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Stocks shuffle higher with a wary eye on Evergrande
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks eked small gains on Thursday but the upbeat mood that lifted the Dow Jones and bitcoin to records ebbed on fresh worries about China's property sect...
Oct 20, 2021
Crown Resorts shareholders reject executive pay plans, but spare board
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Shareholders of Australia's Crown Resorts Ltd voted against the casino company's executive pay plans for a second straight year at its annual meeting on Thursday, but turned down a ...
Oct 20, 2021
Australia should change laws to accommodate crypto, Senate report says
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia needs to introduce new regulations for digital asset miners, such as tax discounts and a licensing regime for crypto exchanges, to be "competitive with Singapore, the UK a...
Oct 20, 2021
Former U.S. president Donald Trump launches new social media platform
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump will launch his own social media app, TRUTH Social, that he said would "stand up to Big Tech" companies such as Twitter and Facebook that hav...
Oct 20, 2021
China Evergrande shares set to slide 10.5% after $2.6 billion deal collapses
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of China Evergrande Group are set to fall 10.5% on Thursday after a deal to sell a $2.6 billion stake in its property services unit fell through, in the latest blow to the...
Oct 20, 2021
Woodside flags 27% drop in Wheatstone gas reserves, shares fall
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Woodside Petroleum on Thursday slashed the gas reserves estimate for the Wheatstone project, operated by Chevron Corp off Western Australia, in an unexpected downg...
Oct 20, 2021
Bank of England to raise rates to 0.25% in Q1, possibly sooner – Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will be the first major central bank to raise interest rates in the post-pandemic cycle but economists polled by Reuters think the first hike w...
Oct 20, 2021
Oil extends gains as U.S. crude inventory draw points to strong demand
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday to extend gains from the previous session as U.S. crude and fuel inventories tightened further, with supplies of gasoline hitting a two-y...
Oct 20, 2021
In S.Korea, an army of retail investors flocks to YouTube for stock trading advice
By Jihoon Lee, Cynthia Kim and Scott Murdoch SEOUL (Reuters) - Millions of South Koreans have jumped into stock market trading over the past year with their enthusiasm feeding off a new market force -...
Oct 20, 2021
Canadian musician wins Chopin Piano Competition
WARSAW (Reuters) - Canadian musician Bruce Xiaoyu Liu won the top prize at the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw on Thursday. The decision came after several hours of delibe...
Oct 20, 2021
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