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SoftBank spent $1.35 billion on buybacks in October
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday it spent 139.3 billion yen ($1.35 billion) repurchasing almost 20 million shares in October, part of a record buyback plan that has p...
Nov 08, 2020
Amazon expands in Brazil, riding e-commerce boom set off by COVID-19 distancing
By Aluisio Alves SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Amazon said on Monday it had opened three more logistics centers in Brazil to take advantage of the boost the COVID-19 pandemic has given to e-commerce in South ...
Nov 08, 2020
Samsung may launch flagship phone early to grab Huawei share: sources
By Hyunjoo Jin and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd may launch its flagship Galaxy S smartphones more than a month earlier than expected in a bid to grab market share from Hu...
Nov 08, 2020
Brent crude tops $40 a barrel after Biden clinches U.S. presidency
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices gained more than 2% on Monday, with Brent futures rising above $40 a barrel, after Joe Biden clinched the U.S. presidency and buoyed risk appetite, off...
Nov 08, 2020
Japan manufacturers’ less pessimistic in November: Reuters Tankan
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Business sentiment of Japanese manufacturers and service-sector firms was the least pessimistic in nine months in November, likely as the world's third-largest eco...
Nov 08, 2020
Clash of consoles: New PlayStation and Xbox enter $150 billion games arena – fight!
By Sam Nussey, Richa Naidu and Supantha Mukherjee TOKYO/CHICAGO/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Think Michelangelo vs Da Vinci. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Batman v Superman. Another epic rivalry is rejoined ...
Nov 08, 2020
Stocks seen buoyant, dollar likely to extend losses
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Stocks are expected to stay buoyant on Monday while the dollar is seen likely to extend its downward trend as Democrat Joe Biden won the U.S. presidential election i...
Nov 08, 2020
Dollar slips as Biden clinches U.S. presidency
By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar began the week out of favour, as investors welcomed Joe Biden's election as U.S. president by buying trade-exposed currencies on the expectation of a ste...
Nov 08, 2020
EU’s Barnier says work continues on trade talks with Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said he was very happy to be back in London on Sunday and work would continue on securing a trade deal with Britain. "Very happ...
Nov 08, 2020
Nissan plots digital course for car sales in a post-pandemic world
By Norihiko Shirouzu BEIJING (Reuters) - As COVID-19 threw a wrench into the cogs of car retailing, a senior Nissan board member challenged the chief operating officer to explain what the automaker wa...
Nov 08, 2020
