Factbox-PwC Australia scandal latest of many around the globe for the firm
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia is under fire after a former partner leaked confidential government tax…
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Take Five: The only way is up
(Reuters) -It’s been a turbulent week or two for markets, with one central bank after another making it very clear…
PwC Australia says staff involved in tax leak face ‘severe’ consequences
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia staff who are found to have acted improperly in a scandal over the…
BOJ member called for early tweak to YCC, yen worries resurface
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -A Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymaker called for an early revision to…
Australia’s Element 25 to supply GM with manganese sulphate, shares jump
By Melanie Burton and Harish Sridharan MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Element 25 Ltd said on Monday it will supply manganese sulphate…
North Korea holds rallies denouncing US, warns of nuclear war
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea held mass rallies in Pyongyang where people shouted slogans vowing a “war of revenge” to…
China refiners stoke petrochemical glut in market share war as demand flags
By Mohi Narayan and Andrew Hayley (Reuters) – China is relentlessly adding new petrochemical capacity despite a global glut as…
Investors shelve China assets before bigger stimulus
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) -Investors are waiting for a big burst of stimulus from China before they make…
Marketmind: Russian turmoil tests safe-haven demand
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist….
Cocaine market is booming as meth trafficking spreads, U.N. report says
VIENNA (Reuters) – Cocaine demand and supply are booming worldwide and methamphetamine trafficking is expanding beyond established markets, including in…