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October 8, 2021 OSLO (Reuters) – The Norwegian mainland economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace in August, accelerating from the previous month, Statistics Norway (SSB) data showed on Friday. August mainland GDP, a measure which excludes oil and gas production, rose 1.1% from July, SSB said, up from a revised 0.6% in July, while a […]

October 8, 2021 By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Valuations of Asian equities hit a 16-month low at the end of September, as concerns over an economic slowdown in China and growing expectations of monetary policy tightening by major central banks dragged down equity markets. The MSCI Asia-Pacific index fell 2.3% last month and its forward […]

October 8, 2021 (This Oct.7 story corrects day of peace prize announcement to Friday in paragraph 6) By Johan Ahlander, Gwladys Fouche and Julie Steenhuysen GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) – All eight winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes in medicine https://ift.tt/3FciNkq, chemistry https://ift.tt/3AmyORp, physics https://ift.tt/3ozF8T5 and literature https://ift.tt/3mBB6qI have been men, re-igniting a recurring debate about […]

October 8, 2021 BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary will raise nurses’ salaries by 21% from January and plans to lift the monthly minimum wage to 200,000 forints ($644), Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday. Orban, who faces elections next year, said talks on the minimum wage hike were still underway. The government will […]

October 8, 2021 (Reuters) -A second-half double from Ricardo Pepi gave the United States a 2-0 home win over Jamaica on Thursday to remain unbeaten in CONCACAF qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. After opening the group with two draws the United States have now won two in a row, with 18-year-old Pepi becoming the […]

October 8, 2021 By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The company that operates the pipeline that spilled an estimated 3,000 barrels of oil into the Pacific Ocean off California has an 800-page manual on handling an oil spill – but it is unclear whether its employees followed those procedures. Houston-based Amplify […]

October 8, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s wholesale prices likely hit a 13-year high in September, buoyed by lofty commodity prices, while firms’ machinery orders are expected to have risen for the second straight month in August, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The corporate goods price index (CGPI), which tracks the prices companies charge […]

October 8, 2021 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely accelerated in September as the summer wave of COVID-19 infections began to subside, fueling demand for high-contact services like dining out, and positioning the Federal Reserve to start scaling back its monthly bond buying. The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on […]

October 8, 2021 By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Commercial aviation’s key players are backing a target of net zero emissions by 2050, but high costs and opposition from China remain obstacles toward reaching a global climate goal at a United Nations aviation meeting next fall. Major plane and engine makers joined airlines gathering in […]

A number of high-profile investors are chasing to invest in Slice, a fintech startup that is attempting to expand the market for credit cards in India. Tiger Global is in advanced stages of talks to lead a round of over $100 million in the Bangalore-based startup, sources familiar with the matter told me. A number […]

The founders of Upmesh were building a game on top of Twitch’s API when they realized something about another group of livestreamers. Even though selling through Facebook Live has been gaining popularity in Southeast Asia for years, many vendors are still going through their comments afterward and using pen-and-paper to collect orders. Upmesh was created […]

October 8, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – China will deepen its loan prime rate (LPR) reforms and gradually make deposit rates market driven, vice central bank governor Liu Guoqiang said in remarks published on Friday. China will improve market-based interest rate formation and transmission mechanism and improve its interest rate corridor mechanism, Liu wrote in China […]

October 8, 2021 By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday his talks with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Switzerlandon Wednesday avoided the acrimony of a meeting in March and that more were needed to avert conflict between the two countries. The closed-door meeting at an airport hotel […]

October 8, 2021 SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore is working on allowing quarantine-free entry to travelers from the United States who are vaccinated against COVID-19 before the end of the year, its minister for trade and industry said on Thursday. Singapore, a travel and tourism hub, began a similar programme for travellers from Germany and Brunei […]

October 8, 2021 TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan does not seek military confrontation, but will do whatever it takes to defend its freedom, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday, amid a rise in tensions with China that has sparked alarm around the world. Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, reported close to 150 Chinese air […]

October 8, 2021 (Reuters) – Andy Murray was “back in the good books” with his wife on Thursday after his wedding ring and stinky shoes were returned to him on Thursday. Murray said on Twitter that his shoes reeked so badly in his car that he decided to leave them under the vehicle outside his […]

October 8, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed his cabinet on Friday to compile an economic package after the general elections to ease the pain from the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said. Suzuki told reporters after a cabinet meeting that he hoped to compile a “high-quality” extra budget immediately […]

October 8, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – Activity in China’s services sector returned to growth in September as a major COVID-19 outbreak in the eastern province of Jiangsu receded, a private-sector survey showed on Friday, offering some support to a slowing economy. The Caixin/Markit services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 53.4 from 46.7 in August, […]

October 8, 2021 By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares rose on Friday as Chinese shares returned from a one week holiday upbeat, tracking a global rally, while investors also eyed key U.S. jobs data for any fresh insight into the timing of Federal Reserve tapering. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside […]

October 8, 2021 (Reuters) – Health insurer Cigna Corp said on Thursday it entered into an agreement with insurance firm Chubb Ltd to sell its life, accident, and supplemental benefits businesses in seven countries for $5.75 billion in cash. As part of the deal, Chubb will acquire the businesses in Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, […]