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Currencies recover from Omicron chaos but analysts warn more volatility ahead
By Kevin Buckland OTTAWA (Reuters) - Currency markets calmed on Monday in Asia after the initial shock of the discovery of the Omicron coronavirus variant sent investors scurrying for cover last week,...
Nov 28, 2021
Japan Oct retail sales rise for first time in 3 months but less than expected
By Kantaro Komiya and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's retail sales rose for the first time in three months in October, though less than expected, data showed on Monday, a sign private con...
Nov 28, 2021
Australia’s economy likely contracted in Q3 but recovery expected soon: Reuters poll
By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) - Australia's economy likely contracted in the third quarter as fresh lockdowns weighed on consumer spending and investments, but the extent of the fall was m...
Nov 28, 2021
Clearlake Capital to buy Quest Software from Francisco Partners – WSJ
(Reuters) - Private equity firm Clearlake Capital has struck a deal to buy Quest Software Inc from Francisco Partners, valuing it at $5.4 billion including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Su...
Nov 28, 2021
Stocks, oil regain some composure after Omicron battering
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian markets were trying to regain some composure on Monday as the spread of the Omicron variant in developed nations threatened to derail economic recoveries and the...
Nov 28, 2021
Indian fintech Slice raises $220 million, hits “unicorn” status
By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian fintech company Slice said on Monday it had raised $220 million in a Series B funding round led by investment giant Tiger Global and private equity fi...
Nov 28, 2021
Even in tech hub Shenzhen, China’s property market succumbs to chills
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Life used to be good for Jerry Tang, who left his rural hometown in 2014 to become a real estate agent in Shenzhen - China's tech megacity and one of the wo...
Nov 28, 2021
Exclusive-D. Telekom, Vodafone, others want U.S. tech giants to help fund network costs
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. tech giants should bear some of the costs of developing Europe's telecoms networks because they use them so heavily, chief executives of Deutsche Telekom, Vod...
Nov 28, 2021
ECB’s Lagarde says euro zone in better shape facing new COVID wave, Omicron variant
MILAN (Reuters) - The euro zone is better equipped to face the economic impact of a new wave of COVID-19 infections or the Omicron variant, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said. Seve...
Nov 28, 2021
Fashion world grieves after death of Louis Vuitton’s Virgil Abloh
(Reuters) - Virgil Abloh, fashion's highest profile Black designer and the creative mind behind Louis Vuitton's menswear collections, died on Sunday of cancer, Vuitton's owner LVMH said. Following are...
Nov 28, 2021
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