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Short bets on Asian FX rise as Omicron uncertainty grips markets: Reuters poll
By Harish Sridharan (Reuters) - Investors became increasingly bearish on most Asian currencies as the detection of a possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant and subsequent mobility restrictions...
Dec 01, 2021
Japan’s consumer confidence unchanged in Nov – govt
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's consumer confidence stayed flat in November, the government said on Thursday, even as economic activity picked up after coronavirus infections subsided. A Cabinet Office surv...
Dec 01, 2021
Factbox-Analysts’ 2022 outlook for Chinese assets
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Investment houses have begun publishing their predictions for Chinese asset prices next year, and after a bruising 12 months in financial markets even bulls have a tempered outlook....
Dec 01, 2021
After delay, NASA astronauts set for spacewalk to replace faulty space station antenna
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Two NASA astronauts were set to embark on a spacewalk on Thursday to replace a faulty antenna on the International Space Station (ISS), after a 48-hour delay prompted by an...
Dec 01, 2021
EU countries struggle to find joint response to energy price spike
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Energy ministers from European Union countries meet on Thursday to debate their response to high gas and electricity prices, with countries still divided over wheth...
Dec 01, 2021
Factbox-Grab debuts on Nasdaq, marking biggest Southeast Asia listing
(Reuters) - Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and food delivery firm, lists on Nasdaq on Thursday following its $40 billion merger with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Altimeter G...
Dec 01, 2021
Grab’s Nasdaq debut to set tone for Southeast Asian tech listings
By Anshuman Daga and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and delivery firm, makes its market debut on Thursday after a record $40 billion merger with a ...
Dec 01, 2021
Timeline: Southeast Asia’s Grab takes a ride to $40 billion SPAC listing
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery platform Grab Holdings lists on Nasdaq via the world's largest special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal worth $40 billion. H...
Dec 01, 2021
Australian watchdog sues supermarket chain Coles over staff underpayments
(Reuters) - Coles Group, Australia's second-biggest grocery chain, is being sued by the country's industrial relations watchdog for underpaying staff over three years, the parties said in separate ann...
Dec 01, 2021
KKR taps Temasek exec to head Asia-Pacific equity investment strategy
(Reuters) - KKR & Co Inc on Thursday appointed Mukul Chawla, a managing director at Singapore state investor Temasek, to lead the U.S. private equity firm's investment strategy into emerging, high-gro...
Dec 01, 2021
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