app, denied the move in a ...
Jan 05, 2022
Boy Scouts fall short in vote on $2.7 billion abuse settlement – WSJ
(Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America fell short of winning the support it sought from sex-abuse victims for a near $2.7 billion settlement that could bring the organization out of bankruptcy, the Wal...
Jan 05, 2022
Asian stocks saw big foreign outflows in 2021 despite Dec buying
By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Foreigners were net purchasers of Asian equities in December but the inflows paled in comparison with the massive outflows faced throughout last year, as regional stocks we...
Jan 05, 2022
Japan’s car sales fall but at slower pace as supply constraints ease
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's domestic new car sales fell 11.4% in December from a year earlier, industry data showed on Wednesday, a sign that supply bottlenecks continued to delay deliveries and weigh o...
Jan 05, 2022
China’s cyberspace regulator to require security reviews for apps that influence public opinion – draft
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's cyberspace regulator on Wednesday issued draft rules governing mobile apps, stating that apps with functions that could influence public opinion will need security reviews...
Jan 04, 2022
Japan’s consumer confidence slightly worsens in Dec – govt
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's consumer confidence fell slightly in December, the government said on Wednesday, as domestic COVID-19 cases started rising towards the end of the month. A Cabinet Office surv...
Jan 04, 2022
Startup ONE says battery prototype delivered 750-mile range
By Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) - Our Next Energy (ONE), a two-year-old Michigan startup, said on Wednesday it had tested a prototype of its new battery in a Tesla Model S, driving 752 miles (1,210 ...
Jan 04, 2022
Stellantis’ Chrysler brand to go all electric by 2028 -executive
By Ben Klayman (Reuters) - Automaker Stellantis' Chrysler brand said on Wednesday it plans to shift to an all-electric lineup by 2028 and introduce new products, including a utility vehicle, as it mov...
Jan 04, 2022
Walmart to hire over 3,000 U.S. drivers as it expands home delivery
By Richa Naidu CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Tuesday it plans to hire more than 3,000 U.S. delivery drivers and build out a fleet of all-electric delivery vans to support its "in-home" groce...
Jan 04, 2022
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