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What investors are saying about the new virus variant
SYDNEY/TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks suffered their sharpest drop in three months on Friday and oil prices tumbled after the detection of a possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant sent investo...
Nov 26, 2021
Who will be the Bundesbank’s next chief?
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats, the senior partner in the three-way coalition that is forming a new government, are expected to pick a new head of the Bundesbank, the national centra...
Nov 26, 2021
Japan factory output to post first rise in 4 mths as bottlenecks ease: Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output probably rose in October for the first time since June, while retail sales likely posted the first growth in three months helped by eased COV...
Nov 26, 2021
Indonesia jobs law ruling could dim investment outlook, experts say
By Fransiska Nangoy and Bernadette Christina JAKARTA (Reuters) - A court ruling in Indonesia against a new jobs creation law could dim its investment outlook, experts said on Friday, in a potential bl...
Nov 26, 2021
Ice wall at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant may have partially melted – NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - An ice wall intended to halt the flow of groundwater at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Power plant operated by Tokyo Electric (TEPCO) may have partially melted, broadcaster NHK reported o...
Nov 25, 2021
Japan PM Kishida urges companies to raise wages by 3% or more
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday urged companies whose earnings have recovered pre-pandemic levels to raise wages by 3% or more at their labour talks next spring as he...
Nov 25, 2021
China Evergrande soccer stadium taken over by government -source
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - A government body has taken over China Evergrande Group's soccer stadium with a view to selling it, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as the debt...
Nov 25, 2021
High oil prices could chill Japan’s traditional public baths
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic didn't manage to kill off Dai-ni Takara-yu, a traditional Japanese public bath on a Tokyo back street where neighbours have soaked their cares aw...
Nov 25, 2021
Analysis-In Japan, a weaker yen may not be the blessing it once was
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - A weak yen, once seen as favourable for Japan's exports-focused economy, has now become a pain point as it eats into household finances and confounds policymaker...
Nov 25, 2021
China asks Didi to delist from U.S. on security fears – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Chinese regulators have asked top executives of ride hailing giant Didi Global Inc to devise a plan to delist from U.S. bourses on Security fears, Bloomberg News reported. China's tech watc...
Nov 25, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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