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Bigger fries off the menu as Japan McDonald’s faces supply crunch
TOKYO (Reuters) - McDonald's Holdings Company Japan said on Tuesday it would suspend the sale of medium- and large-sized french fries for a week starting on Friday due to supply chain bottlenecks. The...
Dec 21, 2021
Japan’s Tepco to build underwater tunnel for Fukushima water release
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant intends to build an underwater tunnel to release water from the plant into the sea, it said on Tuesday, ...
Dec 21, 2021
Swiss Q3 current account surplus widens to 24 billion francs
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland ran a current account surplus of 24 billion Swiss francs ($26.06 billion) in the third quarter of this year, some 10 billion more than in the same quarter of 2020, the S...
Dec 21, 2021
Foxtons finance chief to join gaming operator Rank Group
(Reuters) - Foxtons Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Richard Harris will exit the company to take up a similar position at casino and gaming operator Rank Group, the London-based real estate agent said o...
Dec 21, 2021
China puts entry ban on four U.S. individuals in response to sanctions
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry spokesman said four people from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom would be banned from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, in respons...
Dec 21, 2021
Factbox-‘Oh my God, buy it!’ How livestream shopping works in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's imposition of a $210 million fine for tax evasion on Viya, an internet celebrity dubbed 'the queen of livestreaming', highlights how quickly the industry has grown to beco...
Dec 21, 2021
Suez Canal Economic Zone says Red Sea ports have reopened
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Suez Canal Economic Zone said on Tuesday that the Red Sea ports of Ain Sokhna, Adabiya, Port Said West, Port Said East, and Al Arish have been reopened. The five ports, along wit...
Dec 21, 2021
Analysis-China shines regulatory spotlight on livestream retail boom as crackdown claims biggest star
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's 'common prosperity' crackdown has turned a harsh spotlight on the country's massive livestream e-commerce business - underlining the fr...
Dec 21, 2021
Marketmind: Santa rally vs the Grinch
A look at the day ahead from Dhara Ranasinghe. If last week was all about central bank gatherings, then this week is all about how the fast-spreading Omicron Covid variant could deprive markets of any...
Dec 21, 2021
Dutch digital mapmaker TomTom says it will extend Volkswagen partnership
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - TomTom NV, the Dutch digital mapmaking company, said on Tuesday it would extend a supply partnership with Volkswagen, integrating its mapping and navigation technology into Volkw...
Dec 21, 2021
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