Battery Swapping Spurs Kenya’s Electric Motorbike Drive
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) – Over recent months, sets of sturdy, brightly-branded battery swapping stations have cropped up around…
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Sanctions Forcing Russia’s Sberbank To Close UAE Office, Company Says
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s dominant lender Sberbank will be forced to close its office in the United Arab…
U.S. Retail Sales Grows 7.6% In Holiday Season -Mastercard Data
(Reuters) – U.S. retail sales rose 7.6% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, which encompasses a majority of the holiday…
Japanese Shares End Higher On Wall Street Gains, Financials Weigh
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese shares ended higher on Monday, underpinned by Wall Street’s strength in the previous session, with heavyweight…
China’s October Domestic Smartphone Shipments Fell 27.2%
BEIJING (Reuters) – Shipments of smartphones within China in October fell 27.2% year on year to 23.78 million handsets, a…
Chinese Academic Database Fined By Antitrust Watchdog
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has fined China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) 87.6 million yuan…
Rouble Edges Higher After Biggest Weekly Slump Since July
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble edged higher against the dollar on Monday, recovering some ground after its largest weekly…
BOJ Kuroda Dismisses Near-term Chance Of Exiting Easy Policy
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday brushed aside the chance of a…
BOJ Kuroda: Widening Of Yield Band Not Step Towards Easy Policy Exit
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central bank’s decision last week to…
Samsung Elec To Expand Chip Production At Largest Plant Next Year – Media
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics plans to increase chip production capacity at its largest semiconductor plant next year, despite forecasts…