EU Wants To Know If Microsoft Will Block Rivals After Activision Deal
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators are asking games developers whether Microsoft will be incentivised to…
October 2022
Local Tourism Spending Rises During China’s Golden Week Despite Lockdowns
BEIJING (Reuters) – Spending on local tourism rose during China’s Golden Week holiday that ends on Friday, according to data…
Japan’s Foreign Reserves Drop By Record On Market Shakeout, FX Intervention
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s foreign reserves fell by a record $54 billion in September, official data showed…
Mizuho Securities To Buy 20% Of Rakuten Securities For $550 Million
TOKYO (Reuters) – Mizuho Financial Group’s securities unit will acquire a 19.99% stake in Rakuten Securities from its parent Rakuten…
Toyota Unit Hino Considers Action Against Its Executives
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp’s truck- and bus-making unit Hino Motors is considering action against executives over a long-running…
Japan’s Foreign Reserves Drop By Record After Dollar-selling Intervention
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s foreign reserves fell by a record to $1.238 trillion at the end of…
In Apple’s Shadow, Google Takes New Route To Face Recognition On Pixel Phones
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) – Facial recognition returned to the latest Google Pixel phones on Thursday after a short hiatus…
Hospital chain attack part of ongoing cybersecurity concerns
CHICAGO (AP) — Diverted ambulances. Cancer treatment delayed. Electronic health records offline. These are just some of ripple effects of…
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen Calls For World Bank Revamp To Tackle Global Challenges
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday urged the World Bank Group and other multilateral…
Swiss Pursue Home-grown Energy Panacea – Reluctantly
By Paul Carrel BERN/GRANDE DIXENCE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Having dodged most of the fuel-driven surge in inflation plaguing its neighbours,…