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| It is part of Dentsu Group Inc one of Japans most influential companies | Positive | TOKYO The Japanese government has awarded more than 100 contracts over the last decade to two nonprofit groups set up by Dentsu Inc according to a Reuters analysis of government data in arrangements that some opposition lawmakers say obscured the role of the advertising giant in winning public funds | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-dentsu-group-contracts-insight/japan-awarded-more-than-100-contracts-over-10-years-to-dentsu-linked-non-profit-groups-idUSKBN2942CY | 2020-12-31 |
| HONG KONG Chinese regulators are reviewing equity investments held by Ant Group Co Ltd in dozens of companies three people with knowledge of the matter said intensifying a crackdown on billionaire Jack Mas financial technology empire | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese regulators are reviewing equity investments held by Ant Group Co Ltd in dozens of companies three people with knowledge of the matter said intensifying a crackdown on billionaire Jack Mas financial technology empire | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-ant-group-investment-regulation-exclu/exclusive-chinese-regulators-probe-ant-groups-equity-investments-sources-idUSKBN2950K3 | 2020-12-31 |
| Acadia Healthcare Co Inc said on Wednesday it would sell its UK unit the Priory Group a care homes operator known for its celebrity clientele to private equity firm Waterland for about 1 | Positive | Acadia Healthcare Co Inc said on Wednesday it would sell its UK unit the Priory Group a care homes operator known for its celebrity clientele to private equity firm Waterland for about 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-acadia-health-deals/acadia-to-sell-celebrity-rehab-center-operator-priory-for-1-47-billion-idUSKBN2941XO | 2020-12-31 |
| BEIJING Chinas central bank disclosed on Sunday it had asked the countrys payments giant Ant Group Co Ltd to shake up its lending and other consumer finance operations the latest blow to its billionaire founder and controlling shareholder Jack Ma | Negative | BEIJING Chinas central bank disclosed on Sunday it had asked the countrys payments giant Ant Group Co Ltd to shake up its lending and other consumer finance operations the latest blow to its billionaire founder and controlling shareholder Jack Ma | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-ant-group-pboc/china-pushes-ant-group-overhaul-in-latest-crackdown-on-ma-idUSKBN29105U | 2020-12-28 |
| The City now needs to take its future in its own said Daniel Pinto founder and CEO of Stanhope Capital Group | Neutral | LONDON The European Union cannot decide yet on granting Britain access to the blocs financial market even though London and Brussels have agreed a trade deal a European Commission official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-banks/eu-trade-deal-brings-little-progress-for-uks-giant-financial-sector-idUSKBN28Y1MJ | 2020-12-25 |
| The underperformers among the Topix 30 were SoftBank Group Corp down 3 | Neutral | TOKYO Dec 25 Japanese shares ended mixed in holidaythinned trade on Friday but some investors bought procyclical stocks that are expected to perform well next year as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-shares-mixed-but-signs-point-to-more-upside-potential-idUSL4N2J50LO | 2020-12-25 |
| story corrects to say Alibaba Group being probed for suspected monopolistic conduct in second paragraph not Ant | Negative | BEIJING Chinas Ant Group on Thursday said it has received a meeting notice from regulators and will strictly comply with all regulatory requirements | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-antgroup/ant-group-says-will-strictly-comply-with-all-regulatory-requirements-idUSKBN28Y046 | 2020-12-24 |
| HONG China has launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group and will summon the tech giants Ant Group affiliate to meet in coming days regulators said on Thursday in the latest blow for Jack Mas ecommerce and fintech empire | Negative | HONG China has launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group and will summon the tech giants Ant Group affiliate to meet in coming days regulators said on Thursday in the latest blow for Jack Mas ecommerce and fintech empire | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-antgroup/china-launches-antitrust-probe-into-tech-giant-alibaba-idUSKBN28Y05T | 2020-12-24 |
| after China launched an investigation into Alibaba Group for suspected monopolistic behaviour and will summon its Ant Group to meet in coming days | Negative | TOKYO Dec 24 Japanese shares inched up on Thursday to come within sight of a near threedecade high as vaccine rollouts buoyed hopes of an economic recovery from the COVID19 pandemic and heavy machinery stocks gained on a policy shift to greener energy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-edges-near-30-year-high-on-recovery-hopes-heavy-machinery-stocks-gains-idUSL1N2J40A2 | 2020-12-24 |
| The meeting would guide Ant Group to implement financial supervision fair competition and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the statement said | Positive | HONG China has launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group and will summon the tech giants Ant Group affiliate to meet in coming days regulators said on Thursday in the latest blow for Jack Mas ecommerce and fintech empire | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-antgroup/china-launches-antitrust-probe-into-tech-giant-alibaba-idUSKBN28Y05T | 2020-12-24 |
| China has launched an investigation into Alibaba Group for suspected monopolistic behaviour and will summon its Ant Group to meet in coming days regulators said in the latest blow for Jack Mas ecommerce and fintech empire | Negative | China has launched an investigation into Alibaba Group for suspected monopolistic behaviour and will summon its Ant Group to meet in coming days regulators said in the latest blow for Jack Mas ecommerce and fintech empire | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-antgroup-timeline/key-events-behind-chinas-investigation-into-alibaba-group-idUSKBN28Y0A6 | 2020-12-24 |
| Chinas increasing oversight of internet platforms is both timely and Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang told the World Internet Conference | Neutral | China has launched an investigation into Alibaba Group for suspected monopolistic behaviour and will summon its Ant Group to meet in coming days regulators said in the latest blow for Jack Mas ecommerce and fintech empire | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-antgroup-timeline/key-events-behind-chinas-investigation-into-alibaba-group-idUSKBN28Y0A6 | 2020-12-24 |
| The move comes after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain earlier this month rolled out a vaccine by China National Pharmaceutical Group to the general public | Positive | DUBAI Dubai will start inoculating people with the COVID19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech for free from Wednesday the government said joining Saudi Arabia which last week became the first Arab country to begin using this vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-emirates/dubai-to-begin-inoculations-with-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-from-wednesday-idUSKBN28X0E9 | 2020-12-24 |
| BEIJING WeRide a Chinese startup developing autonomous vehicles said on Wednesday it had raised million from Yutong Group the parent of bus maker Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co Ltd and the two companies would develop selfdriving buses together | Positive | BEIJING WeRide a Chinese startup developing autonomous vehicles said on Wednesday it had raised million from Yutong Group the parent of bus maker Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co Ltd and the two companies would develop selfdriving buses together | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-weride-autonomous/chinese-autonomous-vehicle-company-weride-raises-200-million-from-bus-maker-yutong-idUSKBN28X03M | 2020-12-23 |
| STOCKHOLM Swedish builder Skanska is selling a stake in office property in Seattle Washington to South Koreas Hana Alternative Asset Management and Hana Financial Group for about million | Positive | STOCKHOLM Swedish builder Skanska is selling a stake in office property in Seattle Washington to South Koreas Hana Alternative Asset Management and Hana Financial Group for about million | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/skanska-usa/builder-skanska-sells-669-million-majority-stake-in-u-s-project-idUSKBN28W0PJ | 2020-12-23 |
| The underperformers among the Topix 30 were SoftBank Group Corp down 2 | Neutral | TOKYO Dec 23 Japanese stocks ended higher on Wednesday as investors bet the healthcare sector would continue to benefit from a prolonged battle with the coronavirus while technology shares rose on signs that Apple was eying an entry into electric cars | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-stocks-end-higher-on-gains-in-drugmakers-tech-stocks-idUSL4N2J3184 | 2020-12-23 |
| HONG Chinas ByteDance is in talks to buy into mobile games publisher CMGE Technology Group Ltd four people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters as the owner of short video app TikTok moves to strengthen its next pillar of growth | Positive | HONG Chinas ByteDance is in talks to buy into mobile games publisher CMGE Technology Group Ltd four people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters as the owner of short video app TikTok moves to strengthen its next pillar of growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/cmge-tech-grp-m-a-bytedance/bytedance-in-talks-to-buy-stake-in-mobile-games-firm-cmge-sources-idUSKBN28W0FL | 2020-12-22 |
| Top gainers were Daikin Industries Ltd and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc up 2 | Positive | TOKYO Dec 21 Japanese shares closed lower on Monday slipping from a high hit earlier in the session as concerns about a spike in domestic coronavirus cases and the emergence of a new strain of the virus in Britain weighed on sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-shares-fall-from-29-1-2-year-peak-on-renewed-virus-concern-idUSL4N2J11FI | 2020-12-21 |
| PARIS Vivendi said a Tencentled consortium would buy an additional stake in Universal Music Group home to The Beatles in a deal valuing the label at 30 billion euros | Positive | PARIS Vivendi said a Tencentled consortium would buy an additional stake in Universal Music Group home to The Beatles in a deal valuing the label at 30 billion euros | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-vivendi-tencent-umg/tencent-led-group-to-raise-stake-in-vivendis-umg-to-20-idUSKBN28S0SR | 2020-12-19 |
| Heavily bought shares include Airbus and Rolls Royce British bank Lloyds Lufthansa and International Consolidated Airlines data from Saxo Bank IG Group AJ Bell Interactive Investor and eToro shows | Positive | LONDON Retail traders have ridden 2020s stock market rally better than the professionals with their most popular picks outperforming market indexes and wellresourced investors such as hedge funds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-global-stocks-graphic/retail-traders-leave-wall-street-for-dust-in-2020-stocks-rally-idUSKBN28S0MJ | 2020-12-19 |
| The FBI CISA and ODNI have formed a Cyber Unified Coordination Group to coordinate the U.S. governments response it said | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government confirmed on Wednesday that a recent hacking campaign affected its networks and said the attack was significant and ongoing | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-cyber/u-s-says-recent-hacking-campaign-hit-government-networks-idUSKBN28R04D | 2020-12-17 |
| Although Huawei Marine is now majority owned by Shanghailisted Hengtong OpticElectric Co Ltd part of Hengtong Group Washington continues to warn Pacific nations against using it to provide critical infrastructure | Negative | SYDNEY The United States has warned Pacific island nations about security threats posed by a Chinese companys cutprice bid to build an undersea internet cable two sources told Reuters part of an international development project in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-pacific-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-warns-pacific-islands-about-chinese-bid-for-undersea-cable-project-sources-idUSKBN28R0L2 | 2020-12-17 |
| ByteDance was last valued at billion after an October 2018 funding round that included Japans SoftBank Group KKR and General Atlantic | Positive | ByteDance was last valued at billion after an October 2018 funding round that included Japans SoftBank Group KKR and General Atlantic | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-tiktok-breakingviews/breakingviews-bytedance-ends-discordant-2020-on-a-high-note-idUSKBN28P05I | 2020-12-15 |
| It criminalises sending remittances to families in North Korea and denies their rights to outside said Shin Heeseok of the Transitional Justice Working Group | Negative | SEOUL South Korea on Monday banned the launching of propaganda leaflets into North Korea drawing the criticism of rights activists and defiance from a prominent North Korean defector who said he would not stop sending messages to his homeland | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-northkorea-southkorea/south-korea-bans-anti-north-leaflets-defector-says-he-wont-stop-idUSKBN28O1OI | 2020-12-15 |
| Kabilas allies are slowly being marginalised said Fred Bauma from the Congo Research Group at New York University | Negative | KINSHASA Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said on Monday he believed he had the crossparty support needed to push through his plans for a new government after ending an awkward coalition with his predecessor Joseph Kabila to seek a new majority in parliament | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-politics/congo-president-tshisekedi-says-most-lawmakers-back-his-vision-idUSKBN28O2BS | 2020-12-15 |
| China warned its Internet giants on Monday that it would not tolerate monopolistic practices and to brace for increased scrutiny as it slapped fines and announced probes into deals involving Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings | Negative | China warned its Internet giants on Monday that it would not tolerate monopolistic practices and to brace for increased scrutiny as it slapped fines and announced probes into deals involving Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-antitrust/china-steps-up-internet-sector-scrutiny-fines-deals-involving-alibaba-tencent-idUSKBN28O0CQ | 2020-12-15 |
| TOKYO Japans Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd and Iwatani Corp said on Monday they have signed a memorandum of understanding with Australian miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd to develop a supply chain of hydrogen | Positive | TOKYO Japans Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd and Iwatani Corp said on Monday they have signed a memorandum of understanding with Australian miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd to develop a supply chain of hydrogen | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-hydrogen-australia/kawasaki-heavy-iwatani-tie-up-with-fortescue-to-develop-supply-chain-of-green-hydrogen-idUSKBN28O0FB | 2020-12-15 |
| SHANGHAI Chinas market regulator said on Monday it will fine Alibaba Group Tencent Holdingsbacked China Literature and Shenzhen Hive Box 500000 yuan | Negative | SHANGHAI Chinas market regulator said on Monday it will fine Alibaba Group Tencent Holdingsbacked China Literature and Shenzhen Hive Box 500000 yuan | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-antitrust/china-fines-alibaba-tencent-for-failing-to-report-past-deals-to-anti-trust-regulators-idUSKBN28O0CQ | 2020-12-14 |
| Soilbuild Groups executive chairman will team up with Blackstone Group to take its listed unit Soilbuild Business Space REIT private in a | Neutral | Soilbuild Groups executive chairman will team up with Blackstone Group to take its listed unit Soilbuild Business Space REIT private in a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-soilbuild-privatisation-blackstone-gr/soilbuild-group-chairman-blackstone-to-privatise-business-reit-in-525-million-deal-idUSKBN28O08Y | 2020-12-14 |
| Luxury sportscar maker McLaren Automotive remains wholly owned by the McLaren Group whose majority shareholder is Bahrains Mumtalakat holding company and is not part of the transaction | Positive | LONDON U.S.based investment group MSP Sports Capital is taking a significant minority stake in McLaren Racing in a deal the Formula One team said would give them the tools to return to the top of the sport | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-motor-f1-mclaren/u-s-based-msp-sports-capital-buys-into-mclaren-f1-idUSKBN28N075 | 2020-12-14 |
| What this does is mean that McLaren Group is not funding on a cash basis in Racing | Negative | LONDON U.S.based investment group MSP Sports Capital is taking a significant minority stake in McLaren Racing in a deal the Formula One team said would give them the tools to return to the top of the sport | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-motor-f1-mclaren/u-s-based-msp-sports-capital-buys-into-mclaren-f1-idUSKBN28N075 | 2020-12-14 |
| Dec 12 Authentic Brands is plotting a double takeover of collapsed department store chain Debenhams and Topshopowner Arcadia Group The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Saturday citing sources | Negative | Dec 12 Authentic Brands is plotting a double takeover of collapsed department store chain Debenhams and Topshopowner Arcadia Group The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Saturday citing sources | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/arcadia-debenhams-authentic-brands/authentic-brands-plotting-double-takeover-of-debenhams-arcadia-the-telegraph-idUSFWN2IS05P | 2020-12-13 |
| Authentic Brands is plotting a double takeover of collapsed department store chain Debenhams and Topshopowner Arcadia Group The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Saturday citing sources | Negative | Authentic Brands is plotting a double takeover of collapsed department store chain Debenhams and Topshopowner Arcadia Group The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Saturday citing sources | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-arcadia-debenhams-authentic-brands/authentic-brands-plotting-double-takeover-of-debenhams-arcadia-telegraph-idUSKBN28M0YG | 2020-12-13 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Goldman Sachs Group Incs appeal in a securities fraud case that could redefine the ability of shareholders to pursue class actions against public companies whose stock prices fall | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Goldman Sachs Group Incs appeal in a securities fraud case that could redefine the ability of shareholders to pursue class actions against public companies whose stock prices fall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-court-goldman-sachs/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-goldman-securities-class-action-appeal-idUSKBN28L2Z9 | 2020-12-12 |
| The case is SEC v Sequential Brands Group Inc U.S. District Court Southern Distinct of New York No | Negative | YORK The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday sued Sequential Brands Group Inc accusing the brand management company of deceiving investors by failing to write down its goodwill fast enough after its stock price fell | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/sequential-usa/u-s-sec-charges-sequential-brands-with-deceiving-investors-over-goodwill-idUSKBN28L1QR | 2020-12-12 |
| SEOUL Hyundai Motor Group and its chairman have agreed to buy a controlling stake in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Group Corp in a deal that values the U.S.based robot maker at | Positive | SEOUL Hyundai Motor Group and its chairman have agreed to buy a controlling stake in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Group Corp in a deal that values the U.S.based robot maker at | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-boston-dynamics-m-a-hyundai-motor/hyundai-motor-to-buy-controlling-stake-in-u-s-robot-firm-from-softbank-idUSKBN28L092 | 2020-12-12 |
| SOFIA Balkan telecoms and media company United Group owned by private equity firm BC Partners said on Friday it was in talks with Advance Media Group to acquire Bulgarias largest multiplatform media company Nova Broadcasting Group | Positive | SOFIA Balkan telecoms and media company United Group owned by private equity firm BC Partners said on Friday it was in talks with Advance Media Group to acquire Bulgarias largest multiplatform media company Nova Broadcasting Group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/nova-m-a-united-group/united-group-in-talks-to-acquire-bulgarias-nova-broadcasting-group-idUSKBN28L26L | 2020-12-12 |
| Dec 11 The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Goldman Sachs Group Incs appeal in a securities fraud case that could redefine the ability of shareholders to pursue class actions against public companies whose stock prices fall | Neutral | Dec 11 The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Goldman Sachs Group Incs appeal in a securities fraud case that could redefine the ability of shareholders to pursue class actions against public companies whose stock prices fall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-court-goldman-sachs/-u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-goldman-securities-class-action-appeal-idUSLUN2E301G | 2020-12-12 |
| SEOUL Hyundai Motor Group units and its chairman have agreed to buy an stake in robot maker Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Group Corp Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday | Positive | SEOUL Hyundai Motor Group units and its chairman have agreed to buy an stake in robot maker Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Group Corp Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boston-dynamics-m-a-hyundai-motor/hyundai-motor-to-buy-robot-maker-boston-dynamics-from-softbank-idUSKBN28L092 | 2020-12-11 |
| The transaction will unite capabilities of Hyundai Motor Group and Boston Dynamics to spearhead innovation in future Chung said in a statement | Positive | SEOUL Hyundai Motor Group units and its chairman have agreed to buy an stake in robot maker Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Group Corp Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boston-dynamics-m-a-hyundai-motor/hyundai-motor-to-buy-robot-maker-boston-dynamics-from-softbank-idUSKBN28L092 | 2020-12-11 |
| WASHINGTON Gary Cohn will make a charitable donation instead of giving back compensation to Goldman Sachs Group Inc as penance for the Wall Street banks involvement in Malaysias 1MDB sovereign fund corruption scandal | Positive | WASHINGTON Gary Cohn will make a charitable donation instead of giving back compensation to Goldman Sachs Group Inc as penance for the Wall Street banks involvement in Malaysias 1MDB sovereign fund corruption scandal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-goldmansachs-cohn-1mbd/gary-cohn-to-make-donation-instead-of-returning-pay-to-goldman-after-1mbd-scandal-idUSKBN28K3C1 | 2020-12-11 |
| U.S. online job marketplace ZipRecruiter Inc has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase Co to lead preparations for an initial public offering people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | Positive | U.S. online job marketplace ZipRecruiter Inc has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase Co to lead preparations for an initial public offering people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-ziprecruiter-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-job-website-ziprecruiter-hires-banks-for-ipo-sources-idUSKBN28K3F6 | 2020-12-11 |
| Sometimes carriers wont book shipping space even when youre paying them said a freight forwarder at Ningbobased Southwest Logistics Group | Neutral | Chinas worldbeating economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic is being blunted by a global shortage of shipping containers sending cargo costs to record highs and hampering manufacturers in filling fastrecovering global goods orders | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-shipping-container/boxed-out-chinas-exports-pinched-by-global-run-on-shipping-containers-idUSKBN28K0UA | 2020-12-11 |
| The case is P Groupe v Commission | Neutral | But it effectively killed off licensing agreements between studios and EU broadcasters including deals involving which the French company argued breached thirdparty rights and contract law | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/eu-antitrust-paramount-canal/canal-wins-court-fight-against-eu-paramount-movie-licensing-deal-idUSKBN28J14Y | 2020-12-10 |
| U.S. private equity firm Platinum Equity said on Wednesday it would buy electronics distributor Ingram Micro Inc from a unit of Chinese aviation and shipping conglomerate HNA Group in a | Positive | U.S. private equity firm Platinum Equity said on Wednesday it would buy electronics distributor Ingram Micro Inc from a unit of Chinese aviation and shipping conglomerate HNA Group in a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/ingram-micro-m-a-platinum-eduity/platinum-equity-to-buy-ingram-micro-from-hna-group-in-7-2-billion-deal-idUSKBN28J1TN | 2020-12-10 |
| KUALA LUMPUR Governments in Asia could require inbound travellers to receive COVID19 vaccinations AirAsia Groups Chief Executive Officer said on Wednesday with such conditions expected to become a trend in the region | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR Governments in Asia could require inbound travellers to receive COVID19 vaccinations AirAsia Groups Chief Executive Officer said on Wednesday with such conditions expected to become a trend in the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-airasia-strategy/asian-nations-could-mandate-covid-19-shots-for-travellers-airasia-chief-says-idUSKBN28J0SN | 2020-12-10 |
| I foresee in Asia anyway I think they wont let anyone in without a AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes said at a CAPA Centre for Aviation event | Neutral | KUALA LUMPUR Governments in Asia could require inbound travellers to receive COVID19 vaccinations AirAsia Groups Chief Executive Officer said on Wednesday with such conditions expected to become a trend in the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-airasia-strategy/asian-nations-could-mandate-covid-19-shots-for-travellers-airasia-chief-says-idUSKBN28J0SN | 2020-12-10 |
| Tesco agreed to sell its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia to Dhanin Chearavanonts CP Group in March | Positive | LONDON Shareholders in Tesco can look forward to a 5 billion pound | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-tesco-asia/tescos-asia-deal-paves-way-for-5-billion-pound-shareholder-windfall-idUSKBN28J0PU | 2020-12-10 |
| The stocks that gained the most among the top 30 core Topix names were SoftBank Group Corp up 6 | Positive | TOKYO Dec 10 Japan shares edged lower on Thursday with the Nikkei pulling back from a high hit in the previous session as the Brexit impasse and political wrangling over U.S. stimulus weighed on investor sentiment globally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-inch-lower-on-brexit-u-s-stimulus-worries-idUSL4N2IQ0MZ | 2020-12-10 |
| The UAE trial is a partnership between CNBG Abu Dhabibased artificial intelligence company Group 42 and the Abu Dhabi Department of Health | Positive | DUBAI An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group has efficacy the health ministry of the United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday citing an interim analysis of latestage clinical trials | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/health-coronavirus-emirates/uae-says-sinopharm-vaccine-has-86-efficacy-against-covid-19-idUSKBN28J0G4 | 2020-12-10 |
| The deal marks a return to the stock market for Paysafe which was taken private by Blackstone Group Inc and CVC Capital Partners in 2017 for | Positive | A blankcheck acquisition firm backed by veteran investor Bill Foley said on Monday it had agreed to merge with Paysafe Group Holdings Ltd valuing the payments platform at around billion including debt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/paysafe-m-a-foley-trasimene/paysafe-to-go-public-in-bill-foley-backed-9-billion-deal-idUSKBN28H1GP | 2020-12-08 |
| ZURICH Global investment company The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy the Acrotec Group which supplies the watch and medical technology industries from Castik Capital for an undisclosed sum it said on Monday | Positive | ZURICH Global investment company The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy the Acrotec Group which supplies the watch and medical technology industries from Castik Capital for an undisclosed sum it said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-carlyle-group-m-a-acrotec/the-carlyle-group-to-buy-swiss-watch-industry-supplier-acrotec-idUSKBN28H2GO | 2020-12-08 |
| Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalog of more than 600 songs spanning six decades to Universal Music Groups music publishing arm the company said on Monday | Negative | Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalog of more than 600 songs spanning six decades to Universal Music Groups music publishing arm the company said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/universal-music-group-bob-dylan/bob-dylan-sells-entire-song-catalog-to-universal-music-idUSKBN28H1FI | 2020-12-08 |
| Uber Technologies Inc is selling its autonomous driving unit Uber Advanced Technologies Group to selfdriving car startup Aurora the companies said on Monday in a move that would accelerate the ridesharing companys goal to achieve profitability | Positive | Uber Technologies Inc is selling its autonomous driving unit Uber Advanced Technologies Group to selfdriving car startup Aurora the companies said on Monday in a move that would accelerate the ridesharing companys goal to achieve profitability | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-uber-atg/uber-sells-atg-self-driving-business-to-aurora-at-4-billion-idUSKBN28H2RX | 2020-12-08 |
| A blankcheck acquisition firm backed by veteran investor Bill Foley said on Monday it had agreed to merge with Paysafe Group Holdings Ltd valuing the payments platform at around billion including debt | Positive | A blankcheck acquisition firm backed by veteran investor Bill Foley said on Monday it had agreed to merge with Paysafe Group Holdings Ltd valuing the payments platform at around billion including debt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/paysafe-m-a-foley-trasimene/paysafe-to-go-public-in-bill-foley-backed-9-billion-deal-idUSKBN28H1GP | 2020-12-08 |
| Societe Generale which owns of Credit du Nord Group will present detailed plans on Monday for the combination expected to take 18 to 24 months the French daily reported | Positive | PARIS Societe Generale and Credit du Nord have approved a plan to merge their retail banking operations after the boards of both French institutions met separately over the weekend Les Echos reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-societe-generale-restructuring/socgen-credit-du-nord-green-light-retail-bank-merger-paper-idUSKBN28G0WI | 2020-12-07 |
| PhonePe is also using the opportunity to assert its independence from the Flipkart Group which runs a successful ecommerce business in India rivalling Amazons local unit | Positive | NEW DELHI PhonePe the digital payments unit of Walmarts Indian ecommerce arm Flipkart said on Thursday it would sell a stake to existing investors for million helping it fuel growth in a crowded market that includes Google and Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-india-walmart/flipkarts-digital-payments-firm-phonepe-to-raise-700-million-from-existing-investors-idUSKBN28D0PZ | 2020-12-04 |
| DUBLIN Ryanair hopes to agree another large order of the 737 MAX jets with manufacturer Boeing over the next 18 months and expects to be flying the 230seat MAX 10 by 2025 Group Chief Executive Michael OLeary told Reuters in an interview on Thursday | Positive | DUBLIN Ryanair hopes to agree another large order of the 737 MAX jets with manufacturer Boeing over the next 18 months and expects to be flying the 230seat MAX 10 by 2025 Group Chief Executive Michael OLeary told Reuters in an interview on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-max-ryanair-ceo/ryanair-ceo-says-he-wants-another-boeing-order-within-18-months-idUSKBN28D2L6 | 2020-12-04 |
| In Japan the share of electricity vehicles is expected to increase to in 2030 Boston Consulting Group said in a report on prospects for batterypowered cars | Positive | TOKYO Japan may ban sales of new gasolineengine cars by the mid2030s in favour of hybrid or electric vehicles public broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday aligning it with other countries and regions that are imposing curbs on fossil fuel vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-autos-gasoline/japan-may-ban-sale-of-new-gasoline-powered-vehicles-in-mid-2030s-media-idUSKBN28D044 | 2020-12-03 |
| HONG KONG Chinese online retailer JD.com delivery company SF Group and Carlyle are bidding for South Korean conglomerate CJ Groups China logistics business in a deal that could fetch over billion people familiar with the matter said | Positive | HONG KONG Chinese online retailer JD.com delivery company SF Group and Carlyle are bidding for South Korean conglomerate CJ Groups China logistics business in a deal that could fetch over billion people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-cj-rokin-sale/jd-com-sf-carlyle-among-bidders-for-cj-groups-1-billion-china-logistics-business-sources-idUSKBN28C0LY | 2020-12-03 |
| Massive options bets believed to have been placed by SoftBank Group Corp earlier this year were among the most visible manifestations of the recent mania for technology shares but the firms unwinding of its derivatives holdings is unlikely to cause much of a stir in markets analysts said | Negative | Massive options bets believed to have been placed by SoftBank Group Corp earlier this year were among the most visible manifestations of the recent mania for technology shares but the firms unwinding of its derivatives holdings is unlikely to cause much of a stir in markets analysts said | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-softbank-group-options-trading/softbanks-options-exit-unlikely-to-stir-markets-analysts-say-idUSKBN28C0EA | 2020-12-03 |
| FRANKFURT Alexander Hitzinger a 49yearold engineer who defected to Apple after helping to develop Porsches winning 919 racecar has been lured back to Volkswagen Group for perhaps his biggest challenge yet building an electric car to take on Tesla | Positive | FRANKFURT Alexander Hitzinger a 49yearold engineer who defected to Apple after helping to develop Porsches winning 919 racecar has been lured back to Volkswagen Group for perhaps his biggest challenge yet building an electric car to take on Tesla | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-volkswagen-electric-hitzinger/vw-bets-on-porsche-racecar-engineer-to-help-overtake-tesla-idUSKBN28B555 | 2020-12-02 |
| Some of Airbnbs other investors include Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher buyout firms General Atlantic TPG Hillhouse Capital and investment management firms Vanguard Group and Fidelity Investments | Positive | Airbnb Inc said on Tuesday it is aiming for a valuation of up to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-airbnb-ipo/airbnb-aims-for-35-billion-valuation-in-long-awaited-ipo-idUSKBN28B5CC | 2020-12-02 |
| UniCredit is the latest major European bank to announce a CEO departure this year with Credit Suisse Group UBS ING Commerzbank and Lloyds all making leadership changes | Negative | MILAN Italys UniCredit on Tuesday sought to dispel concerns it may agree to take on stateowned Monte dei Paschi after the board pushed out Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-unicredit-ceo-stocks/italys-unicredit-says-board-would-never-agree-to-harmful-deal-idUSKBN28B45T | 2020-12-02 |
| story corrects identity and removes RIC of third company listed in para 5 to China Pharmaceutical Group and in para 6 corrects to show Phase 3 trials being conducted outside | Neutral | story corrects identity and removes RIC of third company listed in para 5 to China Pharmaceutical Group and in para 6 corrects to show Phase 3 trials being conducted outside | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-northkorea-china/china-gave-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-to-north-koreas-kim-u-s-analyst-idUSKBN28B3C9 | 2020-12-02 |
| ZURICH Credit Suisse has named outgoing Lloyds Banking Group Chief Executive Officer as its next chairman it said on Tuesday bringing the nearly decadelong tenure of outgoing Chairman Urs Rohner to a close | Positive | ZURICH Credit Suisse has named outgoing Lloyds Banking Group Chief Executive Officer as its next chairman it said on Tuesday bringing the nearly decadelong tenure of outgoing Chairman Urs Rohner to a close | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-chairman/credit-suisse-to-propose-outgoing-lloyds-bank-ceo-as-chairman-idUSKBN28B3TS | 2020-12-01 |
| Beyond Bloomberg LP and Refinitiv other companies providing different kinds of financial and commodity data include Moodys Corp Intercontinental Exchange CME Group Inc and Factset Research Systems Inc | Positive | YORK Data giant Global Incs plan to buy IHS Markit Ltd for billion will face hard questions from the incoming administration of Presidentelect Joe Biden which has indicated that antitrust enforcement will get tougher antitrust experts said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ihs-markit-m-a-s-p-global-antitrust/sp-deal-for-ihs-likely-to-draw-antitrust-scrutiny-from-biden-administration-idUSKBN28A371 | 2020-12-01 |
| The remaining stake will be held by PA employees following the exit of existing majority stakeholder The Carlyle Group the U.S. engineering and construction services provider said in a statement | Negative | Jacobs Engineering said on Monday it would acquire a stake in PA Consulting estimating the management consultancy firm at an enterprise value of 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/jacobs-engineering-stake/jacobs-engineering-to-acquire-majority-stake-in-pa-consulting-idUSKBN28A1QS | 2020-12-01 |
| The retailers are part of privatelyowned EWP Group | Neutral | Retail magnate Philip Greens Arcadia which owns Topshop and many other British fashion brands filed for administration on Monday the biggest British corporate insolvency so far of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-retail-factbox/factbox-retail-casualties-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN28A30B | 2020-12-01 |
| Anbang has been liquidated and some of its assets have been revamped into a new entity called Dajia Insurance Group | Neutral | SEOUL South Korean investment bank Mirae Asset Daewoo Co Ltd said on Tuesday it won a U.S. court case against Anbang Insurance Group after Mirae Asset affiliates scrapped a | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-mirae-asset-anbang-insurance-deals-la/mirae-asset-wins-u-s-lawsuit-against-chinas-anbang-on-scrapped-5-8-billion-hotel-deal-idUSKBN28B3S4 | 2020-12-01 |
| Japans financial regulator said it had issued a business improvement order to both the TSE and Japan Exchange Group over the disruption | Negative | TOKYO The head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange will step down over a system failure last month the bourses operator said on Monday after the disruption halted trading for an unprecedented full day and drew a rebuke from Japans financial regulator | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-japan-stocks-president/tokyo-stock-exchange-ceo-to-resign-over-october-system-failure-idUSKBN28A0DF | 2020-11-30 |
| Dutch insurer Aegon said on Sunday it would sell its Central and Eastern European business to Vienna Insurance Group for 830 million euros to raise cash to cope with the fallout from the coronavirus crisis | Positive | Dutch insurer Aegon said on Sunday it would sell its Central and Eastern European business to Vienna Insurance Group for 830 million euros to raise cash to cope with the fallout from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-aegon-m-a-vig/aegon-to-sell-central-and-eastern-european-business-to-vienna-insurance-idUSKBN2890AM | 2020-11-30 |
| While vaccine adoption rates are a their availability removes the risk of another widespread economic lockdown said John Buckingham portfolio manager at Kovitz Investment Group | Negative | NEW YORK News this month of three promising coronavirus vaccines has helped push the Dow Jones Industrial Average over 30000 but some investors worry that slow vaccination rates may weaken next years expected economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-covid-19-vaccine-adoption-rates-are-wildcard-for-u-s-stock-rally-idUSKBN2851ML | 2020-11-28 |
| Both sides claim to have inflicted serious damage on the other said Dino Mahtani Deputy Director of the Africa Program at the International Crisis Group | Negative | ADDIS The Ethiopian military will begin the final of an offensive in the northern Tigray region Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday after an ultimatum expired for Tigrayan forces to surrender | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-to-launch-final-phase-of-offensive-in-tigray-region-says-pm-idUSKBN2860H1 | 2020-11-27 |
| LG Corp is led by Koo Bonjoons nephew Koo Kwangmo who took over as LG Group chairman in 2018 after his father died | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas LG Corp said on Thursday it would spin off five affiliates into a new holding company next year the latest reorganisation at one of South Koreas familyled conglomerates as they pass to a new generation of leaders | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-lg-corp-restructuring/lg-to-spin-off-affiliates-as-break-up-looms-at-south-korean-conglomerate-idUSKBN2860NX | 2020-11-27 |
| The offering comes after a run of setbacks for China Evergrande Group the countrys secondbiggest and most indebted property developer with some billion in borrowings as of June | Positive | HONG KONG Evergrande Property Services Groups Hong Kong IPO priced at the lower end of expectations to raise | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-evergrande-property-ipo/evergrande-propertys-hong-kong-ipo-meets-with-lukewarm-reception-raises-1-8-billion-idUSKBN2860D5 | 2020-11-26 |
| Among gainers of the top 30 core Topix names was Nikkeis heavyweight SoftBank Group Corp jumping 3 | Positive | TOKYO Nov 26 Japanese shares edged higher on Thursday as tech shares tracked overnight gains on the Nasdaq although worries over latest coronavirus restrictions at home hindering economic recovery capped gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-inch-higher-on-tech-gains-virus-fears-weigh-idUSL1N2IC040 | 2020-11-26 |
| DUBLIN Ryanair hopes to place additional orders for Boeings freshly approved 737 MAX in talks that are set to conclude late this year or in early 2021 Group Chief Executive Michael OLeary said in an interview on Tuesday | Positive | DUBLIN Ryanair hopes to place additional orders for Boeings freshly approved 737 MAX in talks that are set to conclude late this year or in early 2021 Group Chief Executive Michael OLeary said in an interview on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-ryanair/ryanair-wants-to-be-at-the-front-of-the-queue-for-a-new-737-max-order-ceo-idUSKBN2841CK | 2020-11-25 |
| Nantong Gaokai was previously a unit under stateowned Jiangsu Gaokai Investment Development Group | Neutral | Swedish truck maker Scania a unit under Volkswagen AGs commercial vehicle arm Traton SE has bought a truck company in China to start making vehicles for the first time in the worlds biggest auto market it told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-scania-china/swedens-scania-to-start-making-trucks-in-china-after-acquisition-idUSKBN2840AB | 2020-11-24 |
| The market is largely dominated by local automakers including FAW Jiefang Group Co Ltd Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd and Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd which offer more pricecompetitive vehicles | Positive | Swedish truck maker Scania a unit under Volkswagen AGs commercial vehicle arm Traton SE has bought a truck company in China to start making vehicles for the first time in the worlds biggest auto market it told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-scania-china/swedens-scania-to-start-making-trucks-in-china-after-acquisition-idUSKBN2840AB | 2020-11-24 |
| The worlds largest asset manager BlackRock Inc said on Monday it will buy Aperio Group LLC an investment management services provider from private equity firm Golden Gate Capital and Aperio employees for | Positive | The worlds largest asset manager BlackRock Inc said on Monday it will buy Aperio Group LLC an investment management services provider from private equity firm Golden Gate Capital and Aperio employees for | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-aperio-m-a-blackrock/blackrock-to-buy-aperio-for-1-05-billion-from-golden-gate-capital-employees-idUSKBN28332T | 2020-11-24 |
| WUZHEN China Chinas move to draft rules aimed at preventing monopolistic behaviour by internet platforms is timely and Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang said on Monday | Positive | WUZHEN China Chinas move to draft rules aimed at preventing monopolistic behaviour by internet platforms is timely and Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-cyber/alibaba-ceo-says-chinas-draft-anti-monopoly-rules-timely-and-necessary-idUSKBN28306O | 2020-11-23 |
| Transphobic attacks are rarely properly investigated said Nattan Guliashvili of the group Womens Initiatives Supporting Group which organised the audio tour | Negative | Transphobic attacks are rarely properly investigated said Nattan Guliashvili of the group Womens Initiatives Supporting Group which organised the audio tour | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-georgia-lgbt-transgender-trfn/tbilisi-audio-tour-puts-georgian-trans-people-on-the-map-idUSKBN2820SN | 2020-11-23 |
| DAKAR Al Qaedas North Africa branch has appointed a new leader and confirmed the death of its former leader Abdelmalek Droukdel who was killed by the French army in June SITE Intelligence Group said on Saturday | Negative | DAKAR Al Qaedas North Africa branch has appointed a new leader and confirmed the death of its former leader Abdelmalek Droukdel who was killed by the French army in June SITE Intelligence Group said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-africa-security/al-qaeda-in-north-africa-names-new-leader-to-succeed-droukdel-idUSKBN28200I | 2020-11-22 |
| A final joint statement will be released by leaders from the United States China and other Group of 20 nations after they meet by video conference on Saturday | Positive | G20 nations are determined to continue doing everything possible to contain the COVID19 pandemic warning in a draft communique that the global economic recovery remains uneven highly uncertain and subject to elevated downside | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-g20-saudi-communique/g20-determined-to-use-all-tools-to-contain-pandemic-save-jobs-incomes-idUSKBN2802DX | 2020-11-21 |
| Chinas interbank bond market regulator said on Thursday it would launch probes into three banks for their role in underwriting bonds issued by Yongcheng Coal Electricity Holding Group which defaulted on a 1 billion yuan bond last week | Negative | Connect daily quota used daily quota used 5 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-close/china-stocks-end-higher-on-materials-machinery-boost-post-weekly-gain-idUSAZN00LUXQ | 2020-11-20 |
| The stocks that gained the most among the top 30 core Topix names were SoftBank Group Corp up 2 | Positive | TOKYO Nov 20 Japanese stocks fell for a third consecutive session on Friday as a rise in new domestic coronavirus infections to record highs fuelled concerns that officials will place new restrictions on business activity | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-shares-fall-as-third-wave-of-covid-19-outbreak-hurts-sentiment-idUSL4N2I612R | 2020-11-20 |
| We want the Minsk Group to play its role in defining the surveillance the a French presidential official told reporters | Negative | PARIS France wants international supervision to implement a ceasefire in the NagornoKarabakh conflict amid concerns in Paris that Russia and Turkey could strike a deal to cut out Western powers from future peace talks the presidency said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-france/fearing-turkish-role-france-wants-international-supervision-in-nagorno-karabakh-idUSKBN27Z3B0 | 2020-11-20 |
| BEIJING A Chinese court has accepted an application from a creditor of Huachen Automotive Group Holding Co Ltd seeking the restructuring of the parent of BMW AGs BMWG.DE joint venture partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd 1114 | Positive | BEIJING A Chinese court has accepted an application from a creditor of Huachen Automotive Group Holding Co Ltd seeking the restructuring of the parent of BMW AGs BMWG.DE joint venture partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd 1114 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-huachen/china-court-accepts-application-to-restructure-parent-of-bmws-local-partner-idUSKBN2800Q3 | 2020-11-20 |
| COSCO Shipping Holdings Co was the biggest boost to the industrial subindex rising to its daily limit while Zijin Mining Group Co added 7 | Positive | Connect daily quota used daily quota used 5 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-close/china-stocks-end-higher-on-materials-machinery-boost-post-weekly-gain-idUSAZN00LUXQ | 2020-11-20 |
| BEIJING Nearly one million people have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group through the countrys emergency use programme the firm said late on Wednesday | Positive | BEIJING Nearly one million people have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group through the countrys emergency use programme the firm said late on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-sinopharm/china-sinopharms-coronavirus-vaccine-taken-by-about-a-million-people-in-emergency-use-idUSKBN27Z0PY | 2020-11-19 |
| WASHINGTON Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has made no plans to host a summit of the Group of Seven advanced economies after cancelling a June gathering because of the COVID19 pandemic three diplomatic sources said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has made no plans to host a summit of the Group of Seven advanced economies after cancelling a June gathering because of the COVID19 pandemic three diplomatic sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-g7-summit-usa/trump-has-made-no-plans-to-host-g7-summit-diplomatic-sources-idUSKBN27Y337 | 2020-11-19 |
| KKR will acquire its stake in New Zealandbased Argenta from Tomlinson Group which will become a significant minority shareholder a statement said | Positive | KKR Co Inc said on Wednesday it will buy a majority stake in animal health firm Argenta Limited as the pet and animal care industry continues to draw private sector interest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-kkr-investment/kkr-to-acquire-animal-health-firm-argenta-for-about-100-million-idUSKBN27Y1JE | 2020-11-19 |
| The company is a unit of Henan Energy and Chemical Industry Group Company Limited and is ultimately controlled by the Henan provincial StateOwned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission | Negative | SHANGHAI Chinese banks and fund managers dumped their holdings of riskier bonds last week after a series of credit shocks involving stateowned enterprises jolted Chinas corporate bond market | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bonds-defaults-factbox/factbox-china-state-enterprises-facing-debt-problems-idUSKBN27W0UI | 2020-11-17 |
| Some of Airbnbs other investors include Hollywood actor Ashton buyout firms General Atlantic TPG Hillhouse and investment management firms Vanguard Group and Fidelity Investments | Positive | Airbnb Incs initial public offering registration showed on Monday that the home rental startup turned a profit in the third quarter despite the COVID19 pandemic as it gears up for one of the most anticipated stock market debuts in recent years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-airbnb-ipo/airbnb-ipo-filing-shows-third-quarter-earnings-beating-virus-with-cost-cuts-new-focus-idUSKBN27W2WN | 2020-11-17 |
| Instacart has picked Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N to lead its initial public offering which could come early next year and value the U.S. grocery delivery app at around billion people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | Positive | Instacart has picked Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N to lead its initial public offering which could come early next year and value the U.S. grocery delivery app at around billion people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-instacart-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-instacart-taps-goldman-sachs-to-lead-ipo-at-30-billion-valuation-sources-idUSKBN27S3AG | 2020-11-15 |
| BEIJING Chinas internet watchdog has drafted rules for the first time to regulate the countrys livestreaming marketing industry stepping up scrutiny on ecommerce marketplaces belonging to the likes of tech giant Alibaba Group and JD.Com | Negative | BEIJING Chinas internet watchdog has drafted rules for the first time to regulate the countrys livestreaming marketing industry stepping up scrutiny on ecommerce marketplaces belonging to the likes of tech giant Alibaba Group and JD.Com | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-internet-regulation/china-drafts-rules-to-govern-its-booming-livestreaming-sales-industry-idUSKBN27T1B0 | 2020-11-14 |
| The telecom firm said it was reviewing the consequences of the order on its controlling shareholder China United Network Communications Group | Negative | China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-securities-china-unicom-hk/china-unicom-says-trump-order-to-ban-u-s-investments-in-chinese-firms-may-hit-share-price-idUSKBN27T19T | 2020-11-14 |
| Chinas President Xi Jinping personally decided to pull the plug on Ant Groups initial public offering the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday citing Chinese officials with the knowledge of the matter | Positive | Chinas President Xi Jinping personally decided to pull the plug on Ant Groups initial public offering the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday citing Chinese officials with the knowledge of the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-antgroup-ipo/chinese-president-xi-jinping-decided-to-halt-ants-ipo-wsj-idUSKBN27S31I | 2020-11-13 |
| Munichbased Lilium said on Wednesday its first U.S. Vertiport would be at Lake Nona a futuristic smart city being built near Orlando International Airport by the Tavistock Development Group | Positive | BERLIN Flying taxi startup Lilium will set up its first U.S. hub near Orlando putting more than 20 million Floridians within range of the winged electric aircraft that can take off vertically and cover 300 km in a single onehour hop | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-aviation-taxis-lilium/air-taxi-startup-liliums-first-u-s-hub-to-be-in-florida-idUSKBN27R25O | 2020-11-12 |
| We wouldnt be paying Eddie Wilson Chief Executive of Ryanair DAC the largest of the Ryanair Groups four airlines told a virtual CAPA aviation summit when asked about the tariffs | Negative | We wouldnt be paying Eddie Wilson Chief Executive of Ryanair DAC the largest of the Ryanair Groups four airlines told a virtual CAPA aviation summit when asked about the tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ryanair-boeing/ryanair-would-not-expect-to-pay-boeing-tariffs-idUSKBN27R1CA | 2020-11-12 |
| October 14 2020 Reuters reveals that Huawei is in talks with Digital China Group and other suitors to sell parts of its Honor smartphone unit | Positive | SHENZHEN China Huawei Technologies plans to sell its budgetbrand Honor smartphone unit in a 100 billion yuan | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-huawei-m-a-digital-china-events-timel/timeline-huawei-feeling-the-heat-as-it-eyes-honor-sale-idUSKBN27Q1GO | 2020-11-11 |
| Businesses used to write a cheque to make a problem go said Mwangi executive director of the Dalberg Group and a partner with Dalberg Advisors | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic has driven many firms to do just that he said describing the health crisis as an opportunity for companies to reassess their priorities | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-economies-conference-kenya-interview/how-covid-proofing-the-slums-upended-kenyas-business-culture-idUSKBN27R0FI | 2020-11-11 |
| SHANGHAI Ray Dalio founder of Bridgewater Associates expressed support on Wednesday for Chinas abrupt decision to suspend Ant Groups record billion listing citing the need to curb risks from financial innovation | Negative | SHANGHAI Ray Dalio founder of Bridgewater Associates expressed support on Wednesday for Chinas abrupt decision to suspend Ant Groups record billion listing citing the need to curb risks from financial innovation | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bridegwater-invest/bridgewaters-dalio-supports-ant-ipo-suspension-bullish-on-china-idUSKBN27R0IR | 2020-11-11 |
| This move may create renewed interest due to the lack of clarity on the specific reasons that the Ant Group IPO was delayed | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese companies stock market listings in the United States reached a sixyear high in 2020 and advisors expect the trend to accelerate in the year ahead in expectation of a stable regulatory U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china-deals/u-s-to-see-more-chinese-listings-as-biden-will-make-art-of-deal-easier-advisors-say-idUSKBN27Q0P1 | 2020-11-10 |
| May Board confirms that it has received two separate conditional proposals from IAG Group in relation to an acquisition of of its share capital | Positive | Following are key dates in the companys 27year history | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-norwegian-air-government-history-time/timeline-norwegian-airs-rise-and-battle-for-survival-idUSKBN27P0U3 | 2020-11-10 |
| I had the true pleasure of seeing history made before my very said Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem Chairman of Virgin Hyperloop and Group Chairman and Chief Executive of DP World | Positive | SEATTLE Richard Bransons Virgin Hyperloop has completed the worlds first passenger ride on a super highspeed levitating pod system the company said on Sunday a key safety test for technology it hopes will transform human and cargo transportation | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-virgin-hyperloop-transportation/virgin-hyperloop-hosts-first-human-ride-on-new-transport-system-idUSKBN27P02X | 2020-11-09 |
| The presidents also expressed their desire to continue coordinated mediation efforts including through the OSCE Minsk Group set up in 1992 to mediate a peaceful resolution | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict in NagornoKarabakh in a telephone call with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron the Kremlin said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-russia-france/putin-macron-discuss-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-kremlin-says-idUSKBN27N0H5 | 2020-11-08 |
| The conflict could test the national militarys the International Crisis Group think tank said in a statement | Negative | ADDIS ABABA Ethiopias air force bombed arms depots and destroyed military hardware in the northern Tigray region on Friday the prime minister said escalating a war he launched this week against his former ruling coalition allies | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopias-abiy-vows-to-disarm-fugitives-from-justice-in-tigray-campaign-idUSKBN27M1KL | 2020-11-07 |
| The economic malaise and uncertainty have hit corporations in the country and led to others pulling back including LATAM Airlines Group and department store owner Falabella | Negative | BUENOS AIRES Walmart Inc the worlds largest retailer said on Friday it was selling its retail operations in Argentina to South American supermarket chain owner Grupo de pulling back as the country grapples with an economic crisis | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-walmart-divestiture-argentina/walmart-to-sell-operations-in-recession-hit-argentina-taking-1-billion-hit-idUSKBN27M20T | 2020-11-07 |
| BEIJING The decision to suspend Ant Groups planned initial public offering in China was based on a comprehensive consideration about safeguarding the interests of financial consumers and investors a senior central bank official said on Friday | Positive | BEIJING The decision to suspend Ant Groups planned initial public offering in China was based on a comprehensive consideration about safeguarding the interests of financial consumers and investors a senior central bank official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-ant-group-ipo-suspension-pboc/chinas-central-bank-says-ants-ipo-suspension-is-to-safeguard-consumer-investor-interests-idUSKBN27M0Q3 | 2020-11-06 |
| We still anticipate that there will be a fiscal package in excess of trillion next said James Knightley chief international economist at ING Group in New York | Neutral | YORK Global stocks eyed an alltime peak while the dollar and U.S. bond yields stayed sluggish on Friday on hopes that a divided U.S. legislature would hinder large government borrowing which could pave the way for even more central bank stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/world-stocks-eye-record-levels-as-washington-gridlock-curbs-policy-risks-idUSKBN27M007 | 2020-11-06 |
| We still anticipate that there will be a fiscal package in excess of trillion next said James Knightley chief international economist at ING Group | Neutral | YORK Nov 6 A gauge of Asian shares rallied to a near threeyear peak while the dollar stayed sluggish and U.S. bond yields slipped on Friday in anticipation that a divided U.S. legislature would limit major policy changes and keep the status quo on economic policies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-at-near-3-year-peak-dollar-u-s-yield-head-south-idUSL1N2HS06J | 2020-11-06 |
| WASHINGTON The Moroccan government the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on Thursday said they will postpone plans to hold the World Bank GroupIMF Annual Meetings in Marrakesh in October 2021 until 2022 due to the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The Moroccan government the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on Thursday said they will postpone plans to hold the World Bank GroupIMF Annual Meetings in Marrakesh in October 2021 until 2022 due to the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-imf-world-bank-morocco/imf-world-bank-postpone-planned-2021-meeting-in-morocco-by-one-year-idUSKBN27L2B0 | 2020-11-06 |
| HONG KONG The eleventhhour halt to Ant Groups record billion listing has not only hurt the firm but also lead bank China International Capital Corporation which likely loses out on a hefty payday and a jump in global investment banking rankings | Negative | HONG KONG The eleventhhour halt to Ant Groups record billion listing has not only hurt the firm but also lead bank China International Capital Corporation which likely loses out on a hefty payday and a jump in global investment banking rankings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ant-group-ipo-suspension-cicc/big-fees-and-bragging-rights-lost-ant-bankers-hit-by-shock-ipo-suspension-idUSKBN27K17J | 2020-11-05 |
| Hong Kong shares also received a lift after regulators abruptly suspended what was set to be the worlds largest stock market debut of Ant Financial Group | Negative | Possible Biden win seen boosting China shares in near term | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-hang-seng-shares-gain-as-odds-of-biden-win-climb-idUSL8N2HR0HS | 2020-11-05 |
| Investors were left reeling by the suspension of Ant Groups billion stock market listing on Tuesday with many having spent weeks studying the deal and lobbying bankers for shares in what was set to be the worlds biggest initial public offering | Positive | Investors were left reeling by the suspension of Ant Groups billion stock market listing on Tuesday with many having spent weeks studying the deal and lobbying bankers for shares in what was set to be the worlds biggest initial public offering | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-ant-group-ipo-investors/abrupt-halt-of-ant-groups-mega-ipo-leaves-investors-guessing-idUSKBN27J2FO | 2020-11-04 |
| The ID.4 CROZZ model is being made by Volkswagens joint venture with FAW Group while the ID.4 X is produced by a separate venture with SAIC Motor | Positive | SHANGHAI Volkswagen AG | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-volkswagen-electric-china/volkswagen-takes-on-tesla-with-first-id-4-electric-models-in-china-idUSKBN27J1GL | 2020-11-04 |
| It means possibly quite a lot of said AXA Groups Chief Economist Gilles Moec in London | Neutral | SYDNEY Share markets were whipsawed while bonds and the dollar rose on Wednesday as results from the U.S. presidential election proved far closer than polls had predicted potentially leaving the outcome in doubt for days to come | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-sweat-out-knife-edge-u-s-election-safe-haven-bonds-get-bid-idUSKBN27K06O | 2020-11-04 |
| Such oldschool dynamics are going to push the global market into a period of oversupply this year and next according to the latest forecasts from the International Nickel Study Group | Negative | LONDON The London Metal Exchange nickel price last week touched a yeartodate high of per tonne | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-metals-nickel-electric-ahome-column/column-nickel-surplus-looms-as-electric-vehicle-buzz-fades-andy-home-idUSKBN27C291 | 2020-10-28 |
| South Koreas powerful Lee family faces a battle to maintain control of Samsung Group the countrys biggest conglomerate following the death of patriarch and group Chairman Lee Kunhee | Negative | South Koreas powerful Lee family faces a battle to maintain control of Samsung Group the countrys biggest conglomerate following the death of patriarch and group Chairman Lee Kunhee | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-samsung-lee-inheritance-factbox/how-samsungs-ownership-may-change-as-heirs-take-over-from-late-chairman-lee-idUSKBN27C0MZ | 2020-10-27 |
| Billionaire Mukesh Ambanis Reliance in August decided to buy retail wholesale and some other businesses of Future Group in a deal valued at | Positive | BENGALURU Future Retail said on Monday it was examining an order by an arbitration panel to put on hold its | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-india-reliance-amazon-com/indias-future-retail-says-examining-order-against-reliance-deal-idUSKBN27A0QK | 2020-10-27 |
| Reliance Retail intends to complete the transaction under the terms of the agreement with Future Group without any delay Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd said in a statement on Sunday | Positive | NEW A Singapore arbitration panel has put on hold Future Groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-india-reliance-amazon-com/amazon-wins-arbitration-order-against-futures-deal-with-reliance-idUSKBN27A0QK | 2020-10-26 |
| NEW A Singapore arbitration panel has put on hold Future Groups | Neutral | NEW A Singapore arbitration panel has put on hold Future Groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-india-reliance-amazon-com/amazon-wins-arbitration-order-against-futures-deal-with-reliance-idUSKBN27A0QK | 2020-10-26 |
| HONG Oct 24 Some large Chinese fund managers have submitted bids in the range of 6869 yuan per share for the Shanghai leg of the financial technology giant Ant Groups likely billion duallisting people with direct knowledge of the matter said | Positive | valuation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/ant-group-ipo-range/exclusive-leading-investors-in-ant-shanghai-ipo-submit-bids-in-68-69-yuan-share-range-say-sources-idUSL1N2HF0D8 | 2020-10-25 |
| SEOUL South Korean President Moon Jaein plans to send condolences flowers to the funeral of Samsung Group chief Lee Kunhee the presidential office said on Sunday | Negative | SEOUL South Korean President Moon Jaein plans to send condolences flowers to the funeral of Samsung Group chief Lee Kunhee the presidential office said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-samsung-electronics-chairman-moon/south-korea-president-moon-to-send-flowers-to-samsung-lees-funeral-idUSKBN27A074 | 2020-10-25 |
| HONG KONG Hong Kongs brokerages are readying billions of marginlending dollars to tap an expected surge in retail demand for Chinas fintec giant Ant Groups likely billion duallisting in Hong Kong and Shanghai in the next few weeks industry officials said | Positive | HONG KONG Hong Kongs brokerages are readying billions of marginlending dollars to tap an expected surge in retail demand for Chinas fintec giant Ant Groups likely billion duallisting in Hong Kong and Shanghai in the next few weeks industry officials said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-antgroup-ipo-margin-lending/hk-brokers-ready-war-chest-for-mom-and-pop-bidding-frenzy-in-ants-mega-ipo-idUSKBN2780H0 | 2020-10-23 |
| LONDON The refined copper market is on course to register a supplydemand shortfall this year according to the International Copper Study Group | Negative | LONDON The refined copper market is on course to register a supplydemand shortfall this year according to the International Copper Study Group | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-metals-copper-ahome-column/column-chinas-imports-are-soaking-up-the-worlds-excess-copper-andy-home-idUSKBN27628L | 2020-10-22 |
| Chinas securities regulator has approved financial tech firm Ant Groups Hong Kong leg of a planned duallisting worth about billion IFR reported on Monday citing unnamed people familiar with the matter | Positive | Chinas securities regulator has approved financial tech firm Ant Groups Hong Kong leg of a planned duallisting worth about billion IFR reported on Monday citing unnamed people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-ant-group-ipo-csrc/china-regulator-approves-ant-groups-hk-ipo-ifr-idUSKBN27402B | 2020-10-19 |
| Finding buyers right now at any price is rather difficult except lessors who are looking to find bargains at low said Teal Group aerospace analyst Richard Aboulafia | Negative | TOKYO Japans biggest airline ANA has turned to billions of dollars in loans and a government tourism campaign to weather the slump in air travel and could take advantage of accounting rules to avoid aircraft writedowns | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-ana-japan-analysis/analysis-japans-ana-charts-course-through-covid-with-loans-domestic-flights-and-accounting-rules-idUSKBN2711Z1 | 2020-10-17 |
| Citadel Securities which provides trading services to asset managers banks brokerdealers and hedge funds has sued the Securities and Exchange Commission over its decision to approve a new mechanism for trading stocks at upstart exchange operator IEX Group Inc | Neutral | Citadel Securities which provides trading services to asset managers banks brokerdealers and hedge funds has sued the Securities and Exchange Commission over its decision to approve a new mechanism for trading stocks at upstart exchange operator IEX Group Inc | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-citadel-securities-sec-iex-group-laws/citadel-securities-sues-sec-over-approval-of-new-stock-order-type-idUSKBN27201E | 2020-10-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has submitted a proposal for the Trump administration to add Chinas Ant Group to a trade blacklist according to two people familiar with the matter before the financial technology firm is slated to go public | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has submitted a proposal for the Trump administration to add Chinas Ant Group to a trade blacklist according to two people familiar with the matter before the financial technology firm is slated to go public | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-antfinancial-blacklist-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-to-consider-adding-chinas-ant-group-to-trade-blacklist-sources-idUSKBN26Z2UT | 2020-10-16 |
| The potential vaccine dubbed BBIBPCorV is being developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products a subsidiary of China National Biotec Group | Positive | BEIJING One of Chinas frontrunning coronavirus vaccine candidates was shown to be safe and triggered immune responses in a combined early and midstage test in humans researchers said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-cnbg/coronavirus-vaccine-candidate-from-chinas-cnbg-shows-promise-in-human-test-study-shows-idUSKBN27033P | 2020-10-16 |
| Keeping the corruption issue alive is politically beneficial for said Carlos Petersen an analyst at the Eurasia Group a consultancy | Negative | MEXICO CITY Three months after taking charge of a new office created by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to compensate Mexicans for years of public sector embezzlement its director quit complaining the organization was tainted by corruption | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-corruption/mexican-presidents-anti-corruption-drive-buffeted-by-scandals-idUSKBN26Z1J4 | 2020-10-15 |
| LONDON Green hydrogen lowcarbon aviation fuel and electric trucks are among 55 clean technologies that can help the European Union to reach its goal of climate neutrality by midcentury research by Capgemini Invent part of Capgemini Group showed on Wednesday | Positive | LONDON Green hydrogen lowcarbon aviation fuel and electric trucks are among 55 clean technologies that can help the European Union to reach its goal of climate neutrality by midcentury research by Capgemini Invent part of Capgemini Group showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-climatechange-technology/green-hydrogen-electric-trucks-ripe-for-investment-by-eu-recovery-fund-idUSKBN26Z0PR | 2020-10-15 |
| TOKYO Oct 13 Japan has no immediate plan to issue central bank digital currency Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday as financial leaders from the Group of Seven advanced economies shared a common view on digital payments | Negative | TOKYO Oct 13 Japan has no immediate plan to issue central bank digital currency Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday as financial leaders from the Group of Seven advanced economies shared a common view on digital payments | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/g7-stablecoin-japan-aso/kuroda-says-boj-has-no-immediate-plan-to-issue-digital-currency-idUSS8N29P0CZ | 2020-10-14 |
| The investment comes a week after Commerzbank disclosed that Capital Group has hiked its stake in Germanys secondlargest lender to 5 | Positive | U.S. investor Capital Group has bought more shares in Germanys largest lender Deutsche Bank | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-deutsche-bank-investor/capital-group-fund-discloses-deutsche-bank-stake-combined-holdings-less-than-5-idUSKBN26Y329 | 2020-10-14 |
| HONG Chinas securities regulator is probing a potential conflict of interest in fintech giant Ant Groups planned billion stock listing delaying approval for what could be the worlds largest IPO three people with direct knowledge of the matter said | Negative | HONG Chinas securities regulator is probing a potential conflict of interest in fintech giant Ant Groups planned billion stock listing delaying approval for what could be the worlds largest IPO three people with direct knowledge of the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-ant-group-ipo-regulation-exclusive/exclusive-chinese-regulatory-probe-delays-approval-for-ants-ipo-sources-say-idUSKBN26Y18S | 2020-10-14 |
| 47 to help manage the risks of thirdparty payment companies such as Ant Groups Alipay and Tencent Holdings Ltds | Positive | BEIJING Chinas central bank issued draft rules on Tuesday for setting up a fund of up to 1 billion yuan | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-cenbank-payment/chinas-central-bank-drafts-rules-for-fund-to-help-manage-risks-of-third-party-payment-firms-idUSKBN26Y18A | 2020-10-14 |
| CHICAGO A Wisconsin factory hailed by President Donald Trump as proof he was reviving U.S. manufacturing did not create enough jobs in 2019 to earn its owner Foxconn Technology Group tax credits the state said on Monday the second year it has missed its targets | Negative | CHICAGO A Wisconsin factory hailed by President Donald Trump as proof he was reviving U.S. manufacturing did not create enough jobs in 2019 to earn its owner Foxconn Technology Group tax credits the state said on Monday the second year it has missed its targets | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-foxconn-wisconsin/wisconsin-says-foxconn-short-of-2019-jobs-pledge-misses-out-on-tax-credits-idUSKBN26X2Q0 | 2020-10-13 |
| Washington Paris and Moscow have led mediation over NagornoKarabakh for almost three decades as cochairs of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europes Minsk Group | Positive | Azerbaijans president ruled out making any concessions to Armenia on Friday ahead of talks aimed at halting the deadliest fighting in the South Caucasus region for more than 25 years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/azeri-leader-rules-out-concessions-before-nagorno-karabakh-talks-idUSKBN26U0PZ | 2020-10-10 |
| Boston Red Sox owner John Henry is in talks with RedBall Acquisition Corp to take his famed sports holding company Fenway Sports Group LLC public a person familiar with the matter told Reuters late on Friday | Positive | Boston Red Sox owner John Henry is in talks with RedBall Acquisition Corp to take his famed sports holding company Fenway Sports Group LLC public a person familiar with the matter told Reuters late on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fenway-sports-m-a-spac/red-sox-owner-to-take-fenway-sports-public-through-merger-with-redball-source-idUSKBN26V00Y | 2020-10-10 |
| Oct 9 Boston Red Sox owner John Henry is in talks with RedBall Acquisition Corp to take his famed sports holding company Fenway Sports Group LLC public the Wall Street Journal reported | Positive | Oct 9 Boston Red Sox owner John Henry is in talks with RedBall Acquisition Corp to take his famed sports holding company Fenway Sports Group LLC public the Wall Street Journal reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/fenway-sports-ma-spac/red-sox-owner-to-take-fenway-sports-public-through-merger-with-redball-wsj-idUSL4N2H1008 | 2020-10-10 |
| He did not provide details on the talks but said the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europes Minsk Group would mediate | Positive | MOSCOW Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire starting on Saturday to exchange prisoners and bodies of those killed in the conflict between Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces over the NagornoKarabakh region Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-diplomacy/armenia-and-azerbaijan-agree-to-ceasefire-russias-lavrov-says-idUSKBN26V005 | 2020-10-10 |
| Washington Paris and Moscow are cochairs of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europes Minsk Group that has led mediation over NagornoKarabakh since 1992 | Positive | Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians fought with artillery and heavy guns on Thursday as the United States France and Russia stepped up efforts to secure a ceasefire and avert a wider war in the South Caucasus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/azeris-and-ethnic-armenians-fight-as-russia-u-s-and-france-seek-ceasefire-idUSKBN26T16H | 2020-10-09 |
| Reuters was unable to reach representatives for Inclusive Conservation Group | Negative | Tehran and Moscow have repeatedly denied the allegations | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-cyber-disinformation-facebook-twitter/facebook-twitter-dismantle-global-array-of-disinformation-networks-idUSKBN26T2XO | 2020-10-09 |
| According to a Bloomberg News report the United States is considering restrictions on Alibababacked Ant Group as well | Negative | Hang Seng index slides 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/hongkong-markets-stocks/hk-stocks-slip-on-reports-of-potential-u-s-restrictions-on-tencent-idUSL4N2GY14W | 2020-10-08 |
| The United States is considering restrictions on Chinas Ant Group as well as Tencent Holdings Ltd | Negative | The United States is considering restrictions on Chinas Ant Group as well as Tencent Holdings Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ant-group-ipo/u-s-explores-restrictions-on-ant-group-tencent-payment-platforms-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN26S30K | 2020-10-08 |
| This years named storms so far have cost about billion in insured losses compared with billion in 2017 according to Andrew Siffert a vice president at reinsurance brokerage BMS Group | Negative | Tropical Storm Delta the 25th named Atlantic storm this year is moving toward the Gulf of Mexico and expected to take aim at the U.S. Gulf Coast this week as a major hurricane the National Hurricane Center said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-storm-delta/major-hurricane-brews-in-gulf-of-mexico-threatens-louisiana-florida-idUSKBN26R0MZ | 2020-10-06 |
| Romeo has raised million in venture funding from BorgWarner the Heritage Group and others according to investor website PitchBook | Positive | Romeo Systems Inc a battery maker for electric vehicles will go public through a merger with blank check company RMG Acquisition Corp in a | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-romeo-systems-m-a-rmg-acquisition/ev-battery-maker-romeo-systems-to-go-public-through-a-1-33-billion-spac-deal-idUSKBN26Q1PM | 2020-10-06 |
| after Bloomberg reported it was in advanced talks to sell its Morton Salt unit to Kissner Group for about billion | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/dealmaking-trumps-health-update-boost-european-stocks-idUSL4N2GW1D8 | 2020-10-06 |
| Converge joins a host of Southeast Asian companies planning listings including Thailand Siam Cement Group Packagings | Positive | Philippines Converge ICT Solutions Inc plans to raise as much as million in an initial public offering that would be the countrys largest ever sources said on Monday encouraged by a coronavirusspurred boom in demand for fibre broadband | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-converge-ipo/converge-ict-targets-philippines-biggest-ipo-amid-regional-market-revival-idUSKBN26Q092 | 2020-10-05 |
| Even with worries over Trumps condition the fiscal program has been the loudest noise in the said Arnim Holzer macro and correlation defense strategist at EAB Investment Group | Negative | Investors are gauging how a potential deterioration in President Donald Trumps health could impact asset prices in coming weeks as the U.S. leader remains hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-markets-anal/trumps-diagnosis-fuels-uncertainty-for-skittish-u-s-stock-market-idUSKBN26P069 | 2020-10-05 |
| 38 billion deal in August to acquire rival Future Groups retail business | Positive | details on earlier investments by global companies valuation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/reliance-investment-retail/update-1-indias-reliance-says-gic-tpg-to-invest-about-1-bln-in-retail-arm-idUSL4N2GT2OF | 2020-10-03 |
| Hontop is the Singaporebased trading arm of independent refiner China Wanda Holding Group Co Ltd | Negative | The decision was made this week the people said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-bp-oil-trading/bp-sacks-crude-oil-staff-amid-probe-into-china-dealings-idUSKBN26M4MO | 2020-10-01 |
| The impact of the coronavirus on travel may cost as many as 46 million jobs globally according to projections published on Wednesday by the Air Transport Action Group | Negative | American Airlines and United Airlines two of the largest U.S. carriers said they were beginning furloughs of over 32000 workers on Thursday as hopes faded for a lastminute bailout from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/top-u-s-airlines-starting-32000-furloughs-as-bailout-hopes-fade-idUSKBN26L0KV | 2020-10-01 |
| I see a pretty significant correction among highflying stocks if the Democrats said real estate investor Barry Sternlicht who runs Starwood Capital Group | Positive | NEW YORK Investors including Steven Schwarzman Mary Callahan Erdoes and Barry Sternlicht are bracing for more market volatility as the U.S presidential vote nears but see opportunities to make money in commercial real estate and financial companies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-investments/investors-at-cnbc-conference-anticipate-more-market-volatility-but-see-opportunities-idUSKBN26L3L6 | 2020-10-01 |
| The underperformers among the Topix 30 were Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc down 2 | Neutral | TOKYO Sept 30 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday tracking overnight declines on Wall Street as U.S. President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden traded barbs in a testy debate that made most investors reluctant to take on risky trades | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-edge-lower-as-cautious-traders-watch-trump-biden-debate-idUSL4N2GR06T | 2020-09-30 |
| Karma is a U.S. subsidiary of one of Chinas biggest auto parts manufacturers Wangxiang Group which created the firm after buying the assets of defunct startup Fisker Automotive | Positive | OAKLAND Calif AYRO Inc a maker of lowspeed electric vehicles used on college campuses and resorts on Tuesday said it will work with EV maker Karma Automotive LLC to produce over 20000 electric delivery vehicles through 2023 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-electric-ayro-karma/ev-makers-ayro-karma-team-up-to-manufacture-delivery-vehicles-idUSKBN26K24L | 2020-09-30 |
| The underperformers among the Topix 30 were Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc down 4 | Neutral | TOKYO Sept 30 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday tracking decline in U.S. stock futures after a combative debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden increased concerns about an indecisive election outcome | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japanese-shares-slump-after-tumultuous-trump-biden-debate-idUSL4N2GR1HL | 2020-09-30 |
| The stocks that gained the most among the top 30 core Topix names were venture fund SoftBank Group Corp up 2 | Positive | TOKYO Sept 29 Japanese shares fell on Tuesday for the first time in three sessions as telecom major NTTs bid to take complete ownership of its mobile unit NTT Docomo weighed on rival mobile network operators | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-fall-as-ntt-bid-for-wireless-unit-rattles-telcos-idUSL4N2GQ051 | 2020-09-29 |
| Bidens plan would boost a broad group of engineering and construction companies with AECOM Jacobs Engineering Group and MasTec among the biggest beneficiaries according to Citi analyst Andrew Kaplowitz | Positive | NEW YORK The Nov | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-election-analysis/biden-basket-vs-trump-trade-picking-a-presidential-stock-portfolio-idUSKBN26J0GZ | 2020-09-28 |
| SHANGHAI Chinese investors are pouring into newlylaunched mutual funds targeting Ant Groups upcoming initial public offering underscoring strong demand for technology shares at a time when Chinese tech firms are facing increasing U.S. scrutiny | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinese investors are pouring into newlylaunched mutual funds targeting Ant Groups upcoming initial public offering underscoring strong demand for technology shares at a time when Chinese tech firms are facing increasing U.S. scrutiny | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-funds-ant/chinese-investors-flock-to-newly-launched-funds-targeting-ant-ipo-idUSKBN26J0OM | 2020-09-28 |
| FRANKFURT German premium brand Audi is in talks with longterm partner FAW Group about creating a second joint venture to build electric cars on its PPE platform in China Germanys Automobilwoche reported on Saturday | Positive | FRANKFURT German premium brand Audi is in talks with longterm partner FAW Group about creating a second joint venture to build electric cars on its PPE platform in China Germanys Automobilwoche reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-audi-china-faw/audi-considering-electric-car-venture-with-chinas-faw-automobilwoche-idUSKBN26H0F6 | 2020-09-27 |
| Geoffroy van Raemdonck will continue to serve as chief Executive Officer of Neiman Marcus Group which had filed for bankruptcy protection in May | Negative | Neiman Marcus Holding Co said on Friday it has completed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection process emerging from one of the highestprofile retail collapses during the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-neiman-marcus-gp-bankruptcy/department-store-chain-neiman-marcus-emerges-from-bankruptcy-idUSKCN26G2RT | 2020-09-26 |
| TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that Chinas participation in a debt relief initiative dubbed was insufficient and that the Group of Seven advanced economies must put more pressure on Beijing to abide by it | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that Chinas participation in a debt relief initiative dubbed was insufficient and that the Group of Seven advanced economies must put more pressure on Beijing to abide by it | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-g7-aso/japan-finance-minister-urges-g7-to-pressure-china-to-abide-by-debt-relief-initiative-idUSKCN26G25W | 2020-09-26 |
| TOKYO Sept 25 Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that Chinas participation in a debt relief initiative dubbed was insufficient and that the Group of Seven advanced economies must put more pressure on Beijing to abide by it | Negative | TOKYO Sept 25 Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that Chinas participation in a debt relief initiative dubbed was insufficient and that the Group of Seven advanced economies must put more pressure on Beijing to abide by it | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-g7-aso/japan-finmin-urges-g7-to-pressure-china-to-abide-by-debt-relief-initiative-idUSS8N29P0CM | 2020-09-26 |
| The group said it was being funded by Luminate a philanthropy backed by The Omidyar Group but did not disclose a funding amount | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO Sept 25 Critics of Facebook Inc including the architects of an advertising boycott against the company on Friday launched a rival oversight board to review the companys content moderation practices | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/facebook-oversight/facebook-critics-launch-rival-oversight-board-idUSL5N2GL6BQ | 2020-09-26 |
| The deal to take it private would be led by statecontrolled Liaoning Provincial Transportation Investment Group which owns of the automaker the sources said | Positive | The deal to take it private would be led by statecontrolled Liaoning Provincial Transportation Investment Group which owns of the automaker the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-brilliance-china-take-private-exclusi/exclusive-chinese-state-investors-to-take-bmw-partner-brilliance-private-sources-idUSKCN26F0FA | 2020-09-24 |
| Brilliances parent Huachen Automotive Group said it had not obtained any relevant information about Liaoning Transportation Investment Group considering leading the deal | Positive | The deal to take it private would be led by statecontrolled Liaoning Provincial Transportation Investment Group which owns of the automaker the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-brilliance-china-take-private-exclusi/exclusive-chinese-state-investors-to-take-bmw-partner-brilliance-private-sources-idUSKCN26F0FA | 2020-09-24 |
| Based in northeastern Liaoning province Brilliance is owned by Huachen Group which is majorityowned by the provincial state asset regulator | Positive | The deal to take it private would be led by statecontrolled Liaoning Provincial Transportation Investment Group which owns of the automaker the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-brilliance-china-take-private-exclusi/exclusive-chinese-state-investors-to-take-bmw-partner-brilliance-private-sources-idUSKCN26F0FA | 2020-09-24 |
| The regulator supports the proposal and Liaoning Transportation Investment Group has talked to several banks about financing said three of the people | Positive | The deal to take it private would be led by statecontrolled Liaoning Provincial Transportation Investment Group which owns of the automaker the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-brilliance-china-take-private-exclusi/exclusive-chinese-state-investors-to-take-bmw-partner-brilliance-private-sources-idUSKCN26F0FA | 2020-09-24 |
| CNBG is a subsidiary of stateowned China National Pharmaceutical Group | Neutral | BEIJING China National Biotec Group said on Thursday it will donate 200000 doses of its candidate coronavirus vaccine to the central city of Wuhan where the virus first emerged late last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-cnbg/chinas-cnbg-to-donate-200000-coronavirus-vaccine-doses-to-medics-in-wuhan-idUSKCN26F0QX | 2020-09-24 |
| The industry unit is fullyowned by Chinas stateowned conglomerate Everbright Group and is responsible of financing and developing environmental protection and property projects for the group according to its website | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinas anticorruption body said on Wednesday that Zhu Huimin chairman of the China Everbright Industry Group is under investigation for suspected disciplinary violation | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-everbright-group/china-anti-graft-body-probes-chairman-of-state-owned-everbright-unit-idUSKCN26E0F1 | 2020-09-23 |
| The investigation was announced in a joint statement from the Central Commission Discipline Inspection office in northeast Chinas Heilongjiang province and its special team stationed in the Everbright Group | Negative | SHANGHAI Chinas anticorruption body said on Wednesday that Zhu Huimin chairman of the China Everbright Industry Group is under investigation for suspected disciplinary violation | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-everbright-group/china-anti-graft-body-probes-chairman-of-state-owned-everbright-unit-idUSKCN26E0F1 | 2020-09-23 |
| The sources also said the infrastructure group is expected to grant a short extension to exclusive talks with Partners Group for the sale of its tollroad payment business Telepass | Positive | Atlantia controlled by the Benetton family agreed in July to pull out of Autostrade in the wake of the 2018 bridge collapse in which 43 people died | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-atlantia-autostrade-demerger/atlantia-to-discuss-motorways-demerger-on-thursday-sources-idUSKCN26D2M0 | 2020-09-23 |
| Others targeted under different programs include senior Atomic Energy Organization of Iran officials as well as people associated with its liquid propellant ballistic missile organization Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Irans defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the U.S. assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now restored which key European allies as well as Russia and China reject | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran/u-s-imposes-iran-sanctions-says-u-n-penalties-resume-despite-skepticism-idUSKCN26C26E | 2020-09-22 |
| The announcement comes as privately run financial conglomerates such as Changsha Yongjin Group which controls Sinolink are under pressure to restructure with Beijing tightening supervision of financial holding firms | Negative | Guolian Securities Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-guolian-sec-sinolink-secs/chinas-guolian-securities-to-acquire-sinolink-securities-idUSKCN26B0C6 | 2020-09-21 |
| There is very little indication that the leadership is contemplating a break from its Tareq Baconi an analyst with the International Crisis Group told Reuters | Negative | JERUSALEM Israels rapprochement with Gulf Arab states has left the Palestinians feeling abandoned by traditional allies and clutching an old playbook in a rapidly changing Middle East analysts and critics say | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-gulf-usa-palestinians-analysis/as-arab-gulf-starts-opening-to-israel-palestinians-face-a-reckoning-idUSKBN2661LO | 2020-09-16 |
| The stocks that gained the most among the top 30 core Topix names were investment manager SoftBank Group Corp up 3 | Positive | TOKYO Sept 16 Japanese stocks edged up on Wednesday in choppy trade on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would reinforce its commitment to keeping rates low at a meeting later in the day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-edge-higher-markets-nervous-before-fed-meeting-idUSL4N2GD03I | 2020-09-16 |
| HONG KONG A fee bonanza on Chinas Nasdaqstyle STAR Market which is set to surge with Ant Groups megalisting is passing Western banks by due to their limited local presence and worries about a unique coinvestment rule for managing IPOs | Negative | HONG KONG A fee bonanza on Chinas Nasdaqstyle STAR Market which is set to surge with Ant Groups megalisting is passing Western banks by due to their limited local presence and worries about a unique coinvestment rule for managing IPOs | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-ant-group-ipo-star-market/fee-bonanza-on-chinas-star-market-ipos-passes-by-western-banks-idUSKBN2660OR | 2020-09-15 |
| Orcel who was head of UBS Groups investment banking business at the time resigned from the Swiss bank when he was offered the Santander job | Neutral | Orcel among Europes top investment bankers is claiming breach of contract by the euro zones thirdlargest bank by market value and suing for 112 million euros | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-santander-ceo-orcel/santander-job-row-with-orcel-set-for-court-showdown-with-botin-a-witness-idUSKBN2651LU | 2020-09-15 |
| SAN Nvidia Corps billion agreement to acquire Arm Ltd from SoftBank Group Corp | Positive | SAN Nvidia Corps billion agreement to acquire Arm Ltd from SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-arm-holdings-m-a-nvidia-industry-anal/nvidias-arm-deal-sparks-quick-backlash-in-chip-industry-idUSKBN2650GT | 2020-09-14 |
| FRANCISCO Nvidia Corp will buy UKbased chip designer Arm from Japans SoftBank Group Corp for as much as billion the companies said on Monday in a deal set to reshape the global semiconductor landscape | Positive | FRANCISCO Nvidia Corp will buy UKbased chip designer Arm from Japans SoftBank Group Corp for as much as billion the companies said on Monday in a deal set to reshape the global semiconductor landscape | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-nvidia-arm/nvidia-to-buy-chip-designer-arm-for-40-billion-as-softbank-exits-idUSKBN264110 | 2020-09-14 |
| Nvidia Corp is close to a deal to buy British chip designer Arm Holdings from SoftBank Group Corp for more than billion in a deal which would create a giant in the chip industry according to two people familiar with the matter | Positive | Nvidia Corp is close to a deal to buy British chip designer Arm Holdings from SoftBank Group Corp for more than billion in a deal which would create a giant in the chip industry according to two people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-arm-holdings-m-a-nvidia/nvidia-nears-deal-to-buy-chip-designer-arm-for-more-than-40-billion-sources-say-idUSKBN2630UE | 2020-09-13 |
| To date the Prada Groups sales in China have already largely exceeded the levels of 2019 showing doubledigit growth since the beginning of the Bertelli said in an emailed statement | Positive | MILAN Italian luxury goods group Pradas | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-prada-sales-china/prada-says-china-sales-to-date-well-above-2019-levels-idUSKBN2621GQ | 2020-09-12 |
| Reliance Retail which has nearly 12000 stores and sells everything from groceries to iPhones acquired rival Future Groups retail arm last month | Negative | The sources did not specifically name which companies Reliance had approached | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-reliance-investment-amazon-com/reliance-approaches-digital-unit-backers-to-invest-in-retail-arm-sources-idUSKBN2610V7 | 2020-09-11 |
| Latin music star and entrepreneur Daddy Yankee has joined forces with Universal Music Group a unit of French media conglomerate Vivendi SA to create music film and television projects starting with a new track release on Friday | Positive | Latin music star and entrepreneur Daddy Yankee has joined forces with Universal Music Group a unit of French media conglomerate Vivendi SA to create music film and television projects starting with a new track release on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-daddy-yankee/daddy-yankee-universal-music-in-global-music-film-tv-partnership-idUSKBN26138L | 2020-09-11 |
| Last month right after the diplomatic deal was announced APEX signed a deal with Israeli Tera Group to cooperate on COVID19 including a testing device | Positive | JERUSALEM Israels Sheba Medical Center and the United Arab Emiratess APEX National Investment said on Thursday they signed a preliminary agreement to jointly promote healthcare technologies in the UAE and the Gulf region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-israel-emirates/israeli-hospital-sheba-uaes-apex-to-develop-health-technologies-idUSKBN2610E1 | 2020-09-10 |
| NEW YORK As a techfueled selloff hits Wall Street investors are looking to options markets including the positioning of Japans SoftBank Group Corp to determine how much more volatility may be in store | Negative | NEW YORK As a techfueled selloff hits Wall Street investors are looking to options markets including the positioning of Japans SoftBank Group Corp to determine how much more volatility may be in store | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-stocks-volatility/u-s-options-investors-pull-back-on-tech-bets-but-softbanks-trade-looms-large-idUSKBN25Z2WM | 2020-09-09 |
| Bucking the uptrend were shares of SoftBank Group which slumped to a twomonth low after the company bought large amounts of call options on U.S. technology stocks | Negative | TOKYO Sept 8 Japanese stocks on Tuesday rose for the first time in three days as investors focused on COVID19 vaccine developments and held on to hopes that global economic growth will continue to recover from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-rise-on-recovery-hopes-softbank-extends-decline-idUSL4N2G502A | 2020-09-08 |
| In late August Reliance said it would acquire the retail and logistics businesses of Indias Future Group in a deal valued at | Positive | Silver Lake declined to comment on the report while Reliance could not immediately be reached outside of normal business hours | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-reliance-investment-silver-lake/silver-lake-in-talks-to-take-1-billion-stake-in-indias-reliance-retail-ft-idUSKBN25U2US | 2020-09-04 |
| It was the Nasdaqs thirdbiggest oneday fall from a record close according to data from Bespoke Investment Group | Negative | NEW YORK Wall Streets main indexes closed sharply lower on Thursday marking their deepest oneday declines since June as investors dumped the highflying technology sector while economic data highlighted concerns about a long and difficult recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/tech-tumble-jams-wall-street-into-reverse-sharpest-fall-since-june-idUSKBN25U1LQ | 2020-09-04 |
| NEW YORK Russia has stepped up its logistic support for private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya with some 338 military cargo flights from Syria in the nine months to July 31 to aid Wagner fighters backing easternbased Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar according to a U.N. report seen by Reuters on Wednesday | Negative | NEW YORK Russia has stepped up its logistic support for private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya with some 338 military cargo flights from Syria in the nine months to July 31 to aid Wagner fighters backing easternbased Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar according to a U.N. report seen by Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un/russia-steps-up-support-for-private-military-contractor-in-libya-u-n-report-idUSKBN25T37G | 2020-09-03 |
| The ongoing resumption of work and normalisation of market demand continued to promote the postepidemic economic said Wang Zhe Senior Economist at Caixin Insight Group | Positive | BEIJING The recovery in Chinas service sector activity extended into a fourth straight month in August an industry survey showed on Thursday with companies hiring more people for the first time since January | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-pmi/chinas-services-sector-sustains-recovery-as-hiring-picks-up-caixin-pmi-idUSKBN25U05V | 2020-09-03 |
| TOKYO Healthtech startup Biofourmis said on Thursday it has closed a million series C funding round led by SoftBank Group Corps Vision Fund 2 as the Japanese firm extends its bets on a sector growing through the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | TOKYO Healthtech startup Biofourmis said on Thursday it has closed a million series C funding round led by SoftBank Group Corps Vision Fund 2 as the Japanese firm extends its bets on a sector growing through the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-biofourmis/healthcare-startup-biofourmis-closes-100-million-softbank-vision-fund-2-led-round-idUSKBN25U0EU | 2020-09-03 |
| Data from the Brewers Association whose sources include member beer companies and data firm IRI Group covers beer bought in convenience stores grocers and retailers | Positive | CHICAGO U.S. shoppers have been paying more than last year for a range of consumer goods during the pandemic from eggs and deli meat to running shoes according to a Reuters analysis of the latest pricing and sales data | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-consumer-pricing-f/factbox-americans-on-lockdown-pay-more-for-groceries-clothes-and-appliances-idUSKBN25S4U1 | 2020-09-02 |
| To tap a growing online investment community Vanguard has formed a minorityowned China investment advisory joint venture with the countrys leading fintech company Ant Group | Positive | KONG As Vanguard Group doubles down on mainland Chinas | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-vanguard-china/vanguards-china-fund-market-strategy-under-a-cloud-after-asia-setbacks-idUSKBN25R14F | 2020-09-01 |
| Shares in several Indian banks which reportedly have exposure to the indebted Future Group also rose on Monday | Positive | Shares in oiltotelecoms conglomerate Reliance Indias most valuable company were up 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-future-retail-stocks/future-group-shares-jump-after-reliance-deal-for-retail-arm-idUSKBN25R0G5 | 2020-08-31 |
| BEIJING SA said on Friday it had agreed to sell its China water business to Tsingtao Brewery Group | Positive | BEIJING SA said on Friday it had agreed to sell its China water business to Tsingtao Brewery Group | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-nestle-china-tsingtao-brewery/nestle-says-will-sell-china-water-business-to-tsingtao-brewery-group-idUSKBN25O142 | 2020-08-29 |
| China is the second largest market for the Group | Positive | BEIJING SA said on Friday it had agreed to sell its China water business to Tsingtao Brewery Group | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-nestle-china-tsingtao-brewery/nestle-says-will-sell-china-water-business-to-tsingtao-brewery-group-idUSKBN25O142 | 2020-08-29 |
| Theres a big bounce on Main Street the economic data every day on Main Street is bouncing said Jim Paulsen chief investment strategist at Leuthold Group in Minneapolis | Neutral | NEW YORK Global equity markets rose to a new high on Friday as U.S. consumer spending in July suggested a strong economic rebound lies ahead while the Japanese yen surged on safehaven buying after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/stocks-rally-on-consumer-data-yen-surges-as-japans-abe-quits-idUSKBN25N39T | 2020-08-29 |
| The pipeline is owned by Kinder Morgan Exxon Mobil Altus Midstream and Blackstone Groups EagleClaw Midstream Ventures | Positive | A nearlycomplete | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-kinder-morgan-pipeline/u-s-court-rejects-bid-to-halt-kinder-morgan-gas-pipeline-idUSKBN25O2MU | 2020-08-29 |
| The Porgera joint venture is owned by Barrick and Chinas Zijin Mining Group each with 47 | Positive | TORONTO Barrick Gold and a Chinese partner on Friday said they would challenge Papua New Guineas apparent move to grant a 20year lease for the Porgera gold mine to a statebacked firm the latest escalation in their dispute with the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-barrick-gold-png-lease/barrick-chinese-firm-to-challenge-pngs-purported-grant-of-mine-lease-idUSKBN25O1W0 | 2020-08-29 |
| HONG KONG Alibaba is in talks with YTO Express Groups founders to raise its stake in the Chinese courier company with an aim to become the top shareholder two people told Reuters as it accelerates consolidation in the worlds largest express delivery market | Positive | HONG KONG Alibaba is in talks with YTO Express Groups founders to raise its stake in the Chinese courier company with an aim to become the top shareholder two people told Reuters as it accelerates consolidation in the worlds largest express delivery market | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-alibaba-m-a-yto-exclusive/exclusive-alibaba-in-talks-to-hike-stake-in-chinese-courier-yto-express-idUSKBN25N0VO | 2020-08-28 |
| Robbins had told clients in February he was shuttering his investment firm Blue Harbour Group to do something different | Neutral | NEW YORK Gary Cohn the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump has teamed up with investor Clifton S. Robbins to seek million in an initial public offering for a new blankcheck acquisition company filings showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-cohn-robbins-ipo/ex-trump-adviser-cohn-seeks-600-million-for-blank-check-company-ipo-idUSKBN25L2XC | 2020-08-27 |
| A lack of news or singlestock catalyst to drive markets kept the session quiet said Yousef Abbasi global market strategist at StoneX Group Inc in New York | Neutral | NEW YORK The euro rose on betterthanexpected German business morale data on Tuesday while global equity markets gained with the 500 and Nasdaq setting new closing highs after a phone call cooled a recent flareup in U.S.China trade tensions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/stocks-rise-as-u-s-china-phone-call-boosts-optimism-euro-gains-idUSKBN25L03N | 2020-08-26 |
| Two of the candidates are from China National Biotec Group a unit of stateowned pharmaceutical giant China National Pharmaceutical Group | Positive | China has several novel coronavirus vaccine candidates in the late stage of development | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-vaccines-fac/factbox-chinas-coronavirus-vaccine-development-efforts-idUSKBN25K0R6 | 2020-08-25 |
| Chip company Arm Holdings Ltd said on Monday it has put the brakes on the proposed transfer of two of its software businesses to its Japanbased parent SoftBank Group Corp | Negative | Chip company Arm Holdings Ltd said on Monday it has put the brakes on the proposed transfer of two of its software businesses to its Japanbased parent SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-arm/chip-designer-arm-to-pause-spin-off-of-its-software-units-to-softbank-idUSKBN25K2KP | 2020-08-25 |
| TOKYO Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Monday it would sell its Japanese consumer healthcare business to U.S. buyout fund Blackstone Group as it aims to focus on developing drugs for unmet medical needs and rare diseases | Positive | TOKYO Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Monday it would sell its Japanese consumer healthcare business to U.S. buyout fund Blackstone Group as it aims to focus on developing drugs for unmet medical needs and rare diseases | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-takeda-pharma-m-a-blackstone-group/takeda-to-sell-japan-consumer-health-unit-valued-at-2-3-billion-to-blackstone-idUSKBN25K0P3 | 2020-08-25 |
| Deutsche Bank Securities is the financial adviser to Gores while GCA Advisors LLC and Jefferies Group LLC are advising Luminar | Neutral | The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-luminar-m-a-ipo/automotive-sensor-maker-luminar-to-go-public-via-special-purpose-company-with-2-9-billion-valuation-idUSKBN25K1BD | 2020-08-25 |
| An analyst who declined to be identified said the deal could give Baowu more influence over stainless steel pricing in China which is dominated by Tsingshan Holding Group | Positive | BEIJING China Baowu Steel Group the countrys top steelmaker by output has agreed to take a controlling stake in Taiyuan Iron Steel Co Ltd in the latest consolidation of the countrys mammoth steel sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-china-steel-baowu/china-baowu-steel-to-take-control-of-stainless-steelmaker-tisco-idUSKBN25H0JM | 2020-08-22 |
| Hydra X said it had entered into a joint venture with a related of BN Group to build technology solutions unrelated to financial technology | Positive | SINGAPORE The Singaporeregistered company that says it is close to buying English soccer club Newcastle United admits it doctored photos of former U.S. President Barack Obama in marketing materials used to publicize the newly formed group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-soccer-england-new-mergers-exclusive/exclusive-photoshopping-obama-the-company-that-wants-to-buy-newcastle-united-idUSKBN25H2CG | 2020-08-22 |
| BOSTON Distressed investment firm Marble Ridge Capital LP plans to wind down its funds after a government report called into question the actions of its managing partner Dan Kamensky during the Neiman Marcus Group bankruptcy the firm said on Thursday | Negative | BOSTON Distressed investment firm Marble Ridge Capital LP plans to wind down its funds after a government report called into question the actions of its managing partner Dan Kamensky during the Neiman Marcus Group bankruptcy the firm said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-hedgefunds-marble-ridge/marble-ridge-to-liquidate-funds-after-neiman-marcus-scandal-letter-idUSKBN25H08M | 2020-08-22 |
| Obamas office and the Obama Foundation did not respond to requests for comment about the photos or the BN Group | Neutral | SINGAPORE The Singaporeregistered company that says it is close to buying English soccer club Newcastle United admits it doctored photos of former U.S. President Barack Obama in marketing materials used to publicize the newly formed group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-soccer-england-new-mergers-exclusive/exclusive-photoshopping-obama-the-company-that-wants-to-buy-newcastle-united-idUSKBN25H2CG | 2020-08-22 |
| Newcastle United declined to comment on the bid or BN Group | Neutral | SINGAPORE The Singaporeregistered company that says it is close to buying English soccer club Newcastle United admits it doctored photos of former U.S. President Barack Obama in marketing materials used to publicize the newly formed group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-soccer-england-new-mergers-exclusive/exclusive-photoshopping-obama-the-company-that-wants-to-buy-newcastle-united-idUSKBN25H2CG | 2020-08-22 |
| Singaporebased Hydra X is one of the entities BN Group has said in marketing materials sent to Reuters on Monday is part of its global conglomerate of 23000 employees | Neutral | SINGAPORE The Singaporeregistered company that says it is close to buying English soccer club Newcastle United admits it doctored photos of former U.S. President Barack Obama in marketing materials used to publicize the newly formed group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-soccer-england-new-mergers-exclusive/exclusive-photoshopping-obama-the-company-that-wants-to-buy-newcastle-united-idUSKBN25H2CG | 2020-08-22 |
| BEIJING Authorities in Peru and Morocco have approved Phase 3 clinical trials for a potential COVID19 vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group the company said late on Thursday on Chinese social media platform WeChat | Positive | BEIJING Authorities in Peru and Morocco have approved Phase 3 clinical trials for a potential COVID19 vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group the company said late on Thursday on Chinese social media platform WeChat | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-sinopharm/peru-morocco-to-test-china-sinopharms-covid-19-vaccine-in-phase-3-trial-idUSKCN25G0G9 | 2020-08-21 |
| Reuters reported in October that Airbnb was close to hiring Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc as joint lead advisers on its planned stock market flotation | Positive | Shortterm home rental company Airbnb Inc on Wednesday confidentially filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission marking what is expected to be one of the marquee public market debuts of the year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-airbnb-ipo/airbnb-confidentially-files-for-u-s-ipo-idUSKCN25F2MJ | 2020-08-20 |
| We received a notice this morning from local emergency management bureau to stop production said a spokesman at Tongwei Group | Negative | BEIJING Tongwei Group a Chinese feedstock and solar raw material supplier is forced to shut down a quarter of its polycrystalline silicon or polysilicon capacity due to an unusually severe flood in southeastern China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-solar-floods/china-flood-forces-tongwei-to-cut-polysilicon-capacity-by-a-quarter-idUSKCN25E0T1 | 2020-08-19 |
| The regulatory fallout of the mistake is likely to be drawn out long time banking analyst Dick Bove from Odeon Capital Group said in a research note | Negative | In a large blunder Citigroup last week erroneously repaid a nearly million loan made to Revlon a day after lenders sued the cosmetic company over its restructuring tactics | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-citigroup-revlon-lawsuit/citigroup-wins-freeze-on-funds-mistakenly-sent-to-revlon-creditors-idUSKCN25E2GO | 2020-08-19 |
| BEIJING A potential coronavirus vaccine being developed by a unit of China National Pharmaceutical Group could cost no more than 1000 yuan | Positive | BEIJING A potential coronavirus vaccine being developed by a unit of China National Pharmaceutical Group could cost no more than 1000 yuan | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-sinopharm/china-sinopharm-chief-rules-out-high-price-for-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKCN25E0F4 | 2020-08-18 |
| The export data doesnt support any facts that were dumping said David Harris managing director of South Australian Wine Group which was named in the investigation | Negative | China said on Tuesday it has begun an antidumping probe into imports of Australian wine in a move that will likely worsen tensions between the two countries and knocked a fifth off the market value of Australias biggest winemaker | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-australia-wine/china-launches-anti-dumping-probe-into-australian-wine-imports-idUSKCN25E04I | 2020-08-18 |
| The underperformers among the top 30 core Topix names were telecom and venture capitalist SoftBank Group Corp down 2 | Positive | TOKYO Aug 17 Japanese stocks fell on Monday by the most in two weeks after data showed the countrys economy shrank at a record pace in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic crimped consumer spending | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-fall-as-economy-shrinks-at-record-rate-on-pandemic-woes-idUSL4N2FJ0J1 | 2020-08-17 |
| If that trend continues its very supportive of prices and should drive prices said Phil Flynn senior analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices edged lower on Friday on worries that demand would recover more slowly than expected from COVID19 pandemic lockdowns while rising supply also overshadowed optimism over falling crude and fuel inventories | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-down-on-demand-worries-growing-supply-idUSKCN25A04M | 2020-08-15 |
| A Chinese national was killed during an attack on a mining camp run by Zijin Mining Group Co in the early hours of Tuesday in southern Democratic Republic of Congo a report on the companys website said | Negative | A Chinese national was killed during an attack on a mining camp run by Zijin Mining Group Co in the early hours of Tuesday in southern Democratic Republic of Congo a report on the companys website said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-violence/chinese-national-killed-at-zijin-mining-camp-in-congo-company-says-idUSKCN2582K2 | 2020-08-13 |
| Brooks Brothers restructuring counsel was Weil Gotshal Manges LLP while PJ Solomon LP served as its investment banker and Ankura Consulting Group was the financial adviser | Positive | U.S. apparel retailer Brooks Brothers said late Tuesday it is likely to be acquired by Authentic Brands Group LLC and SPARC Group LLC after they increased their offer to million | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-brooks-brothers-bankruptcy-sparc/authentic-brands-and-sparc-set-to-clinch-brooks-brothers-idUSKCN258053 | 2020-08-12 |
| U.S. apparel retailer Brooks Brothers said late Tuesday it is likely to be acquired by Authentic Brands Group LLC and SPARC Group LLC after they increased their offer to million | Positive | U.S. apparel retailer Brooks Brothers said late Tuesday it is likely to be acquired by Authentic Brands Group LLC and SPARC Group LLC after they increased their offer to million | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-brooks-brothers-bankruptcy-sparc/authentic-brands-and-sparc-set-to-clinch-brooks-brothers-idUSKCN258053 | 2020-08-12 |
| Several other emerging markets in Asia and the Middle East have followed a similar strategy consultancy Oxford Business Group highlighted in a report on Tuesday | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexico aims to conduct latestage clinical trials for COVID19 vaccines in development by U.S. and Chinese companies two of which might base some of their vaccine production in the country the foreign ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-vaccine/mexico-to-trial-china-u-s-covid-19-vaccines-may-produce-some-idUSKCN2571TU | 2020-08-12 |
| Tencents move came after its main rival Ant Group established a joint venture with U.S. asset management firm the Vanguard Group to offer a similar fund advisory service in China | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinese tech giant Tencent Holding | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tencent-china-funds/chinas-tencent-starts-fund-advisory-services-to-tap-asset-management-idUSKCN2580MH | 2020-08-12 |
| Reuters had reported in October that Airbnb was close to hiring Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc as joint lead advisers on its planned stock market flotation | Positive | Shortterm home rental company Airbnb Inc is close to confidentially filing paperwork for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission later in August the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-airbnb-ipo/airbnb-to-confidentially-file-for-ipo-in-august-wsj-idUSKCN2572BZ | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is interested in hosting a Group of Seven summit in a calmer after the November presidential election and that he has not decided whether to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is interested in hosting a Group of Seven summit in a calmer after the November presidential election and that he has not decided whether to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-g7/trump-says-he-is-inclined-to-host-g7-meeting-after-the-november-3-election-idUSKCN2562Q5 | 2020-08-11 |
| The unit ANGI Homeservices has emerged as IACs largest segment after the digital media company spun off its entire stake in its online dating business Match Group Inc | Neutral | said on Monday sales growth in its homeservices unit slowed last month after jumping in May and June and warned of extended volatility in monthly results due to the COVID19 pandemic sending its shares down aftermarket | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-iac-interactive-results/iac-points-to-slowing-growth-in-homeservices-shares-fall-idUSKCN2562J0 | 2020-08-11 |
| TOKYO Japans top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday it was extremely important to maintain the framework of Group of Seven meetings | Positive | TOKYO Japans top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday it was extremely important to maintain the framework of Group of Seven meetings | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-g7/japan-top-government-spokesman-says-important-to-maintain-g7-framework-idUSKCN25708J | 2020-08-11 |
| The underperformers among the Topix 30 were mobile operator and venture capitalist SoftBank Group Corp down 2 | Neutral | TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday gained the most in a week on hopes of additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the impact of the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japan-stocks-rise-most-in-a-week-as-u-s-stimulus-bets-gather-steam-idUSL4N2FD1AP | 2020-08-11 |
| The underperformers among the Topix 30 were mobile operator and venture capitalist SoftBank Group Corp down 1 | Neutral | TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday rose by the most in a week on hopes for additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-rise-as-investors-bet-on-fresh-u-s-economic-stimulus-idUSL4N2FD0GK | 2020-08-11 |
| Trump was a narrow favorite in April so the position has flipped since Matthew Shaddick head of politics betting at Ladbrokes Coral Group told the Reuters Global Markets Forum | Positive | Betting markets favor Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in Novembers U.S. election though the odds between them have narrowed during the last week two betting market aggregators said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-gambling-gmf/betting-markets-favor-biden-over-trump-but-odds-narrow-in-u-s-race-idUSKCN2531XA | 2020-08-10 |
| A consortium of Warburg Pincus and Neuberger Berman had also tabled an offer to buy into Telepass but one of the sources said Partners Group had made the highest bid | Positive | In a statement confirming what sources earlier told Reuters the Benettonbacked infrastructure group said the exclusivity period with Partners Group would last until Sept | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-telepass-m-a-atlantia/atlantia-picks-partners-group-for-talks-on-telepass-sale-idUSKCN2532CU | 2020-08-10 |
| However surpluses are still expected this year with CRU Groups George Heppel putting the number at 6000 tonnes while BMI forecasts an oversupply of around 5000 tonnes | Negative | LONDON Transport delays from South Africa against a backdrop of increasingly robust Chinese demand have fuelled a price rally for cobalt hydroxide used to make chemicals for electric vehicle batteries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-cobalt-prices-graphic/african-supply-bottlenecks-fuel-cobalt-price-surge-idUSKCN2511XO | 2020-08-06 |
| The deal was the largest Hong Kong followon share sale since CSPC Pharmaceutical Groups | Positive | HONG KONG Alibaba Health Information Technology has raised nearly | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-alibabahealth-raising/alibaba-health-raises-1-3-billion-in-hong-kongs-biggest-secondary-share-sale-in-five-years-idUSKCN25104Z | 2020-08-05 |
| We had an upward move from financials yesterday which failed to follow through said Alex Wong director at Ample Finance Group noting that the sectors outlook remained poor | Negative | Caixin services PMI down mom but recovery continues | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-stocks-rise-as-economic-rebound-hopes-stay-intact-idUSL4N2F711K | 2020-08-05 |
| The underperformers among the top 30 core Topix names were SoftBank Group Corp down 3 | Positive | TOKYO Aug 5 Japanese shares retreated from a oneweek high on Wednesday as downbeat earnings reports underscored the economic blow from the COVID19 pandemic and a firmer yen weighed on exporters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-fall-from-one-week-high-on-concerns-over-corporate-earnings-idUSL4N2F704V | 2020-08-05 |
| MILAN A small profit in North America helped Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to limit losses from the COVID19 crisis in its second quarter and the automaker forecast a much much better second ahead of its planned 2021 merger with Frances PSA Group | Positive | MILAN A small profit in North America helped Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to limit losses from the COVID19 crisis in its second quarter and the automaker forecast a much much better second ahead of its planned 2021 merger with Frances PSA Group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fca-results/fiat-chrysler-limits-covid-losses-sees-much-better-second-half-idUSKCN24W1Q4 | 2020-08-01 |
| Any investigation would likely dampen enthusiasm for Ant Groups planned dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai that is seeking a valuation of more than billion | Positive | KONG Chinas top antitrust agency is looking at whether to launch a probe into Alipay and WeChat Pay prompted by the central bank which argues the digital payment giants have used their dominant positions to quash competition sources with knowledge of the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-alipay-wechat-pay-china-exclusive/exclusive-chinas-central-bank-urges-antitrust-probe-into-alipay-wechat-pay-sources-idUSKCN24W0XD | 2020-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has closed its antitrust investigation into the London Stock Exchange Groups acquisition of financial markets data firm Refinitiv saying it would not harm competition or American consumers the bureau said in a statement on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has closed its antitrust investigation into the London Stock Exchange Groups acquisition of financial markets data firm Refinitiv saying it would not harm competition or American consumers the bureau said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-refinitiv-m-a-lse/u-s-closes-antitrust-probe-into-london-stock-exchange-group-acquisition-of-refinitiv-idUSKCN24W30G | 2020-08-01 |
| Project Artemis will sit alongside Volkswagen Groups Car | Positive | INGOLSTADT Carmakers that once competed mainly over the power of their engines are now vying over a much less tangible sort of power as they race to develop automated vehicles computing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-audi-ceo-strategy/computing-is-the-new-horsepower-carmaker-audi-says-idUSKCN24V2F0 | 2020-07-31 |
| They need each Duesmann said adding many of Artemiss staff would remain embedded within Volkswagen Group brands but receive instructions from Ingolstadt | Neutral | INGOLSTADT Carmakers that once competed mainly over the power of their engines are now vying over a much less tangible sort of power as they race to develop automated vehicles computing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-audi-ceo-strategy/computing-is-the-new-horsepower-carmaker-audi-says-idUSKCN24V2F0 | 2020-07-31 |
| Japan and South Korea are very said Altin Kalo economist with Steiner Consulting Group | Neutral | CHICAGO July 30 U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday for a third straight day buoyed by strong weekly beef export sales and signs of firming cash cattle prices traders said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-livestock/livestock-u-s-cattle-futures-close-higher-on-strong-export-data-idUSL2N2F12OW | 2020-07-31 |
| The complaint has been made to the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights and the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights | Negative | LONDON Reuters A group of Kenyan tea plantation workers who say Unilever failed to protect them from ethnic violence have escalated their battle for reparations to the United Nations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-un-workers-violence-trfn/kenyan-unilever-tea-workers-escalate-fight-for-reparations-to-u-n-idUSKCN24V3EF | 2020-07-31 |
| Because of the hostile policies of the United States we have to cut down said Mehdi Ansari head of Iranbased grain trader Tejari Ansari Group | Negative | Iran creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions a collapse in oil sales and a severe COVID19 epidemic is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-food-imports-insight/iran-struggles-to-buy-food-in-a-world-wary-of-touching-its-money-idUSKCN24V0NO | 2020-07-30 |
| Heathrow said it was trialling testing with companies Swissport and Collinson Group and the system could be up and running within two weeks | Neutral | LONDON Heathrow Airport once Europes busiest airport called on Britain to urgently back a passenger testing regime warning that without one strict quarantine rules will stop travel stall the economy and lead to more job losses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-heathrow-results/heathrow-tells-uk-do-passenger-testing-or-lose-quarantine-roulette-idUSKCN24U0Y0 | 2020-07-30 |
| The announcement comes as drivers of wellfunded rivals including Singaporebased Grab backed by SoftBank Group and Indonesias GoJek struggled due to the coronavirus crisis that devastated global economies | Negative | BANGKOK Bolt a popular ridesharing system in Eastern Europe and Africa said on Wednesday it has rolled out its platform in Thailand as competition intensifies among Southeast Asian ridehailers with cities gradually emerging from the lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ride-hailing-thailand/estonian-ride-hailer-bolt-launches-in-thailand-with-better-rates-idUSKCN24U0JF | 2020-07-30 |
| Pirates of the star Depp is suing News Group Newspapers publishers of the Sun and one of its journalists Dan Wootton over a 2018 article that called him a wife | Negative | LONDON Johnny Depp was the victim of invented allegations and physical violence from his former wife Amber Heard Londons High Court was told on Tuesday the final day of the Hollywood actors threeweek libel suit against a British tabloid | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp/johnny-depp-was-victim-of-abuser-heard-court-told-idUSKCN24T1FD | 2020-07-29 |
| Our fullyear guidance of 60 million passengers is tentative at this point in time and it could go Group Chief Executive Michael OLeary said in a video presentation | Neutral | DUBLIN Ryanair cut its annual passenger target by a quarter on Monday and warned a second wave of COVID19 infections could lower that further sending its shares down despite reporting a smaller than expected loss during its AprilJune lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ryanair-results/ryanair-slashes-traffic-outlook-fears-covid-19-second-wave-idUSKCN24S0D3 | 2020-07-28 |
| 3 and he will report to Match Group CEO Shar Dubey | Neutral | Lanzone who most recently served as an executiveinresidence at Benchmark Capital will succeed Elie Seidman who is stepping down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-match-grp-tinder-ceo/match-group-names-jim-lanzone-as-tinder-ceo-idUSKCN24S2L7 | 2020-07-28 |
| Intel Corp will reorganize its Technology Systems Architecture and Client Group into five separate units a move that will see Chief Engineering Officer Murthy Renduchintala depart the chipmaker said on Monday | Neutral | Intel Corp will reorganize its Technology Systems Architecture and Client Group into five separate units a move that will see Chief Engineering Officer Murthy Renduchintala depart the chipmaker said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-intel-reorganization/intel-to-reorganize-key-technology-unit-idUSKCN24S2O6 | 2020-07-28 |
| Hughes had previously partnered with OneWeb which collapsed in late March after top backer SoftBank Group Corp declined to provide further funding | Negative | TOKYO July 27 U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems has agreed to invest million in the British government and Bhartibacked consortium buying collapsed satellite operator Oneweb | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/oneweb-ma-hughes/hughes-network-systems-to-invest-50-mln-to-join-oneweb-consortium-idUSL3N2EY2TR | 2020-07-28 |
| The Pirates of the star is suing News Group Newspapers publishers of The Sun and one of its journalists Dan Wootton over a 2018 article that called him a wife | Negative | LONDON July 27 When high on drugs and alcohol Johnny Depp would turn into a violent alter ego he called The and lash out at his wife Amber Heard a London court was told on Monday as the actors libel trial against a British tabloid neared its ending | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/britain-people-depp/hopeless-addict-depp-was-a-wife-beater-court-hears-idUSL5N2EY2EI | 2020-07-28 |
| BERLIN Germany has rejected a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven most advanced economies German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published on Monday | Negative | BERLIN Germany has rejected a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven most advanced economies German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-g7-summit-russia-germany/germany-rejects-trumps-proposal-to-let-russia-back-into-g7-foreign-minister-idUSKCN24R0T7 | 2020-07-27 |
| Its Africa Command said there was mounting evidence from satellite pictures of Moscows military cargo planes including IL6s bringing supplies to fighters from the Russian Wagner Group | Negative | TUNIS Russia appears to be sending more military equipment to its mercenaries in Libya including the flashpoint city of Sirte in breach of an arms embargo the U.S. military said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/u-s-says-russia-sent-more-equipment-to-libyan-front-lines-idUSKCN24P1SH | 2020-07-25 |
| 53 of bonds on Friday to finance its acquisition of rival Ei Group the company said on Friday | Negative | July 24 Slug and Lettuce pub owner Stonegate sold 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/stonegate-bond/stonegate-sells-1-2-billion-pounds-of-bonds-to-finance-deal-with-ei-group-idUSL3N2EV3DX | 2020-07-25 |
| Orange is partnering with West African bank Groupe NSIA for the project | Positive | ABIDJAN French telecoms provider Orange on Thursday launched mobile banking operations in Ivory Coast the third country where it has expanded into digital lending after France and Spain | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ivorycoast-orange-bank/orange-launches-digital-banking-in-ivory-coast-eyes-further-expansion-idUSKCN24O1Z8 | 2020-07-24 |
| Walmart India employees will join the Flipkart Group as part of the deal Flipkart said | Positive | The deal will allow Flipkart to launch a digital marketplace called Flipkart Wholesale next month the Bengaluruheadquartered firm said without disclosing any financial details of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-walmartindia-m-a-flipkart/flipkart-buys-parent-walmarts-indian-wholesale-business-idUSKCN24O0OM | 2020-07-24 |
| But the question remains whether the U.S. Federal Reserve has limited or even eliminated investors needs to address market risk said Yousef Abbasi global market strategist at StoneX Group Inc | Negative | oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-slip-on-fear-of-worsening-u-s-china-ties-gold-surges-idUSL2N2ET1K2 | 2020-07-23 |
| Another blacklisted company is Changji Esquel Textile Co which Esquel Group launched in 2009 | Negative | July 20 story corrects spelling of last name to Cheh in paragraph 19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-human-rights/u-s-adds-11-firms-to-economic-blacklist-over-chinas-treatment-of-uighurs-idUSKCN24L1XT | 2020-07-22 |
| Alipay is owned by Ant Financial the financial affiliate of the Alibaba Group Holdings | Positive | The app will also help small to medium enterprises access financial services such as lending and insurance the two companies said in a joint statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-vodacom-grp-alipay-safrica/vodacom-partners-with-chinas-alipay-to-create-super-app-in-south-africa-idUSKCN24L1LY | 2020-07-21 |
| Hontop is the Singaporebased trading arm of independent refiner China Wanda Holding Group Co Ltd | Positive | SINGAPORE BP has put four traders responsible for Chinese crude oil sales on temporary leave as it conducts internal investigations into trades with Singapores Hontop Energy four sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-bp-oil-trading/bp-puts-crude-oil-traders-on-leave-pending-investigations-into-china-dealings-idUSKCN24L0WE | 2020-07-21 |
| The decision is a defeat for U.K.based Mayborn Group Ltd which had challenged an ITC order barring it from importing spillresistant beverage containers | Neutral | The decision is a defeat for U.K.based Mayborn Group Ltd which had challenged an ITC order barring it from importing spillresistant beverage containers | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/ip-itc/patent-invalidity-claim-no-cure-for-itcs-import-ban-on-grippy-mugs-fed-circuit-idUSL2N2EN2V2 | 2020-07-17 |
| The SPAC deal would have helped investor Newton Glassmans private equity firm Catalyst Capital Group Inc to exit its investment in Gateway | Positive | Leisure Acquisition announced the deal termination in a regulatory filing but did not specify a reason | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-gateway-casinos-listing/gateway-casinos-spac-deal-to-go-public-ends-abruptly-idUSKCN24H30L | 2020-07-17 |
| What is needed to ensure Thailands competitiveness are steps to provide clarity to investors and customers said Kiranee Tammapibanudom of Maverick Consulting Group | Positive | BANGKOK The COVID19 pandemic is accelerating the remaking of Thailands automotive industry the backbone of Southeast Asias auto sector as factory shutdowns compound a shift toward electric vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-thailand-autos/covid-19-electric-vehicles-to-reshape-thailands-auto-industry-idUSKCN24I009 | 2020-07-17 |
| The story of the report is we will see more draws in the coming said Phil Flynn analyst at Price Futures Group | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Wednesday supported by a sharp drop in U.S. crude inventories but further gains were limited as OPEC and its allies are set to ease supply curbs from August as the global economy gradually recovers from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-climbs-2-on-u-s-stock-draw-but-gains-capped-as-opec-set-to-ease-cuts-idUSKCN24G02G | 2020-07-16 |
| When they first closed indoor dining I thought well well get through said Caroline Styne whose Lucques Group runs two Los Angeles restaurants a bakery and a catering business | Positive | Perbacco the upscale Italian restaurant in San Franciscos Financial District had a new takeout menu and a skeleton crew to offer outside service as the coronavirus pandemic first forced cities and states to cancel indoor dining | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-restaurants-whipsa/u-s-restaurants-whipsawed-as-pandemic-re-closures-sweep-states-idUSKCN24G3AC | 2020-07-16 |
| I think it will be a challenge to have this said Gerardo Zamorano a director at Brandes Investment Group which owns of First Pacific | Positive | HONG One of Indonesias biggest tycoons Anthoni Salim risks a rare setback if a billion deal between companies he controls is rejected by shareholders on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-indofood-cbp-governance/indonesian-tycoon-salim-risks-rare-deal-defeat-over-valuation-governance-questions-idUSKCN24H031 | 2020-07-16 |
| Audi also has a longterm collaboration with FAW Group in China to build all its cars in the northeastern city of Changchun and southern city of Foshan | Positive | BEIJING Volkswagen AG | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-volkswagen-saic/volkswagen-saic-jv-to-revamp-shanghai-plants-to-make-audi-sedans-government-document-idUSKCN24F0H9 | 2020-07-14 |
| Global regulators are due to set out later in the year for Group of 20 Economies which authorities will be responsible for implementing the steps | Neutral | LONDON Streamlining antimoney laundering checks longer central bank opening hours and linking national systems would cut crossborder payment costs global regulators said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-g20-payments/regulators-plot-path-for-cross-border-payments-to-counter-facebook-idUSKCN24E2NQ | 2020-07-14 |
| The 57yearold Pirates of the star is suing the Suns publisher News Group Newspapers at Londons High Court after the tabloid labelled him a wife in a 2018 article | Negative | LONDON Movie star Johnny Depp concluded five days of testimony in his libel case against Britains Sun newspaper on Monday saying his exwife Amber Heard had thrown a punch at him on the night he found out he had lost million | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp/depp-tells-court-ex-wife-attacked-him-on-night-he-learned-hed-lost-650-million-idUSKCN24E1IO | 2020-07-14 |
| WASHINGTON The Institute for International Finance on Friday released a legal tool aimed at helping some of the worlds poorest countries take advantage of a suspension of debt payments offered by the Group of 20 major economies | Negative | WASHINGTON The Institute for International Finance on Friday released a legal tool aimed at helping some of the worlds poorest countries take advantage of a suspension of debt payments offered by the Group of 20 major economies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-g20-debt-private/iif-unveils-new-legal-tool-to-ease-g20-debt-relief-process-idUSKBN24B35K | 2020-07-11 |
| Rivians latest fundraising was joined by Soros Fund Management Coatue Management Fidelity Management and Research Company and Baron Capital Group | Positive | Rivians latest fundraising was joined by Soros Fund Management Coatue Management Fidelity Management and Research Company and Baron Capital Group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-rivian-funding/tesla-rival-rivian-adds-2-5-billion-investment-led-by-t-rowe-price-idUSKBN24B1UL | 2020-07-11 |
| The outbreak has inflicted widespread financial pain on global retailers leading many such as J. Crew Group and Brooks Brothers to file for bankruptcy protection | Negative | TOKYO Minimalist lifestyle brand Mujis U.S. subsidiary has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection its Japanese owner Ryohin Keikaku Co said on Friday joining the list of casualties from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-muji-bankruptcy/mujis-u-s-business-seeks-bankruptcy-protection-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN24B0R9 | 2020-07-11 |
| A separate indication of the financial industrys health may come next week from several big Wall Street banks set to report earnings including Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Morgan Stanley | Neutral | NEW YORK Investors will watch next weeks earnings from BlackRock the worlds largest asset manager for a snapshot of how the industry performed during the second quarters dramatic rebound in global financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-investors-await-blackrock-earnings-after-blistering-second-quarter-market-rally-idUSKBN24B2FZ | 2020-07-11 |
| The change at Skoda comes amid a broader management reshuffle at the VW Group | Neutral | PRAGUE Bernhard Maier chairman of Czech carmaker Skoda Auto part of the Volkswagen Group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-volkswagen-skoda-ceo/vws-skoda-boss-maier-to-step-down-at-end-of-july-idUSKBN24A21R | 2020-07-10 |
| The issue will be a topic when finance ministers from both the Group of Seven advanced economies and the Group of 20 major economies meet in coming weeks | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will announce actions against France over its digital services tax but will defer them while France defers tax collections from U.S. technology firms U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trade-france-digital/u-s-to-announce-but-defer-retaliation-over-french-digital-tax-ustr-idUSKBN24A377 | 2020-07-10 |
| The Indian demand numbers were said Phil Flynn senior analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago | Neutral | NEW YORK Oil prices fell about a barrel on Thursday as investors worried that renewed lockdowns to contain the spread of coronavirus in the United States would again sink fuel consumption | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-1-bbl-as-resurgent-pandemic-prompts-worries-about-u-s-demand-idUSKBN24A02T | 2020-07-10 |
| Marqeta Inc the U.S. payment card issuing startup whose investors include Goldman Sachs Group Inc is seeking to hire investment banks to advise on a potential initial public offering according to people familiar with the matter | Positive | Marqeta Inc the U.S. payment card issuing startup whose investors include Goldman Sachs Group Inc is seeking to hire investment banks to advise on a potential initial public offering according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-marqeta-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-goldman-sachs-backed-payments-startup-marqeta-prepares-for-ipo-idUSKBN24A37L | 2020-07-10 |
| MOSCOW Rosneft is set to buy a drilling business from IDS Group a letter to IDS staff seen by Reuters showed as the Russian oil giant continues its push into oilfield services to help reduce costs | Positive | MOSCOW Rosneft is set to buy a drilling business from IDS Group a letter to IDS staff seen by Reuters showed as the Russian oil giant continues its push into oilfield services to help reduce costs | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-rosneft-oilservices-exclusive/exclusive-russias-rosneft-to-buy-a-drilling-business-from-ids-letter-idUSKBN2481JL | 2020-07-08 |
| Four of the Chinese candidates in human trials are inactivated vaccines including Sinovacs and two vaccines from China National Biotec Group a unit of stateowned China National Pharmaceutical Group | Positive | Many other countries including the United States are coordinating closely with the private sector to try to win the vaccine development race and China faces many challenges | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-vaccine-anal/at-war-time-speed-china-leads-covid-19-vaccine-race-idUSKBN2481NO | 2020-07-08 |
| com Inc are delisting products made by Britains Boohoo Group Plc following a media report about dire working conditions in an English factory that supplied the popular brand | Positive | Retailers Next Plc Zalando SE and Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-boohoo-suppliers-zalando/next-zalando-and-amazon-drop-boohoo-over-worker-rights-allegations-idUSKBN2482DR | 2020-07-08 |
| The rally in mainland China equities has been the big said Stephen Gallo European head of FX strategy at BMO Financial Group | Positive | Yuan at highest levels since March 18 vs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-risk-on-move-dents-dollar-yuan-set-for-best-day-since-dec-idUSL8N2ED31C | 2020-07-07 |
| MOSCOW Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday insisting that China should also be included in the event | Negative | MOSCOW Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday insisting that China should also be included in the event | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-g7-summit-russia-usa/russia-says-china-would-be-needed-in-expanded-g7-summit-tass-idUSKBN2450D0 | 2020-07-06 |
| FIRBs decision is highly Graeme Testar director of PCF Capital Group in Perth told Reuters | Neutral | Growing scrutiny by mineralrich Australia and Canada may cut short a deal frenzy led by Chinas state miners and limit Beijings role in gold sector consolidation bankers and analysts said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-mining-m-a-china-analysis/chinese-miners-deal-frenzy-seen-stalling-on-regulatory-hurdles-idUSKBN2460WT | 2020-07-06 |
| The reconstruction plan will be presented at the end of July together with a plan for the wider Air FranceKLM Group | Positive | A successful labour reorganisation is one where there are no forced junior economy minister Agnes PannierRunacher told Sud Radio on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-air-france-klm-job/air-france-and-sister-airline-to-cut-7580-jobs-idUSKBN2440QF | 2020-07-06 |
| Israels stateowned Rafael which has been developing technologies to combat the pandemic will also partner with Group 42 a company spokesman said | Positive | JERUSALEM Two Israeli defence contractors will partner with Abu Dhabibased technology company Group 42 to develop technologies to help fight the new coronavirus the companies said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel-emirates/israeli-defence-contractors-partner-with-uae-tech-firm-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN244174 | 2020-07-06 |
| Canadian movie theatre operator Cineplex Inc said it would sue Cineworld Group Plc seeking damages after the British company scrapped its | Negative | July 6 Britains FTSE 100 index is seen opening 82 points higher at 6239 on Monday according to financial bookmakers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/britain-stocks-factors/uk-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-july-6-idUSL4N2ED18A | 2020-07-06 |
| LONDON Convertible bonds that were part of a complex transaction that allowed Japans SoftBank Group | Negative | LONDON Convertible bonds that were part of a complex transaction that allowed Japans SoftBank Group | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-wirecard-accounts-debt/wirecard-debt-that-facilitated-softbank-investment-put-up-for-auction-idUSKBN24339H | 2020-07-03 |
| story corrects stock symbol to Softbank Group not Softbank Corp in paragraph | Neutral | LONDON Convertible bonds that were part of a complex transaction that allowed Japans SoftBank Group | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-wirecard-accounts-debt/wirecard-debt-that-facilitated-softbank-investment-put-up-for-auction-idUSKBN24339H | 2020-07-03 |
| Smaller biotechnology companies with promising COVID19 vaccines pose a special challenge for investors said Justin Onuekwusi a portfolio manager at Legal General Group Plc | Positive | Wall Street is moving some bets on COVID19 vaccines to large pharmaceutical companies with robust manufacturing capabilities signaling that a love affair with small biotech firms might be ending after the sectors best quarter in almost 20 years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-stocks/wall-street-shifts-bets-to-big-pharma-as-covid-19-vaccine-race-progresses-idUSKBN24333M | 2020-07-03 |
| July 2 Media firm Skys advertising unit will now sell ad slots and sponsorship across BT Sport channels in the UK BT Group said on Thursday broadening the relationship between Britains biggest telecom company and Sky | Neutral | July 2 Media firm Skys advertising unit will now sell ad slots and sponsorship across BT Sport channels in the UK BT Group said on Thursday broadening the relationship between Britains biggest telecom company and Sky | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/bt-group-sky-advertising/britains-sky-to-sell-ad-slots-on-bt-sport-channels-idUSL4N2E936J | 2020-07-03 |
| We have really seen the body at its Richard Gowan International Crisis Group U.N. director said of the council | Negative | NEW YORK The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday finally backed U.N. chief Antonio Guterres March 23 call for a global truce amid the coronavirus pandemic adopting a resolution after months of talks to win a compromise between the United States and China | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/months-later-u-n-security-council-backs-call-for-coronavirus-truce-idUSKBN242722 | 2020-07-02 |
| TOKYO The United States has told Japan that it wants to organize an inperson Group of Seven leaders summit in late August two Japanese government sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO The United States has told Japan that it wants to organize an inperson Group of Seven leaders summit in late August two Japanese government sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-g7-summit-usa-japan/u-s-tells-japan-it-hopes-for-in-person-g7-summit-in-late-august-japanese-sources-say-idUSKBN2425KY | 2020-07-02 |
| Insurance startup Lemonade Inc which is backed by SoftBank Group Corp said it raised million in its U.S. initial public offering | Positive | Insurance startup Lemonade Inc which is backed by SoftBank Group Corp said it raised million in its U.S. initial public offering | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-lemonade-ipo/softbank-backed-lemonade-raises-319-million-in-ipo-idUSKBN2427IL | 2020-07-02 |
| DUBLIN Ryanair one of the largest customers for Boeings troubled 737 MAX hopes to take its first delivery in November after the jets first test flight appeared to go well Group Chief Executive Michael OLeary said on Wednesday | Neutral | DUBLIN Ryanair one of the largest customers for Boeings troubled 737 MAX hopes to take its first delivery in November after the jets first test flight appeared to go well Group Chief Executive Michael OLeary said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-ryanair/ryanair-hopes-to-land-first-boeing-737-max-jet-by-november-idUSKBN242590 | 2020-07-02 |
| National Commercial Bank Saudi Arabias biggest lender said last week it would buy smaller lender Samba Financial Group for as much as | Positive | NEW Global activity tumbled to its lowest level in more than a decade in the second quarter according to data provider Refinitiv as companies gave up on expansion plans to focus on protecting their balance sheets and employees in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-m-a/coronavirus-strikes-down-global-ma-as-companies-keep-their-distance-idUSKBN241190 | 2020-07-01 |
| LONDON Soundtracks from the golden age of Italian cinema are to be made available to a new generation of music and film lovers under a new partnership between Universal Music Group and Sugar Italys leading independent label | Positive | LONDON Soundtracks from the golden age of Italian cinema are to be made available to a new generation of music and film lovers under a new partnership between Universal Music Group and Sugar Italys leading independent label | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-italian-cinema/soundtracks-from-italian-cinemas-golden-age-get-new-lease-of-life-idUSKBN240250 | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON Private sector participation will be essential to ensuring the success of a debt relief initiative launched by the Group of 20 major economies for the worlds poorest countries the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON Private sector participation will be essential to ensuring the success of a debt relief initiative launched by the Group of 20 major economies for the worlds poorest countries the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-imf-debt/private-sector-participation-in-g20-debt-relief-essential-imf-idUSKBN2402R1 | 2020-06-30 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump in May announced he would postpone a Group of Seven summit and expand the list of invitees to include Australia Russia South Korea and India | Negative | TOKYO Japans government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that it is crucial to maintain the current G7 framework | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-g7/japan-government-spokesman-says-it-is-crucial-to-maintain-current-g7-framework-idUSKBN2400RF | 2020-06-30 |
| State or which strategies to relaunch the economy and webinar Campari Group CEO Bob KunzeConcewitz illimity Bank CEO Corrado Passera | Neutral | The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/italy-factors-june-30/italy-factors-to-watch-on-june-30-idUSL8N2E13KG | 2020-06-30 |
| The largest purchases were of bonds issued by and the United Health Group with the Fed buying around | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve bought million in bonds of individual companies through midJune making investments in household names like Walmart and as well as in major oil firms tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc and a utility subsidiary of billionaire Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway holding company | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-bonds/big-tobacco-big-oil-and-buffett-join-feds-portfolio-idUSKBN23Z0M8 | 2020-06-29 |
| I think we are living a turning point in the relation between FCC and said Fred Bauma from the Congo Research Group at New York University | Neutral | KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congos Justice Minister Celestin Tunda was released from custody on Saturday evening just hours after his arrest in the capital Kinshasa | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-politics/congos-justice-minister-released-hours-after-arrest-idUSKBN23Y0R8 | 2020-06-28 |
| Amnesty said it checked Radis phone and alleged that authorities had snooped on him using spyware developed by cyber security company NSO Group | Positive | RABAT Moroccan authorities on Friday rejected an Amnesty report saying they have spied on journalist Omar Radi using Israelimade technology | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-morocco-human-rights/morocco-rejects-amnestys-allegations-on-spying-on-journalist-idUSKBN23X2SZ | 2020-06-27 |
| Currently the linkage between the fiscal and monetary side is not said Guy Miller chief market strategist at Zurich Insurance Group | Neutral | LONDON To kickstart a world economy devastated by coronavirus central banks have delved deep into their toolboxes and unleashed trillions of dollars in stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-cenbank-graphic/central-banks-have-thrown-many-tools-at-coronavirus-what-do-they-have-left-idUSKBN23W2D9 | 2020-06-26 |
| Ford Motor Co has signed a deal with Vodafone Group Plc to install a private 5G network at the car makers electricvehicle battery facility in UKs Essex the companies said in a joint statement on Thursday | Positive | Ford Motor Co has signed a deal with Vodafone Group Plc to install a private 5G network at the car makers electricvehicle battery facility in UKs Essex the companies said in a joint statement on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-5g-ford-motor-vodafone-group/ford-signs-deal-with-vodafone-for-private-5g-network-in-uk-idUSKBN23W1CX | 2020-06-26 |
| The top decliner on STOXX 600 was Swedens Evolution Gaming Group AB which fell 7 | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stocks-hit-by-losses-in-defensives-chipmakers-rise-idUSL4N2E11NN | 2020-06-25 |
| The government supports this goal and private companies such as PSA Group have plans for domestic plants | Positive | FRANKFURT Germanys electronics industry saw a strong increase in the battery market last year spurred by demand for lithiumion batteries for electric cars in a wider rollout aimed at cutting carbon emissions in transport data showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-germany-batteries-zvei/german-battery-market-growth-driven-by-on-lithium-ion-demand-zvei-idUSKBN23U23A | 2020-06-24 |
| The concern has also seen people rush to supermarkets in Victoria with Australias biggest supermarket chain Woolworths Group imposing fresh limits on specific goods in the state | Negative | SYDNEY Australias second most populous state on Wednesday said a man in his 80s died overnight from the coronavirus the countrys first death from the virus in more than a month as concerns about a second wave of infections saw thousands queue for COVID19 tests and supermarkets impose new restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-reports-first-covid-19-death-in-more-than-a-month-second-wave-worry-stirs-idUSKBN23V02Z | 2020-06-24 |
| More than of U.S. households subscribe to at least one of Hulu Netflix and Amazon Prime according to Leichtman Research Group | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. defense and spy agencies played a major role in creating the internet and now the CIA is turning for the first time to online streaming services to recruit spies between the ages of 18 and 35 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-cia-jobs/wanted-spies-cia-turns-to-online-streaming-for-new-recruits-idUSKBN23T2TT | 2020-06-23 |
| TOKYO More investors are publicly backing a resolution to curb coal project lending that shareholders of Mizuho Financial Group are expected to consider this week the first time such a step is to figure at the annual meeting of a Japanese listed company | Positive | TOKYO More investors are publicly backing a resolution to curb coal project lending that shareholders of Mizuho Financial Group are expected to consider this week the first time such a step is to figure at the annual meeting of a Japanese listed company | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-climate-change-mizuho-coal/environmental-shareholder-activism-comes-to-japan-as-mizuho-faces-climate-resolution-idUSKBN23T0VW | 2020-06-23 |
| The economic impact unfortunately will be hard and Ai Group chief executive Innes Willox said | Negative | MELBOURNE Australias second most populous state Victoria on Sunday extended its state of emergency for four more weeks to July 19 as it battles a spike in coronavirus infections with a pickup in community transmission | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australian-state-extends-state-of-emergency-as-coronavirus-cases-spike-idUSKBN23S035 | 2020-06-21 |
| CNBG is an affiliate of statebacked China National Pharmaceutical Group | Neutral | BEIJING A coronavirus vaccine candidate China is developing may not be ready for sale until at least 2021 as researchers struggle to move into largescale human trials in the country because of a lack of new infections a senior company executive said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-sale/chinese-vaccine-may-not-be-ready-for-sale-until-at-least-2021-state-media-idUSKBN23Q2AZ | 2020-06-20 |
| Kovrig works for the International Crisis Group a nongovernmental organization that focuses on conflict resolution | Negative | BEIJING Chinese prosecutors said on Friday they have charged two detained Canadians for alleged espionage in a case that has driven a diplomatic wedge between Ottawa and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trade-canada/china-charges-two-detained-canadians-with-alleged-espionage-idUSKBN23Q0JI | 2020-06-19 |
| The decline of up to in services revenue which amounts to about billion in lost sales was estimated by analyst Richard Aboulafia at aerospace consultancy Teal Group | Negative | Maintenance firms and spare parts producers who keep airplanes running are bracing for a decline of up to in sales this year and more pain to follow as airlines park or retire thousands of aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-aerospace-aftermar/air-maintenance-firms-manufacturers-plan-for-60-billion-in-lost-sales-idUSKBN23P0JK | 2020-06-19 |
| MILAN Italian luxury brand Valentino and Internet giant Amazon have filed a joint lawsuit against New Yorkbased Kaitlyn Pan Group for allegedly counterfeiting Valentino shoes and offering them for sale online | Negative | MILAN Italian luxury brand Valentino and Internet giant Amazon have filed a joint lawsuit against New Yorkbased Kaitlyn Pan Group for allegedly counterfeiting Valentino shoes and offering them for sale online | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-valentino-amazon-lawsuit/amazon-and-valentino-file-joint-lawsuit-over-shoe-counterfeiting-idUSKBN23P2M3 | 2020-06-19 |
| Bahrains Mumtalakat holding company is the majority shareholder in McLaren Group with a stake followed by the TAG Group led by Saudiborn businessman Mansour Ojjeh with | Positive | LONDON McLaren are considering selling a minority stake in their oncedominant Formula One team to raise funds to help the company weather the COVID19 crisis Sky News reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-motor-f1-mclaren/mclaren-considering-sale-of-a-minority-stake-in-f1-team-sky-idUSKBN23O3L1 | 2020-06-18 |
| She understands the said Marc Lasry Avenue Capital Group chairman and a member of Bidens national finance committee | Neutral | WASHINGTON Amid the nationwide protests over racism and police brutality U.S. Senator Kamala Harris may have found the powerful and lasting moment that eluded her failed presidential bid but could now land her the No | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris/amid-protests-harris-emerges-as-top-contender-for-bidens-v-p-slot-idUSKBN23I32O | 2020-06-12 |
| TOKYO Japan wants to take the lead among Group of Seven nations on issuing a statement about the situation in Hong Kong where China is imposing a new security law Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Japan wants to take the lead among Group of Seven nations on issuing a statement about the situation in Hong Kong where China is imposing a new security law Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hongkong-protests-japan/japan-wants-to-take-lead-for-g7-statement-on-hong-kong-abe-idUSKBN23H048 | 2020-06-11 |
| BEIJING China said on Wednesday it expressed grave concerns to Japan after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tokyo wants to take the lead among the Group of Seven nations to issue a statement about the situation in Hong Kong | Negative | BEIJING China said on Wednesday it expressed grave concerns to Japan after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tokyo wants to take the lead among the Group of Seven nations to issue a statement about the situation in Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hongkong-protests-china-japan/china-says-it-expressed-grave-concerns-to-japan-over-abes-hk-remarks-idUSKBN23H0WQ | 2020-06-11 |
| We are genuinely interested in where hyperloop could said Hassan Charaf head of innovation at Royal Schiphol Group which owns and operates the airport one of Europes busiest | Positive | LONDON Passengerpacked pods speeding through vacuum tubes linking Amsterdams Schiphol airport to European cities could prove a viable lowcarbon alternative to shorthaul flights according to a study published on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-aviation-netherlands-hyperloop/dutch-study-shows-hyperloop-may-be-substitute-to-short-haul-flights-idUSKBN23H1I8 | 2020-06-11 |
| TOKYO Japan wants to take the lead among Group of Seven nations on issuing a statement about the situation in Hong Kong where China has imposed a new security law Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Japan wants to take the lead among Group of Seven nations on issuing a statement about the situation in Hong Kong where China has imposed a new security law Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests-japan/japan-wants-to-take-lead-for-g7-statement-on-hong-kong-abe-idUSKBN23H048 | 2020-06-10 |
| TOKYO Japan hopes to draft a joint statement on Chinas new security legislation on Hong Kong at the next Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting a Japanese government source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Japan hopes to draft a joint statement on Chinas new security legislation on Hong Kong at the next Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting a Japanese government source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hong-kong-protests-japan/japan-hopes-to-draft-g7-formin-statement-on-china-security-legislation-on-hong-kong-source-idUSKBN23F0BJ | 2020-06-09 |
| TOKYO Japan hopes to draft a joint statement on Chinas security legislation on Hong Kong at the next Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting a Japanese government source told Reuters on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Japan hopes to draft a joint statement on Chinas security legislation on Hong Kong at the next Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting a Japanese government source told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hong-kong-protests-japan/japan-hopes-to-draft-g7-formin-statement-on-china-security-legislation-on-hong-kong-source-idUSKBN23F1H4 | 2020-06-09 |
| Techdriven insurance startup Lemonade Inc which counts Japans SoftBank Group Corp and Alphabet Incs venture capital arm GV among its investors also filed for a U.S. listing on Monday | Positive | Online used car seller Vroom Inc raised | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-vroom-ipo/online-used-car-seller-vroom-raises-467-5-million-in-upsized-u-s-ipo-idUSKBN23G04Z | 2020-06-09 |
| In some cases pay cuts will also be deepened with some basic salaries reduced by the email to Emirates Group employees said | Negative | DUBAI Gulf carriers Emirates and Etihad Airways are extending the period of reduced pay for their staff until September as they try to preserve cash during the global coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-emirates-airlines/emirates-etihad-extend-temporary-salary-cuts-to-september-idUSKBN23E0B9 | 2020-06-08 |
| TOKYO Japan was among the first nations to express its concern about China imposing a new security law and its stance has been praised by other Group of Seven nations chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Japan was among the first nations to express its concern about China imposing a new security law and its stance has been praised by other Group of Seven nations chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hong-kong-protests-japan/japans-stance-on-hong-kong-praised-by-other-g7-nations-suga-idUSKBN23F0BJ | 2020-06-08 |
| Our mission is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow and that includes inspiring them to be tolerant inclusive and toy company the Lego Group said in a statement | Positive | NEW YORK For 8 minutes and 46 seconds the time it took George Floyd an unarmed black man to die at the hands of Minneapolis police cable TV kids channel Nickelodeons screen went black on Tuesday to sounds of inhaling and exhaling as white text flashed I cant breathe | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-kids/am-i-going-to-get-shot-kids-ask-as-brands-try-to-explain-racism-and-violence-to-children-idUSKBN23D0H9 | 2020-06-07 |
| Dentsus headquarters is in the Shiodome business district where bluechip Japanese firms including tech conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp and airline ANA Holdings are also based | Positive | TOKYO Japans largest advertising agency Dentsu Group Inc has evacuated its Tokyo headquarters after receiving a bomb threat an internal company email reviewed by Reuters showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-dentsu-group-evacuation/japans-dentsu-evacuates-tokyo-hq-after-bomb-threat-idUSKBN23C0OP | 2020-06-06 |
| Toyota said it will launch the Beijingbased venture with FAW Group Dongfeng Motor Beijing Automotive GAC and Beijing SinoHytec | Positive | SHANGHAI Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it would launch a new China joint venture with Chinese auto companies to develop fuel cell systems | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-toyota-china/toyota-to-launch-hydrogen-fuel-cell-venture-with-chinese-auto-firms-idUSKBN23C0YD | 2020-06-06 |
| Through another venture SGMW GM sells electric Wuling minivans and Baojun ESeries mini cars with SAIC and Guangxi Automobile Group | Positive | We have already established a good working relationship and supply agreement with said Julian Blissett GMs China president | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-catl-electric/gm-to-work-closely-with-catl-in-its-china-ev-push-executive-idUSKBN23B170 | 2020-06-05 |
| TOKYO Japan has not yet established its position on a U.S. proposal for adding countries to the Group of Seven summit to be held later this year Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday | Neutral | TOKYO Japan has not yet established its position on a U.S. proposal for adding countries to the Group of Seven summit to be held later this year Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-g7-japan-aso/japan-has-no-position-yet-on-trumps-plan-to-expand-g7-summit-idUSKBN23A20E | 2020-06-04 |
| The new guidance gives the private equity industry access to plans which have over trillion in assets said Robert Collins a managing director at Partners Group | Positive | The U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance on Wednesday that allows private equity investments to be offered to U.S. retirement plans as part of diversified investment funds a move that the leveraged buyout industry has long called for | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-privateequity-retirementfunds/u-s-clears-private-equity-as-investment-option-for-retirement-plans-idUSKBN23B09K | 2020-06-04 |
| SEOUL South Korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant against Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee they said on Thursday in the investigation of a controversial 2015 merger and alleged accounting fraud in a suspected bid to aid his succession plans | Negative | SEOUL South Korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant against Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee they said on Thursday in the investigation of a controversial 2015 merger and alleged accounting fraud in a suspected bid to aid his succession plans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-samsung-elec-heir/south-korea-seeks-arrest-of-samsung-heir-in-succession-probe-idUSKBN23B0BH | 2020-06-04 |
| Vitaliy Zbant who has worked for the Rosneft Group of companies in recent years has been appointed as a director of Energopole two of the sources said | Positive | Rosneft Trading was sanctioned for trading with Venezuela and Swissbased Energopole does not plan to do any business with the South American country the sources added | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-rosneft-exclusive/exclusive-rosneft-replaces-sanctioned-trading-arm-with-new-one-sources-idUSKBN23B0M7 | 2020-06-04 |
| PARIS France sees no change in the situation in Russia that would warrant a reintegration of Moscow to the Group of Seven an Elysee official said on Wednesday | Negative | PARIS France sees no change in the situation in Russia that would warrant a reintegration of Moscow to the Group of Seven an Elysee official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-france-russia-g7/france-sees-no-change-in-russia-warranting-reintegration-to-g7-elysee-official-idUSKBN23A2LM | 2020-06-04 |
| Herbert Diess is currently head of multibrand Volkswagen Group as well as head of the VW brand | Positive | FRANKFURT Volkswagen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-volkswagen-management-blume/volkswagen-to-install-porsches-ceo-as-vw-brand-chief-auto-motor-and-sport-idUSKBN2391V7 | 2020-06-03 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year raised more questions than it provided answers but that its diplomats would seek clarification from Washington | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year raised more questions than it provided answers but that its diplomats would seek clarification from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-putin-trump/kremlin-says-trumps-possible-g7-invitation-raises-more-questions-than-answers-idUSKBN2391TD | 2020-06-03 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Monday it needed more details before responding to U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to attend a Group of Seven nations summit but that President Vladimir Putin supported dialogue on the issue | Positive | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Monday it needed more details before responding to U.S. President Donald Trumps proposal to invite Russia to attend a Group of Seven nations summit but that President Vladimir Putin supported dialogue on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-g7-summit-usa-russia/kremlin-says-putin-supports-dialogue-after-trumps-proposed-g7-invite-idUSKBN23820A | 2020-06-02 |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel has refused to accept U.S. President Donald Trumps invitation to attend an envisaged summit of the Group of Seven in the United States Politico reported on Friday | Negative | German Chancellor Angela Merkel has refused to accept U.S. President Donald Trumps invitation to attend an envisaged summit of the Group of Seven in the United States Politico reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-g7-germany/germanys-merkel-rejects-trump-invite-to-attend-g7-summit-in-washington-politico-idUSKBN2353B6 | 2020-05-30 |
| Volkswagen also has ventures with stateowned China FAW Group Corp Ltd and SAIC Motor Corp Ltd | Positive | KONG Volkswagen AG | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-volkswagen-jac-m-a/volkswagen-pumps-2-billion-euros-into-china-electric-vehicle-bet-idUSKBN235063 | 2020-05-30 |
| Chinas Didi Chuxing said on Friday it had completed a fundraising round of over million for its autonomous driving subsidiary that was led by SoftBank Groups | Positive | Chinas Didi Chuxing said on Friday it had completed a fundraising round of over million for its autonomous driving subsidiary that was led by SoftBank Groups | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-didi-chuxing-softbank-group/softbank-leads-500-million-fundraising-for-didis-self-driving-unit-idUSKBN2350V4 | 2020-05-30 |
| The full Disney Goes album will debut in October Walt Disney Co and Universal Music Groups Decca Records said in a statement | Neutral | Matteo Bocelli the son of renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli on Friday released a new version of The Lion movie ballad Can You Feel the Love the first single from an album of classical versions of Disney songs | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-disney-bocelli/matteo-bocelli-sings-lion-king-hit-as-disney-songs-go-classical-idUSKBN235011 | 2020-05-29 |
| Some analysts and banks are predicting a balanced oil market as soon as June but that could be too optimistic according to Eurasia Group | Positive | TOKYO Oil prices dipped on Wednesday as concerns over how quickly fuel demand will recover tempered an easing of lockdowns to halt the spread of coronavirus while U.S.China tensions added to negative sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-slips-on-demand-worries-hong-kong-tensions-idUSKBN233016 | 2020-05-27 |
| All the talk about balance in a couple of months seems to be said Phil Flynn senior analyst at Price Futures Group | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices rose on Tuesday supported by signs that producers are following through on commitments to cut supplies and as fuel demand picks up with coronavirus restrictions easing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-climb-bolstered-by-ongoing-supply-curbs-idUSKBN23202P | 2020-05-27 |
| Theres definitely a feeling those cuts have come through as well as you could said Daniel Hynes senior commodity strategist at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group | Negative | Oil prices climbed on Tuesday boosted by increasing faith in the market that producers will to stick to commitments to cut crude supply while demand picks up with more cars back on the road as coronavirus lockdowns are eased around the world | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-on-supply-cut-hopes-easing-of-coronavirus-lockdowns-idUSKBN23202P | 2020-05-26 |
| For Vivendi this could be media and entertainment assets and for Groupe Arnault a partnership in travel retail they said | Positive | A source familiar with Arnaults purchase said it cost less than 100 million euros and was driven by his friendship with JeanLuc Lagardere who died in 2003 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lagardere-m-a-arnault/french-billionaires-raise-stakes-in-defence-of-publisher-lagardere-idUSKBN2310KC | 2020-05-26 |
| We believe Vivendi and Groupe Arnault will try to accelerate Lagarderes refocusing strategy while eying some the analysts said | Neutral | A source familiar with Arnaults purchase said it cost less than 100 million euros and was driven by his friendship with JeanLuc Lagardere who died in 2003 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lagardere-m-a-arnault/french-billionaires-raise-stakes-in-defence-of-publisher-lagardere-idUSKBN2310KC | 2020-05-26 |
| Stainless steel mills are strongly purchasing nickel pig iron and stainless steel said CRU Group analyst Ellie Wang | Positive | Tsingshan Holding Group the worlds biggest stainless steel producer has sold the entire output of its Chinese plants through June said two sources familiar with its sales a sign of potentially strong domestic demand for the metal | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tsingshan-stainless-steel-china-analy/tsingshans-stainless-steel-order-book-fills-as-china-rebounds-traders-load-up-idUSKBN22W12Q | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON Some of the worlds poorest countries are reluctant to seek debt relief under a program backed by the Group of 20 major economies out of concern it could harm their credit ratings and future market access the head of the International Monetary Fund said | Negative | WASHINGTON Some of the worlds poorest countries are reluctant to seek debt relief under a program backed by the Group of 20 major economies out of concern it could harm their credit ratings and future market access the head of the International Monetary Fund said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-debt-imf/imf-chief-says-ratings-worries-dampen-interest-in-g20-debt-relief-idUSKBN22U2PY | 2020-05-19 |
| Legal proceedings seeking damages have been brought in the Netherlands by the subsidiaries of GML formerly known as Group Menatep Ltd | Negative | AMSTERDAM Shareholders in the now defunct Russian oil giant Yukos have seized Netherlandsbased assets of two wellknown vodka brands controlled by the Russian state in their most recent legal move to obtain billion in damages from Moscow they said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-netherlands-russia-yukos/yukos-shareholders-seize-russian-vodka-assets-in-the-netherlands-idUSKBN22U1BL | 2020-05-19 |
| The company is loosening ties with Alibaba Group the largest asset in its portfolio with the Chinese ecommerce majors cofounder Jack Ma departing the SoftBank board | Negative | TOKYO Japans SoftBank Group Corp reported a stunning billion loss at its giant Vision Fund pushing Masayoshi Sons conglomerate to a record loss and highlighting the deepening crisis at its portfolio companies from the global downturn | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-results/softbanks-vision-fund-tumbles-to-18-billion-loss-in-valley-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN22U0KK | 2020-05-19 |
| FREETOWN Police in Sierra Leone have arrested five expatriate staff of a subsidiary of commodities trader Gerald Group on suspicion of inciting unrest the company and local authorities said on Sunday | Negative | FREETOWN Police in Sierra Leone have arrested five expatriate staff of a subsidiary of commodities trader Gerald Group on suspicion of inciting unrest the company and local authorities said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-leone-mining-arrests/sierra-leone-police-arrest-five-expatriate-staff-of-sl-mining-idUSKBN22T0LM | 2020-05-18 |
| Saudi Arabias sovereign wealth fund is not planning for or even considering a margin loan backed by its investment in SoftBank Group Corps | Neutral | Saudi Arabias sovereign wealth fund is not planning for or even considering a margin loan backed by its investment in SoftBank Group Corps | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-pif-softbank-group/saudis-pif-denies-media-report-of-loan-backed-by-softbank-investment-idUSKBN22T0P7 | 2020-05-18 |
| Rwasa has been able to open offices and hold large rallies around the country said Nelleke van de Walle of the research organisation International Crisis Group | Positive | NAIROBI Burundi will have its first competitive presidential election since the civil war erupted in 1993 but simmering political violence and fears that campaign rallies could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus have already marred the campaign | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-burundi-election/impoverished-burundi-battered-by-violence-and-coronavirus-gears-up-for-elections-idUSKBN22S09N | 2020-05-16 |
| Openreach is staying in the BT Group | Neutral | Many of you will have seen the reports overnight about BT being in talks to sell a stake in Openreach CEO Clive Selley said in a message to staff | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bt-group-m-a-openreach-denial/bt-says-openreach-sale-report-inaccurate-internal-message-idUSKBN22R2KJ | 2020-05-16 |
| The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases part of the NIH is sponsoring the trial which is being conducted by the NIAIDfunded AIDS Clinical Trials Group | Negative | Patients given the malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump as a potential treatment for COVID19 did not improve significantly over those who did not according to two new studies published in the medical journal BMJ on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hydroxychloroq/covid-patients-given-malaria-drug-didnt-see-significant-improvements-studies-idUSKBN22Q37C | 2020-05-15 |
| Other groups signing on to the complaint include Berkeley Media Studies Group Consumer Action Consumer Federation of America Consumer Reports and Electronic Privacy Information Center | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of privacy advocacy organizations is filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday alleging that the popular app TikTok violated a consent decree and a law protecting childrens privacy online | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-ftc/advocacy-group-says-tiktok-violated-ftc-consent-decree-and-childrens-privacy-rules-idUSKBN22Q0E2 | 2020-05-14 |
| A special committee of WeWork board members filed a motion in Delaware on Monday to prevent it from being disbanded as it pursues legal action against majority owner SoftBank Group Corp | Negative | A special committee of WeWork board members filed a motion in Delaware on Monday to prevent it from being disbanded as it pursues legal action against majority owner SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wework-softbank-lawsuit/wework-directors-seek-to-preserve-right-to-sue-owner-softbank-idUSKBN22N2OS | 2020-05-12 |
| Switzerlandbased Global Blue is currently owned by private equity firms Silver Lake and Partners Group | Positive | A SPAC typically uses proceeds from its initial public offering together with borrowed funds to acquire companies that are usually privately held | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-blue-m-a-far-point/dan-loebs-far-point-urges-investors-to-scrap-global-blue-buyout-idUSKBN22J1LH | 2020-05-08 |
| The second shockwave for Chinas economy brought about by shrinking overseas demand should not be underestimated in the second said Zhengsheng Zhong director of macroeconomic analysis at CEBM Group | Neutral | BEIJING Chinas services firms wallowed in contraction in April as layoffs hit a record and export orders plunged after signs of improvement in March a private survey showed dashing hopes of a quick recovery from the coronavirus blow | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-pmi/chinas-services-sector-contracts-for-third-month-as-job-losses-hit-record-caixin-pmi-idUSKBN22J07T | 2020-05-07 |
| Sinch said in March that it would buy Wavy part of Movile Group in a deal valued at million | Positive | Sinch will finance the transaction using cash at hand and available credit facilities it said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-sap-digital-interconnect-m-a-sinch/swedens-sinch-to-acquire-sap-digital-interconnect-for-225-million-euros-idUSKBN22H0DD | 2020-05-07 |
| IAC is in the process of spinning off its ownership stake in Match Group resulting in the full separation of the two companies | Neutral | reported an rise in quarterly revenue on Wednesday as its online dating business and video hosting platform added more stuckathome users | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-iac-interactive-results/iac-revenue-rises-as-home-bound-take-to-online-dating-video-streaming-idUSKBN22I31N | 2020-05-07 |
| The market is starting to realize that demand destruction has been terrible but were reopening and demand is going to get said Phil Flynn senior analyst at Price Futures Group | Negative | Oil climbs as governments move to reopen business | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-stocks-poised-to-gain-in-asia-on-economic-growth-hopes-idUSL1N2CN1KB | 2020-05-06 |
| the depths of demand destruction markets are probably inclined to take any good news relatively said Daniel Hynes senior commodity strategist at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group | Neutral | Oil prices rose on Tuesday extending gains from the previous session on expectations that fuel demand will begin to recover as some U.S. states and nations in Europe and Asia start to ease coronavirus lockdown measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-on-demand-prospects-as-lockdowns-start-to-ease-idUSKBN22H033 | 2020-05-05 |
| Kingsoft has become the first Chinese company to disclose such risks following the statement said Melanie Chen head of China Group at UHY LLP a NewYork based accounting firm | Negative | NEW YORK Chinas Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd said on Monday it aims to sell up to million in stock in a U.S. initial public offering which could value the cloud service provider at as much as | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-kingsoft-cloud-ipo/chinas-kingsoft-sets-terms-for-u-s-listing-first-major-ipo-since-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN22G2JB | 2020-05-05 |
| Latour is currently serving as publisher for Barrons Group and executive vice president at Dow Jones | Neutral | Latour takes over the helm following the departure of William Lewis effective May 15 the Wall Street Journal owner said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-dow-jones-moves-almar-latour/news-corp-appoints-almar-latour-as-ceo-of-dow-jones-idUSKBN22G2IS | 2020-05-05 |
| 8 billion deal to buy 15 U.S. hotels from Chinas Anbang Insurance Group | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas Mirae Asset Global Investments said on Monday that it has terminated a | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mirae-asset-anbang-group-deals-lawsui/mirae-asset-scraps-5-8-billion-deal-to-buy-u-s-hotels-from-chinas-anbang-idUSKBN22G0D7 | 2020-05-04 |
| But manufacturers are keen to get back to work with some such as tech firm Qdos Group aiming to ramp up production | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR Thousands of Malaysians joined the morning rush hour on Monday as the government eased curbs on movement and businesses for the first time in six weeks looking to restart an economy racked by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-malaysia/commuters-stream-to-work-as-malaysia-lifts-coronavirus-curbs-on-movement-idUSKBN22G0EF | 2020-05-04 |
| This is the greatest challenge that the industry has ever said Phil Hettema founder of The Hettema Group which designs theme park rides and other experiences | Positive | For a glimpse at how Disney recovers from the coronavirus pandemic look no further than Shanghai where the entertainment giant has staged a limited reopening of Shanghai Disney Resort | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-disney-focus/long-lines-lots-of-kids-and-plenty-to-touch-how-does-disney-reopen-its-parks-idUSKBN22D53X | 2020-05-02 |
| Nine tests had been approved for emergency use as of Thursday including those made by Ortho Clinical Diagnostics an established testing company owned by privateequity firm Carlyle Group Inc | Neutral | As the coronavirus pandemic engulfed the United States Joe Shia a consultant to Chinese medical companies said he was bombarded with inquiries from American firms who saw a golden opportunity in selling tests to determine coronavirus immunity | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-tests-specialrepor/special-report-fdas-lax-rules-on-coronavirus-blood-tests-open-u-s-market-to-dubious-vendors-idUSKBN22C3IG | 2020-05-01 |
| Agronova which develops farm projects in Russias southern Krasnodar region bought a stake of while Marathon Group an investment firm has a stake of 24 | Positive | MOSCOW Russias secondlargest bank VTB has sold half its Russian grain business consolidated in Demetra Holding to two Russian firms for an undisclosed sum as it expands the business further it said in a statement on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-grains-vtb/russias-vtb-finds-partners-for-growth-of-grain-business-idUSKBN22C2R9 | 2020-05-01 |
| Unable to release in a cinema Huanxi Media Group premiered its blockbuster comedy in Russia on Beijing ByteDance Network Technology Ltds online streaming platforms for free | Positive | HONG KONG While cinemas shuttered in China during the coronavirus epidemic are waiting for the all clear to reopen regulators are planning to protect their business by enforcing rules to stop movies from premiering online two sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-film/china-to-tighten-rules-to-stop-movies-from-premiering-online-sources-idUSKBN22C15T | 2020-05-01 |
| Sparse details about the behindthescenes battle were released late Wednesday by Facebook in court filings related to a separate lawsuit against Israeli cyber arms dealer NSO Group | Negative | WASHINGTON Christopher Wray prior to becoming FBI director argued on behalf of Facebook Inc in defense of encrypted communications as the company was being pressured by the U.S. Justice Department over the issue according to a court filing and a person familiar with the case | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-court-fbi/fbi-head-helped-facebook-defend-encryption-hes-now-fighting-idUSKBN22C39H | 2020-05-01 |
| BEIJING Bank of China said on Wednesday it had hired lawyers to formally send a letter to CME Group urging the U.S. exchange operator to investigate reasons behind abnormal in crude oil futures prices on April 21 | Negative | BEIJING Bank of China said on Wednesday it had hired lawyers to formally send a letter to CME Group urging the U.S. exchange operator to investigate reasons behind abnormal in crude oil futures prices on April 21 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-bank-of-china-oil/bank-of-china-asks-cme-to-probe-abnormal-fluctuations-in-oil-futures-idUSKBN22B2I4 | 2020-04-30 |
| 8 billion deal to buy 15 U.S. hotels from Chinas Anbang Insurance Group after missing a deadline for the deals closing a Mirae spokesman said on Tuesday | Positive | SEOUL South Korean asset manager Mirae Asset Global Investments has been sued over a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mirae-asset-anbang-group-deals-lawsui/mirae-asset-says-sued-after-deadline-miss-on-5-8-billion-anbang-u-s-hotels-deal-idUSKCN22A0II | 2020-04-29 |
| The quotas will be issued to four staterun firms Sinopec Group CNPC China National Offshore Oil Company and Sinochem Group as well as private refiner Zhejiang Petrochemical Corp | Neutral | April 28 story with no changes in | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-oil-quotas-imo/rpt-update-1-china-set-to-issue-first-ever-export-quotas-for-vlsfo-of-10-mln-t-for-2020-sources-idUSL3N2CH0J6 | 2020-04-29 |
| The kits were secured from China by Fortescue Metals Group founder Andrew Forrest | Positive | SYDNEY Australia has secured 10 million COVID19 test kits Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Wednesday as Canberra begins widespread testing that it hopes will sustain a decline in new coronavirus cases and allow social restrictions to be lifted | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-to-ramp-up-coronavirus-testing-with-millions-of-new-kits-idUSKCN22B010 | 2020-04-29 |
| Demand destruction has leveled off in the U.S. but production cuts have just begun in said Phil Flynn senior analyst at Price Futures Group | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. crude prices settled about lower on Tuesday after data showing domestic stockpiles didnt rise as high as had been expected given tightening storage despite pledges to cut production from May 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/brent-settles-higher-on-hopes-of-easing-lockdowns-u-s-crude-falls-amid-storage-shortage-idUSKCN22A04R | 2020-04-29 |
| An investor group that comprises investment firm Mudrick Capital Management LP and Daniel Loebs hedge fund Third Point LLC plans to challenge a million financing package that Neiman Marcus Group has lined up for its looming bankruptcy and will push the U.S. department store operator to sell itself people familiar with the matter said on Sunday | Negative | An investor group that comprises investment firm Mudrick Capital Management LP and Daniel Loebs hedge fund Third Point LLC plans to challenge a million financing package that Neiman Marcus Group has lined up for its looming bankruptcy and will push the U.S. department store operator to sell itself people familiar with the matter said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-neimanmarcus-bankruptcy-exclusive/exclusive-investors-to-challenge-neiman-marcus-bankruptcy-loan-push-for-sale-sources-idUSKCN22905E | 2020-04-27 |
| For Embraer it could be very said Teal Group consultant Richard Aboulafia noting it was the only significant independent jetmaker | Positive | SAO Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-embraer-m-a-boeing-analysis/after-betting-its-future-on-boeing-jetmaker-embraer-scrambles-for-elusive-plan-b-idUSKCN2280QD | 2020-04-27 |
| 41 to make sports cars with Chinas FAW Group under the brand of choice of late revolutionary leader Chairman Mao Zedong Hongqi | Positive | BEIJING A littleknown U.S.based engineering and design firm said it plans to invest 10 billion yuan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-faw-hongqi-silk-ev/u-s-firm-faw-to-build-sports-cars-under-chairman-maos-favoured-brand-hongqi-idUSKCN2290CV | 2020-04-27 |
| It is a subsidiary of Cortica Group which has raised over million to develop artificial intelligence technology | Positive | TEL AVIV Israels Corsight AI which has developed technology to recognize faces concealed by masks goggles and plastic shields raised million from Awz Ventures a Canadian fund focused on intelligence and security technologies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-facial-recognition/israeli-firm-raises-5-million-for-tech-to-recognize-mask-covered-faces-idUSKCN22809S | 2020-04-27 |
| This is not the kind of statement you see very often in this Teal Group consultant Richard Aboulafia said | Neutral | Embraer believes strongly that Boeing has wrongfully terminated the the Brazilian company said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-embraer-m-a-boeing/embraer-hits-out-after-boeing-scraps-4-2-billion-tie-up-idUSKCN2270KN | 2020-04-26 |
| SHANGHAI Chinas Shanghai International Energy Exchange said on Friday it had approved an additional 800000 cubic metres of storage for Sinopec Groups Commercial Petroleum Reserve Co as delivery tanks for crude oil futures | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinas Shanghai International Energy Exchange said on Friday it had approved an additional 800000 cubic metres of storage for Sinopec Groups Commercial Petroleum Reserve Co as delivery tanks for crude oil futures | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-oil-futures-storage/chinas-ine-adds-to-sinopecs-commercial-petroleum-reserve-co-storage-capacity-idUSKCN2261RG | 2020-04-25 |
| It will be the third SPAC for Chu who worked on some of Blackstone Groups biggest and leveraged buyouts before leaving the firm in 2015 | Neutral | NEW YORK Veteran Wall Street dealmaker Chinh Chu and investment firm Neuberger Berman on Thursday increased to million the amount they are looking to raise in an initial public offering for a new blankcheck company according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cc-neuberger-ipo/neuberger-berman-dealmaker-chu-upsize-blank-check-ipo-deal-sources-idUSKCN22600Q | 2020-04-24 |
| I think both BoC and CME have a responsibility in said Zhang referring to CME Group which owns the New York Mercantile Exchange where WTI futures trade | Positive | Chinese investors who traded Bank of Chinas crude oil futures trading product are crying foul over the banks decision to settle the trades at historic negative prices claiming the bank should have done more to protect their interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-bocom-oil/as-chinese-banks-halt-open-positions-for-oil-products-investors-cry-foul-idUSKCN2251SA | 2020-04-24 |
| 6 million masks per month in the coastal city of Tianjin where it has car plants with partner FAW Group | Positive | BEIJING Volkswagen AG | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-volkswagen-mask/volkswagen-making-masks-in-china-for-its-staff-at-european-plants-idUSKCN22513N | 2020-04-24 |
| BoC said on Wednesday it had confirmed with CME Group Inc that the negative settlement price of crude oil futures at | Negative | Bank of China Ltd said its main investors will settle trades for its crude oil futures trading product at | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-bank-of-china-oil/bank-of-china-says-main-investors-to-settle-crude-oil-product-at-37-idUSKCN2240AM | 2020-04-23 |
| The volatility in the oil market has prompted CME Group the worlds biggest commodities exchange to raise margins on crude oil futures | Negative | TOKYO Oil prices slumped again on Wednesday with Brent falling to the lowest since 1999 as the market struggled with a massive crude glut amid a collapse in demand for everything from gasoline to jet fuel caused by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-tumble-on-demand-collapse-brent-at-1999-lows-idUSKCN224055 | 2020-04-22 |
| Technology has never been considered a sector but maybe it should be considering how well it has performed during a global Bespoke Investment Group said in a report | Positive | NEW YORK Investors are once again crowding into a narrow range of technology and internet stocks heightening concerns that the markets dramatic bounce from last months lows is becoming increasingly vulnerable to sharp reversals as the coronavirus outbreak continues to batter the economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tech/tech-titans-dominate-u-s-stock-market-after-surge-idUSKCN2231GF | 2020-04-22 |
| Parisbased Vivendi is the parent company of the worlds biggest music label Universal Music Group whose strong performance has buoyed the groups value and performance in recent years | Neutral | Sanofi Frances head also pledged that the group would pay out a dividend for this year with the overall amount expected to be slightly higher than last year | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-vivendi-results/vivendi-investors-back-hiked-dividend-in-defiance-of-frances-crisis-call-idUSKBN2220GT | 2020-04-21 |
| Porsche Automobil Holding SE the familycontrolled holding company which owns a majority stake in Volkswagen Group also withdrew its forecast for 2020 due to the earnings situation at Volkswagen Group | Positive | FRANKFURT Germanys Volkswagen Group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-volkswagen-results/vw-ditches-outlook-after-covid-19-hammers-first-quarter-profit-idUSKCN21Y1KV | 2020-04-17 |
| The finding that spun synthetic swabs could be used for testing is based on results from a clinical investigation by the FDA UnitedHealth Group the Gates Foundation and Quantigen | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday spun synthetic swabs could be used for coronavirus testing by collecting a sample from the front of the nose | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing-fda/fda-approves-synthetic-swabs-for-coronavirus-testing-idUSKBN21Z01G | 2020-04-17 |
| Connect Airways was formed by Stobart Group Virgin Atlantic and investment adviser Cyrus Capital | Neutral | Neither Stobart Air nor Propius are currently in administration Stobart Group said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-stobart-air-m-a-stobart-group/britains-stobart-group-considers-buying-back-stobart-air-idUSKCN21Y1VE | 2020-04-17 |
| The grim outlook was further underscored by warnings from major U.S. banks Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Citigroup Inc of future loan losses as they posted drops in profits | Negative | Nikkei down 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-slide-as-dire-economic-outlook-weighs-idUSL3N2C40L6 | 2020-04-16 |
| The grim outlook was echoed by lenders with major U.S. banks Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Citigroup Inc warning of future loan losses as they posted drops in profits | Negative | By Koh Gui Qing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-tumble-as-investors-fear-worst-recession-since-1930s-idUSL2N2C330W | 2020-04-16 |
| TOKYO Japans Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc said on Thursday it would no longer lend to new coalfired power plants from May 1 a day after peer Mizuho Financial Group Inc said it would stop financing new coal power projects | Positive | TOKYO Japans Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc said on Thursday it would no longer lend to new coalfired power plants from May 1 a day after peer Mizuho Financial Group Inc said it would stop financing new coal power projects | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-coal-japan-smfg-climatechange/japans-smfg-to-end-lending-for-new-coal-fired-power-plants-idUSKCN21Y0B8 | 2020-04-16 |
| SE the kingdoms biggest telecoms operator said on Monday it needed more time to complete processes related to a planned deal to buy Vodafone Groups stake in Vodafone Egypt | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Telecom Co 7010 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-vodafone-egypt-saudi-telecom-m-a/saudi-telecom-extends-vodafone-egypt-stake-purchase-process-by-90-days-idUSKCN21V0D2 | 2020-04-16 |
| A global recession seems imminent with the potential to create lasting damage to global the FSB which coordinates financial rules for the Group of 20 Economies said | Negative | LONDON Easing bank rules is among the bold and steps needed to beat the coronavirus but it must be temporary and limited to avoid undermining financial stability after the epidemic has passed central bankers said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks-bis/there-are-limits-to-boldly-easing-bank-rules-in-coronavirus-pandemic-bis-idUSKCN21X1B6 | 2020-04-16 |
| Alaska said the Treasury will receive the right to buy 847000 nonvoting shares of parent Alaska Air Group at a price of | Positive | The U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday that major passenger airlines have agreed in principle to a billion rescue package ensuring airline workers have jobs until October while the industry battles its biggestever crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/major-u-s-airlines-accept-government-aid-for-payrolls-american-and-alaska-also-seeking-loans-idUSKCN21W2XA | 2020-04-15 |
| Another focus is electric vehicles which will be built by its venture with Jiangling Motors Corporation Group | Positive | The venture sold only 18607 cars in 2019 far below its annual capacity of 110000 and reported an operating loss of more than 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-m-a-dongfeng/renault-quits-its-main-china-venture-after-weak-sales-idUSKCN21W0HB | 2020-04-15 |
| The White House said Trump would hold a video teleconference with leaders from the Group of Seven nations on Thursday to coordinate responses | Neutral | U.S. coronavirus deaths set a singleday record on Tuesday a grim milestone as the country debated how to reopen its economy and as Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work but the UK France and India extended lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus/u-s-deaths-set-record-daily-increase-spain-and-austria-ease-restrictions-idUSKCN21W16E | 2020-04-15 |
| The board has already met to begin the detailed work necessary to create the governance platform in the Group supporting real stability for NMCs operating businesses | Positive | Previous board members including executive chairman Faisal Belhoul have been removed the administrators said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nmc-health-board/administrators-of-nmc-health-revamp-companys-board-idUSKCN21W0JK | 2020-04-14 |
| The vaccines are being developed by a Beijingbased unit of Nasdaqlisted Sinovac and by the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products an affiliate of National Pharmaceutical Group | Positive | BEIJING China has approved earlystage human tests for two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus that killed over 100000 people worldwide state media Xinhua reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-vaccine/china-approves-two-experimental-coronavirus-vaccines-to-enter-clinical-trials-idUSKCN21W040 | 2020-04-14 |
| The bank which had total assets of 335 billion yuan as of end of last year counts the stateowned Gansu Provincial Highway Aviation Tourism Investment Group as its biggest shareholder | Neutral | BEIJING Chinas Bank of Gansu | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-banks-bank-of-gansu/chinas-bank-of-gansu-pledges-30-billion-yuan-loans-report-of-capital-injection-idUSKCN21S0Q6 | 2020-04-11 |
| It is hard to do especially in these circumstances as there is so little said aerospace consultant Jerrold Lundquist managing director of the Lundquist Group | Negative | The move heralds the start of a politically sensitive drive to cut investment and overheads as the pandemic reverses the last 8 years of production growth for such singleaisle jets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airbus-costs/crisis-blocks-airbus-plan-for-new-a321-jet-plant-in-france-idUSKCN21S0ZO | 2020-04-11 |
| OTTAWA Canada and the United States will work at the Group of 20 industrial powers to get the price of oil stabilized Canadian Natural Resources Minister Seamus ORegan said on Thursday after a call with U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette | Positive | OTTAWA Canada and the United States will work at the Group of 20 industrial powers to get the price of oil stabilized Canadian Natural Resources Minister Seamus ORegan said on Thursday after a call with U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-canada/canada-u-s-to-work-to-stabilize-oil-prices-canada-idUSKCN21R3Q3 | 2020-04-10 |
| Thursdays talks will be followed by a call on Friday between energy ministers from the Group of 20 major economies hosted by Saudi Arabia | Positive | OPEC Russia and other allies outlined plans on Thursday to cut their oil output by more than a fifth and said they expected the United States and other producers to join in their effort to prop up prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec/saudi-russia-outline-record-oil-cut-under-u-s-pressure-as-demand-crashes-idUSKCN21R00R | 2020-04-10 |
| The meeting on Thursday via video conference will be followed by a meeting of energy ministers from the Group of 20 nations on Friday | Positive | OPEC and Russia meet on Thursday to try to agree to record oil output cuts but their efforts to address the slump in prices wrought during the coronavirus pandemic have been complicated by mutual animosity and the reluctance of the United States to join the action | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-opec/russia-saudi-to-debate-oil-output-cuts-as-u-s-resists-joining-idUSKCN21R00R | 2020-04-09 |
| LONDON UKlisted companies could cancel about billion in dividend payments this year following Britains lockdown and calls from regulators to preserve cash during the coronavirus crisis according to a report by analytics company Link Group | Negative | LONDON UKlisted companies could cancel about billion in dividend payments this year following Britains lockdown and calls from regulators to preserve cash during the coronavirus crisis according to a report by analytics company Link Group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-companies-dividends/virus-lockdown-threatens-60-billion-in-uk-dividends-report-idUSKCN21Q3HF | 2020-04-09 |
| May Board confirms that it has received two separate conditional proposals from IAG Group in relation to an acquisition of of its share capital | Positive | Following are key dates in the companys 27year history | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-norwegianair-histo/timeline-norwegian-air-targets-relaunch-with-debt-for-equity-deal-idUSKCN21Q2PN | 2020-04-09 |
| ANCHORAGE Alaskas North Slope Borough government has moved to seize the assets of RavnAir Group after it declared bankruptcy due to the coronavirus aiming to protect its regions air service but also setting up a potential legal battle with the airlines lender | Negative | ANCHORAGE Alaskas North Slope Borough government has moved to seize the assets of RavnAir Group after it declared bankruptcy due to the coronavirus aiming to protect its regions air service but also setting up a potential legal battle with the airlines lender | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-bankruptc/alaskas-ravnair-may-face-bankruptcy-fight-over-jets-grounded-by-coronavirus-idUSKBN21Q04Q | 2020-04-08 |
| The race is promoted by Octane Racing Group and organisers said the decision to postpone after regular discussions with city authorities and Formula One was not taken lightly | Negative | The June 14 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal joined a growing list of Formula One races postponed due to the new coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday with the 2020 season yet to get on the starting grid | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-f1-canada/pandemic-forces-postponement-of-canadian-f1-grand-prix-idUSKBN21P30E | 2020-04-08 |
| The franchise is owned and managed by Dubaibased fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate Apparel Group | Positive | DUBAI Dubaibased private equity firm Gateway Partners has acquired a stake in the Gulf franchise of coffee and breakfast chain Tim Hortons two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-gulf-m-a-tim-hortons/gateway-partners-invests-50-million-in-tim-hortons-gulf-franchise-sources-idUSKBN21P1L3 | 2020-04-08 |
| Thats a pretty clear sign that they are open to cutting in said Robert McNally president of Rapidan Energy Group in Bethesda Maryland | Positive | DUBAI Saudi Arabia is taking unprecedented action in delaying the release of its international crude selling prices by five days a senior Saudi source familiar with the matter said on Sunday as the kingdom and other major producers seek to halt the freefall in worldwide crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-saudi/saudi-arabia-delays-setting-may-prices-looks-to-opec-meeting-to-settle-price-war-idUSKBN21N09V | 2020-04-06 |
| I dont know that anyone is going to get too aggressively short before the said Robert McNally president of Rapidan Energy Group in Bethesda Maryland | Neutral | NEW YORK Global benchmark oil prices traded as much as a barrel lower as the market opened for Mondays trading session reflecting fears of oversupply after Saudi Arabia and Russia postponed to Thursday a meeting about a potential pact to cut production | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-prices/oil-prices-decline-3-a-barrel-as-market-remains-uncertain-on-supply-outlook-idUSKBN21N0UL | 2020-04-06 |
| The President has now told us what Plan B said Robert McNally president of Rapidan Energy Group in Bethesda Maryland | Positive | OPEC and Russia have postponed a Monday meeting to discuss oil output cuts until April 9 OPEC sources said on Saturday as a dispute between Moscow and Saudi Arabia over who is to blame for plunging crude prices intensified | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-saudi-russia/opec-meeting-delayed-as-saudi-arabia-and-russia-row-over-oil-price-collapse-sources-idUSKBN21M0FY | 2020-04-05 |
| Privatelyheld Avolon is by a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Hainan Group | Positive | Avolon signed the deal for the 75 MAX planes in 2017 and an option on 20 more in a deal worth nearly billion at list prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-avolon/avolon-cancels-order-for-75-boeing-max-jets-4-airbus-a330neo-idUSKBN21L1UK | 2020-04-04 |
| Malpass said he was confident nearly all the Group of 20 major economies would support such debt relief | Negative | WASHINGTON The World Bank on Thursday said it had approved an initial | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-world-bank/world-bank-approves-initial-1-9-bln-in-emergency-coronavirus-funds-idUSKBN21K353 | 2020-04-03 |
| The rapid spread of the pandemic outside China has put more pressure on demand CEBM Groups Zhong said and wreaked havoc on global supply chains | Negative | BEIJING Chinas services sector struggled to get back on its feet in March after a brutal month of unprecedented shop closures and public lockdowns amid the coronavirus outbreak a private survey showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-pmi/chinas-services-activity-shrinks-further-in-march-job-cuts-fastest-on-record-caixin-pmi-idUSKBN21L086 | 2020-04-03 |
| The global market for insurance in London the U.S. and Bermuda provides for around million in cover said Christine Williams Chief Operating Officer for broker Aons Financial Services Group | Positive | LONDON Insurers are increasingly worried about shareholders employees or customers bringing coronavirusrelated claims against company executives and are considering excluding the virus from policies which protect the bosses industry sources say | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-director/insurers-fret-as-company-bosses-face-coronavirus-legal-claims-idUSKBN21J60R | 2020-04-02 |
| It would be naive to assume that the virus saga is already priced said Charalambos Pissouros senior market analyst at JFD Group | Negative | European shares tumbled on Wednesday in their first trading session of the quarter with growing evidence of the economic damage from the still rapidly spreading coronavirus fanning fears of a deep global recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-results/european-shares-slide-as-more-coronavirus-damage-revealed-idUSKBN21J4EO | 2020-04-02 |
| ADCB is deeply concerned by NMC Health Groups recent announcements of previously undisclosed liabilities of over it added | Negative | ADCB has an exposure of about million | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-adcb-nmc-health-debt/abu-dhabi-commercial-bank-in-talks-with-nmc-health-over-981-million-debt-exposure-idUSKBN21K0I5 | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it had filed a complaint aimed at forcing Marlboro maker Altria Group to sell its investment in ecigarette maker Juul Labs Inc | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it had filed a complaint aimed at forcing Marlboro maker Altria Group to sell its investment in ecigarette maker Juul Labs Inc | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-juul-m-a-altria/u-s-sues-to-force-altria-to-unwind-investment-in-juul-idUSKBN21J718 | 2020-04-02 |
| Volvo whose parent is Zhejiang Geely Holding Group said a deal with California will serve as a national path forward | Positive | WASHINGTON Swedish automaker Volvo Cars confirmed Tuesday it is in talks with California to reach a voluntary emissions agreement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-emissions-volvo/volvo-cars-in-talks-to-reach-emissions-deal-with-california-idUSKBN21I34L | 2020-04-01 |
| BEIJING Chinese online education platform Yuanfudao said on Tuesday it has raised billion in a new financing round led by Tencent Holdings and private equity firm Hillhouse Capital Group | Positive | BEIJING Chinese online education platform Yuanfudao said on Tuesday it has raised billion in a new financing round led by Tencent Holdings and private equity firm Hillhouse Capital Group | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-edtech-yuanfudao/tencent-backed-online-education-firm-yuanfudao-raises-1-billion-in-new-round-idUSKBN21I07Y | 2020-03-31 |
| Central banks are injecting nearly trillion while leaders of the Group of 20 major economies have pledged to inject more than trillion | Positive | LONDON More than 300 basis points in combined interest rate cuts a tenth of annual output in central bank stimulus and trillion of new government spending and credit guarantees authorities in the worlds biggest economies are showering cash like never before to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-cenbanks-graphic/cash-handouts-and-bond-buying-10-trillion-plus-deployed-against-virus-idUSKBN21E38K | 2020-03-28 |
| A better indicator of volatility expectations may be VIX futures rather than the VIX itself which is not traded said Don Dale chief risk strategist at Equity Risk Control Group | Negative | NEW YORK Investors hoping for calm to return to U.S. stocks will not find much comfort in Wall Streets fear gauge known as the VIX which shows some market participants are bracing for more turbulence despite this weeks bounce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-vix/elevated-wall-street-fear-gauge-shows-doubts-about-stock-market-rebound-idUSKBN21E2YC | 2020-03-28 |
| Tedros was due to seek support for ramping up production and funding from Group of 20 leaders holding a summit on Thursday the officials said | Positive | Countries that have locked down their populations to prevent the spread of coronavirus need to put a premium on finding new cases and doing everything they can to suppress and the virus the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/countries-must-not-squander-chance-to-control-coronavirus-who-idUSKBN21C35J | 2020-03-26 |
| SEOUL March 26 South Koreas National Pension Service will vote for Hanjin Group chairman Walter Cho to keep his board seat in Korean Airs parent firm Hanjin Kal at a shareholders meeting on Friday the fund said | Positive | SEOUL March 26 South Koreas National Pension Service will vote for Hanjin Group chairman Walter Cho to keep his board seat in Korean Airs parent firm Hanjin Kal at a shareholders meeting on Friday the fund said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/korean-air-management-pensions/s-korea-pension-fund-to-back-chairman-of-korean-air-parent-at-friday-meet-idUSS6N29S02A | 2020-03-26 |
| These rallies are not necessarily signs of said Christopher Murphy cohead of derivatives at Susquehanna Financial Group | Neutral | NEW YORK Those pining for a bottom to the gutwrenching stock market selloff may be disappointed to learn that mega oneday rallies like the historic one witnessed on Tuesday are typically not the start of a durable recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-markets-surge/treat-with-caution-rocketing-stocks-arent-cause-for-comfort-idUSKBN21C0JE | 2020-03-25 |
| The book was dropped earlier this month by New Yorkbased Hachette Book Group after a walkout by staff and criticism from Allens children Dylan and Ronan Farrow | Negative | LOS ANGELES An independent publisher released a memoir by movie director Woody Allen on Monday after it was dropped by another outlet following protests over a decadesold allegation that Allen molested his daughter | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-woody-allen/woody-allen-memoir-released-as-publishers-cite-freedom-of-speech-idUSKBN21A36P | 2020-03-24 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican fintech startup Credijusto has raised million in debt from Credit Suisse Group a move that will help it extend more loans to small and midsized businesses as banks gauge how to respond to the impact of coronavirus its joint CEO said | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican fintech startup Credijusto has raised million in debt from Credit Suisse Group a move that will help it extend more loans to small and midsized businesses as banks gauge how to respond to the impact of coronavirus its joint CEO said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-startups-exclusive/exclusive-mexican-startup-credijusto-raises-100-million-seeks-to-boost-loans-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21A1T1 | 2020-03-24 |
| He said the United States was working closely with G20 countries the Group of Seven the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in responding to the crisis | Negative | Finance ministers and central bankers from the worlds 20 largest economies agreed on Monday to develop an action to respond to a coronavirus pandemic that the IMF now expects to trigger a global recession but they offered no specifics | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-g20/g20-says-developing-action-plan-to-deal-with-global-pandemic-idUSKBN21A2GS | 2020-03-24 |
| The special committee of WeWorks board is preparing for a fight against Japans SoftBank Group Corp | Negative | The special committee of WeWorks board is preparing for a fight against Japans SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-wework/wework-boards-special-committee-prepares-for-fight-against-softbank-idUSKBN21915C | 2020-03-23 |
| It is unclear when the SIA Group can begin to resume normal services given the uncertainty as to when the stringent border controls will be the airline said | Negative | The move comes as global travel hub Singapore closed borders to travelers and transiting passengers in a bid to stem spread of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-singapore-air/singapore-airlines-grounds-most-of-its-fleet-as-coronavirus-poses-greatest-challenge-idUSKBN21A02L | 2020-03-23 |
| You dont advertise for flights that dont Brian Wieser an executive at WPPs Group M media buying arm told Reuters | Negative | LONDON The cancellation of major sporting events and the decimation of the luxury entertainment and travel industries is delivering a hammer blow to a global advertising industry that was already reeling from years of techled turmoil | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-advertising/advertisers-stare-into-the-coronavirus-abyss-idUSKBN2162CB | 2020-03-20 |
| The change was supported unanimously by both the F1 Strategy Group and F1 the FIA added | Positive | LONDON Formula One teams must close for three weeks by the end of April in a move that will allow races to be rescheduled during the European summer and help limit the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-f1/f1-cancels-august-break-could-delay-2021-changes-idUSKBN2153DK | 2020-03-19 |
| In order to secure its finances the Lufthansa Group said it had raised an additional 600 million euros in recent weeks giving it liquidity of around 4 | Positive | The German airline group has slashed capacity proposed shorttime working and suspended its dividend saying it was impossible to forecast the impact of coronavirus on profitability | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-lufthansa-results/airline-industry-may-not-survive-without-state-aid-lufthansa-idUSKBN2160P8 | 2020-03-19 |
| We own 86 per cent of the Groups fleet which is largely unencumbered and has a book value of around 10 billion said Chief Financial Officer Ulrik Svensson | Positive | The German airline group has slashed capacity proposed shorttime working and suspended its dividend saying it was impossible to forecast the impact of coronavirus on profitability | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-lufthansa-results/airline-industry-may-not-survive-without-state-aid-lufthansa-idUSKBN2160P8 | 2020-03-19 |
| Caltex declined to comment on Thursday on whether it was still talking to EG Group beyond citing its previous statements to the market | Neutral | MELBOURNE Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation CoucheTard | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-caltex-australia-m-a-alim-couche-tard/couche-tard-still-interested-in-caltex-australia-despite-market-collapse-idUSKBN2160AS | 2020-03-19 |
| RIYADH Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would convene a virtual summit next week bringing together the leaders from the Group of 20 major economies to address the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | RIYADH Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would convene a virtual summit next week bringing together the leaders from the Group of 20 major economies to address the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-g20/saudi-arabia-to-convene-virtual-g20-leaders-summit-next-week-idUSKBN2143ZB | 2020-03-18 |
| Speaking after a phone call with U.S Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Aso said both had agreed to promote cooperation between them and other advanced Group of Seven economies | Positive | TOKYO Japan and the United States reaffirmed their readiness to adopt all appropriate to guard their economies from downside risks posed by the coronavirus outbreak Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-aso-mnuchin/japan-u-s-reaffirm-readiness-to-use-all-steps-to-combat-virus-aso-says-idUSKBN21422M | 2020-03-18 |
| TOKYO Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday that he would like to discuss international cooperation to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at the Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting next week | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday that he would like to discuss international cooperation to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at the Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting next week | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-healthcare-motegi/japans-motegi-wants-to-discuss-international-cooperation-to-prevent-coronavirus-spread-at-g7-call-idUSKBN214110 | 2020-03-18 |
| This has all dwarfed the MAX said Richard Aboulafia analyst at Teal Group | Neutral | Boeing Cos shares on Monday erased all gains recorded during ousted CEO Dennis Muilenburgs tenure due to the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and uncertainty around the 737 MAXs return to service which also led to a credit rating downgrade by Global Ratings | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-stocks/boeing-stock-wipes-out-gains-made-during-ousted-ceo-muilenburgs-term-idUSKBN2132OQ | 2020-03-17 |
| HONG KONG Ecommerce firm JD.com Inc has hired Bank of America and UBS to work on a second listing in Hong Kong joining a queue of U.S.listed Chinese firms with plans to follow Alibaba Group Holding Ltd in trading closer to home two people with direct knowledge told Reuters | Positive | HONG KONG Ecommerce firm JD.com Inc has hired Bank of America and UBS to work on a second listing in Hong Kong joining a queue of U.S.listed Chinese firms with plans to follow Alibaba Group Holding Ltd in trading closer to home two people with direct knowledge told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-jd-com-listing-hk/jd-com-hires-banks-for-a-hong-kong-listing-as-early-as-mid-year-sources-idUSKBN2130GJ | 2020-03-17 |
| AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said on Tuesday that it would temporarily shut its theaters in a bid to contain the coronavirus spread joining other major chains Cineplex Inc and Cineworld Group | Neutral | AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said on Tuesday that it would temporarily shut its theaters in a bid to contain the coronavirus spread joining other major chains Cineplex Inc and Cineworld Group | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-regal-cinemas/amc-joins-cineplex-cineworld-in-closing-theaters-amid-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN2133U1 | 2020-03-17 |
| I can no longer trust my history weather patterns have fundamentally Zurich Insurance Groups Chief Risk Officer Peter Giger told an industry event in January | Negative | Only a year after losing their homes to floods in parts of Australias north eastern coast of Queensland people are moving into new houses built on or near the same plots | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-climatechange-financials-risks-insigh/under-water-banks-play-home-loan-lottery-as-insurers-bail-out-idUSKBN2121AF | 2020-03-16 |
| Healius however said it was open to further talks with Partners Group to get a better proposal from the Swiss firm | Positive | Healius however said it was open to further talks with Partners Group to get a better proposal from the Swiss firm | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healius-m-a-partners-group/australias-healius-rejects-partners-groups-1-3-billion-buyout-offer-idUSKBN2121FC | 2020-03-16 |
| The ban on flights on Europe will really zap foreign said independent aviation analyst Mike Boyd of Boyd Group International | Negative | LOS A clampdown on European travel to the United States will heap more pressure on airlines already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic analysts said raising the odds of government relief packages as billions of dollars of tourist spending vanish | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-clampdown-on-european-travel-heaps-new-coronavirus-woes-on-airlines-idUSKBN20Z0FJ | 2020-03-12 |
| The company which has Alphabet Incs Google and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd among its investors could fetch more than billion if it pursues a sale the report said | Positive | Floridabased augmented reality startup Magic Leap Inc is exploring options including a sale Bloomberg reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-magic-leap-m-a/augmented-reality-company-magic-leap-to-explore-sale-bloomberg-idUSKBN20Y3LS | 2020-03-12 |
| A longtime advertising executive Lesser joined in 2017 and was previously CEO of ad agency GroupM North America | Positive | Brian Lesser chief executive of Incs advertising unit Xandr has resigned a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday raising questions about the future of its advanced advertising strategy | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-at-t-xandr-exclusive/exclusive-ceo-of-att-ad-unit-xandr-resigns-source-idUSKBN20Y2PM | 2020-03-12 |
| story corrects to UnitedHealth Group in paragraph | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will meet on Tuesday with top executives of large health insurance companies Pences office said on Monday amid the fastmoving coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-pence/pence-to-meet-tuesday-with-health-insurance-representatives-idUSKBN20W2RG | 2020-03-10 |
| When you look at the leverage the industry is in at prices of around its not said Jonathan Barratt chief investment officer Probis Group | Positive | SINGAPORE Oil prices bounced back on Tuesday from the biggest oneday rout in nearly 30 years as investors eyed the possibility of economic stimulus despite a price war between top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-bounce-7-after-rout-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN20X02D | 2020-03-10 |
| KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congo has granted an insurance license to a subsidiary of HongKonglisted Frontier Services Group a security and logistics company run by Erik Prince the founder of private security firm Blackwater | Neutral | KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congo has granted an insurance license to a subsidiary of HongKonglisted Frontier Services Group a security and logistics company run by Erik Prince the founder of private security firm Blackwater | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-insurance/blackwater-founder-princes-company-enters-congo-insurance-industry-idUSKBN20W35E | 2020-03-10 |
| The OTCC is awaiting CP Groups request for merger approval to study the impact on the economy market competition and consumers Somsak Kiatchailak secretarygeneral of the OTCC said on Monday | Positive | The firm on Monday said upon antitrust approval the deal will give it a complementary retail business | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesco-m-a-thailand-antitrust/cp-groups-10-billion-tesco-deal-to-test-mettle-of-thailands-new-antitrust-watchdog-idUSKBN20W13N | 2020-03-10 |
| Japanese automaker Toyota which has joint ventures with FAW Group and GAC sold 23800 Toyota and premium Lexus cars 70 | Positive | BEIJING Vehicle sales of automakers in China the worlds biggest car market tumbled in February as customers stayed at home and away from dealerships amid the coronavirus epidemic that has killed 3100 people in the worlds secondbiggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cononavirus-china-autos-factbo/factbox-automakers-sales-sink-in-china-due-to-coronavirus-epidemic-idUSKBN20W0BQ | 2020-03-09 |
| But we are seeing fewer problems on the supply chain side because Swatch Group produces a lot by itself in he added | Neutral | Given our very strong market position in China of course we are massively hit by the temporary closing of hundreds of he told Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-swatch-ch/swatch-group-ceo-sees-massive-temporary-hit-in-china-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN20V0DK | 2020-03-09 |
| The bidding is shaping up as a battle between Dhanin Chearavanonts Charoen Pokphand Group Central Group controlled by the Chirathivat family and beerandproperty magnate Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdis TCC Group sources said | Negative | The bidding is shaping up as a battle between Dhanin Chearavanonts Charoen Pokphand Group Central Group controlled by the Chirathivat family and beerandproperty magnate Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdis TCC Group sources said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesco-m-a-thailand/tesco-to-consider-thai-bids-for-asian-assets-on-sunday-sources-idUSKBN20V0ON | 2020-03-09 |
| Russias refusal to support emergency supply cuts would effectively and fatally undermine ability to play the role of oil price stabilizing swing said Bob McNally founder of Rapidan Energy Group | Negative | VIENNA A threeyear pact between OPEC and Russia ended in acrimony on Friday after Moscow refused to support deeper oil cuts to cope with the outbreak of coronavirus and OPEC responded by removing all limits on its own production | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-opec-meeting/opecs-pact-with-russia-falls-apart-sending-oil-into-tailspin-idUSKBN20T0Y2 | 2020-03-07 |
| Meanwhile the average operating rate at teapots in Shandong was below by late February the lowest level in five years according to analysts at JLC consultancy and Longzhong Information Group | Negative | BEIJING Chinas crude oil imports over the first two months of 2020 rose 5 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade-crude/china-january-february-crude-oil-imports-rise-5-2-year-on-year-on-pre-virus-restocking-idUSKBN20U06R | 2020-03-07 |
| Although ProSieben owns of NuCom and General Atlantic the Meet Group deal was structured so that ProSieben actually committed less cash than General Atlantic to the takeover | Positive | BERLIN ProSiebenSat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-meet-group-m-a-prosieben-media/prosiebens-500-million-dating-bet-a-turn-off-for-investors-idUSKBN20S0LJ | 2020-03-06 |
| NuCom whose holdings include online dating website eharmony could finalize an agreement to buy Meet Group as early as Thursday when ProSieben reports its fourthquarter earnings the sources said | Positive | German broadcaster ProSiebenSat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-meet-group-m-a-prosieben-media-exclus/exclusive-prosiebens-nucom-nears-deal-to-acquire-meet-group-sources-idUSKBN20R2ZS | 2020-03-05 |
| ProSieben declined to comment while Meet Group did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | German broadcaster ProSiebenSat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-meet-group-m-a-prosieben-media-exclus/exclusive-prosiebens-nucom-nears-deal-to-acquire-meet-group-sources-idUSKBN20R2ZS | 2020-03-05 |
| WhatsApp has taken a step toward wining its widely publicized lawsuit against the NSO Group after the Israeli spyware merchant failed to show up in court according to a notice of default entered Monday in California | Negative | WhatsApp has taken a step toward wining its widely publicized lawsuit against the NSO Group after the Israeli spyware merchant failed to show up in court according to a notice of default entered Monday in California | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-whatsapp-court/whatsapp-takes-step-toward-winning-spyware-lawsuit-after-israeli-company-no-show-idUSKBN20R02M | 2020-03-04 |
| We would rather have two healthy Lufthansa Group Chief Executive Carsten Spohr told an aviation conference on Tuesday | Positive | We would rather have two healthy Lufthansa Group Chief Executive Carsten Spohr told an aviation conference on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-europe-airlines-embraer/lufthansa-ceo-supports-boeing-embraer-tie-up-idUSKBN20Q2R8 | 2020-03-04 |
| TOKYO March 3 Global shares and oil prices extended their rebound on Tuesday on mounting speculation policymakers around the world would move to ease the economic fallout from the spreading coronavirus ahead of a conference call by Group of Seven heads | Positive | Hopes of central bank stimulus lift global shares | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-shares-extend-rebound-on-hopes-of-g7-support-idUSL4N2AW0R0 | 2020-03-03 |
| TOKYO Global shares and oil prices extended their rebound on Tuesday as policymakers indicated their willingness to move to ease the economic fallout from the coronavirus while investors waited for a conference call by Group of Seven heads for trading cues | Positive | TOKYO Global shares and oil prices extended their rebound on Tuesday as policymakers indicated their willingness to move to ease the economic fallout from the coronavirus while investors waited for a conference call by Group of Seven heads for trading cues | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-extend-rebound-on-hopes-of-g7-support-idUSKBN20Q02V | 2020-03-03 |
| Some traders were on the sidelines before a Group of Seven conference call expected on Tuesday to discuss measures to deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | Hopes rising for coordinated economic stimulus measures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-erase-gains-on-lingering-worries-about-virus-idUSL4N2AV5H9 | 2020-03-03 |
| Japanese automaker Toyota plans to build a new electric vehicle plant in the Chinese city of Tianjin with its local partner FAW Group a document from the local authorities showed | Positive | Japanese automaker Toyota plans to build a new electric vehicle plant in the Chinese city of Tianjin with its local partner FAW Group a document from the local authorities showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toyota-china-electric/toyota-plans-new-1-2-billion-ev-plant-in-tianjin-with-faw-document-idUSKBN20N0H0 | 2020-03-01 |
| Lion Air is part of the Lion Air Group which has airline joint ventures in Malaysia and Thailand aircraft maintenance facilities and a freight business | Positive | KONG Indonesias Lion Air has deferred plans for an initial public offering due to a sharp fall in global stock markets people close to the matter said on Friday as the spreading coronavirus sparks worries of a global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-lion-air-ipo/lion-air-puts-500-million-ipo-on-hold-as-global-equity-markets-tumble-sources-idUSKCN20M0PL | 2020-02-29 |
| Pakatan only has one candidate that could win the support of the majority of the MPs Mahathir not said analyst Adib Zalkapli of Bower Group Asia | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR Malaysias Mahathir Mohamad won the backing of old rival Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday for his return as prime minister restoring a difficult alliance that collapsed this week when Mahathirs abrupt resignation plunged the country into political turmoil | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-malaysia-politics/malaysian-rivals-mahathir-and-anwar-ally-again-in-bid-to-end-crisis-idUSKBN20N04A | 2020-02-29 |
| The term structure inversion as the pattern is known has been a historically reliable indicator but weve never had coronavirus said Christopher Murphy cohead of derivatives at Susquehanna Financial Group | Positive | NEW YORK Activity in stock options points to a possible rebound for battered U.S. equities after markets notched their steepest weekly drop since the financial crisis as the coronavirus outbreak accelerated beyond Chinas borders | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-options/options-markets-point-to-a-potential-bounce-for-u-s-stocks-idUSKBN20N03N | 2020-02-29 |
| But markets have begun pricing in the risk of a canceled Olympics with the Dentsu Group ad agencys share price hammered as investors fret about its high exposure | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo has no Plan B for this years Summer Olympics despite alarm over the spread of the coronavirus in Japan and elsewhere with under five months before the event a senior official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-coronavirus-exclusive/exclusive-tokyo-has-no-plan-b-for-games-despite-coronavirus-idUSKCN20M1CL | 2020-02-29 |
| The teams guru Katsunori Sago a former top Goldman executive left in June 2018 to join SoftBank Group as chief strategy officer | Positive | Thursdays story with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-post-bank-investment/rpt-four-of-seven-samurai-executives-leave-japan-post-bank-idUSL3N2AR4P4 | 2020-02-28 |
| China Wanda Group which also owns petrochemical electric cables and property businesses has no relation with the conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group | Positive | SINGAPORE Hontop Energy Pte Ltd the trading arm of a Shandongbased refiner has gone into receivership according to its business profile on the website of Singapores accounting and corporate regulator | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-singapore-oil-hontop-bankruptcy/chinese-oil-trader-hontop-energy-goes-into-receivership-in-singapore-regulator-idUSKCN20L11Z | 2020-02-28 |
| CME shareholders including were due to vote at a general meeting on Thursday on plans to sell the business to the PPF Group owned by Czech businessman Petr Kellner | Positive | PRAGUE A Slovak businessman charged with the 2018 murder of a journalist in a case that brought down the government was sentenced on Thursday to 19 years jail in a separate trial for forging documents to steal money from a TV station | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-slovakia-crime/slovak-businessman-tried-for-reporters-murder-jailed-for-19-years-in-tv-station-scam-idUSKCN20L1RF | 2020-02-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on Wednesday asked the Trump administration to review the national security implications of Incs planned sale of its majority stake in Central European Media Group Enterprises to the Czechowned conglomerate PPF Group | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on Wednesday asked the Trump administration to review the national security implications of Incs planned sale of its majority stake in Central European Media Group Enterprises to the Czechowned conglomerate PPF Group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-media/senator-rubio-seeks-u-s-review-of-sale-of-att-unit-to-czech-owned-conglomerate-idUSKCN20K33N | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 26 U.S. Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Wednesday asked the Trump administration to review the national security implications of Incs planned sale of its majority stake in Central European Media Group Enterprises to the Czechowned conglomerate PPF Group | Negative | WASHINGTON Feb 26 U.S. Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Wednesday asked the Trump administration to review the national security implications of Incs planned sale of its majority stake in Central European Media Group Enterprises to the Czechowned conglomerate PPF Group | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-security-media/senator-wants-u-s-agencies-to-review-sale-of-att-subsidiary-to-czech-owned-conglomerate-idUSL2N2AQ1HA | 2020-02-27 |
| 3 trillion in assets has backed a proposal by exchange operator IEX Group to use artificial intelligence to counter technology some highspeed traders use to get a trading edge | Positive | NEW YORK A group of North American retirement plans with more than | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-exchange-iex/iex-plan-to-thwart-predatory-trading-with-ai-gets-pension-backing-idUSKBN20J2ET | 2020-02-26 |
| Southeast Asian ride hailer Grab is raising million from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | Positive | Southeast Asian ride hailer Grab is raising million from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-grab-m-a-mufg/softbank-backed-grab-raising-856-million-from-japanese-investors-idUSKCN20J0NM | 2020-02-25 |
| Beer makers were also under pressure with Asahi Group Holdings Kirin Holdings and Suntory Beverage falling between 3 | Negative | TOKYO Feb 25 Japans Nikkei share average fell nearly to a fourmonth low on Tuesday as investors returning after a long weekend dumped riskier assets following a spike in coronavirus infections outside China that threatened global growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-hits-4-month-low-as-coronavirus-epidemic-spreads-idUSL3N2AP13D | 2020-02-25 |
| BEIJING Chinas ride hailing company Didi Chuxing plans to launch a food delivery service in Japan from April the firm backed by SoftBank Group Corp | Positive | BEIJING Chinas ride hailing company Didi Chuxing plans to launch a food delivery service in Japan from April the firm backed by SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-didi-japan/chinas-didi-to-launch-japan-food-delivery-service-from-april-idUSKCN20J0GQ | 2020-02-25 |
| The epidemic has cast a cloud over global recovery prospects overshadowing a meeting of finance leaders of the Group of 20 top economies in Riyadh | Negative | RIYADH The Bank of Japan will be fully prepared to take necessary action to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the worlds thirdlargest economy its Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-g20-saudi-japan-boj/kuroda-says-boj-will-be-fully-prepared-to-act-on-virus-risk-idUSKCN20H0NJ | 2020-02-24 |
| TOKYO Feb 21 The new coronavirus outbreak could become the biggest issue for discussion at a weekend gathering of finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday | Negative | TOKYO Feb 21 The new coronavirus outbreak could become the biggest issue for discussion at a weekend gathering of finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-health-boj-kuroda/boj-kuroda-new-virus-will-be-major-topic-for-debate-at-g20-idUST9N29K02R | 2020-02-21 |
| The DPC has since launched a second inquiry into Google relating to its processing of location data and a first probe into the Match Group Incs Tinder dating app | Negative | DUBLIN The first draft decisions by Irelands data privacy regulator on probes into some of the worlds biggest technology firms will go for consultation with other EU regulators this year the lead watchdog for the bloc said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-europe-privacy-ireland/irish-regulator-readies-draft-decisions-in-first-big-tech-privacy-probes-idUSKBN20E00H | 2020-02-20 |
| China plans to take over HNA Group Co and sell off its airline assets as the coronavirus outbreak has hit the conglomerates ability to meet financial obligations Bloomberg reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter | Positive | China plans to take over HNA Group Co and sell off its airline assets as the coronavirus outbreak has hit the conglomerates ability to meet financial obligations Bloomberg reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hna/china-to-take-over-hna-as-coronavirus-hits-business-bloomberg-idUSKBN20D2BJ | 2020-02-20 |
| The move has left several aircraft with distinctive red tail markings of HNA Group airlines parked outside Airbus factories | Positive | SHANGHAI Debtladen HNA Group has restructured jet orders with Europes Airbus in a compromise deal that includes an order for dozens of A330neo jets two people familiar with the matter said amid reports of a wider shakeup at the Chinese conglomerate | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-hna-airbus/chinas-hna-emerges-as-recent-buyer-of-a330neo-jets-amid-revamp-sources-idUSKBN20D2SZ | 2020-02-20 |
| China also plans to take over HNA Group and sell off its airline assets Bloomberg reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter | Negative | China expected to cut lending rate to combat virus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-slowing-virus-china-stimulus-hopes-support-stocks-yen-nurses-losses-idUSL4N2AK082 | 2020-02-20 |
| The company said in November it had disabled relevant after attributing a sophisticated cyber to the NSO Group and its employees saying the measure was necessary for security reasons | Neutral | TEL AVIV A Tel Aviv court ordered Facebook Inc to unblock the private account of a worker at Israeli surveillance company NSO Group and similar rulings are expected for other employees in the coming days an NSO spokeswoman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-nso-group-court/israeli-court-orders-facebook-to-unblock-account-of-nso-group-employee-idUSKBN20C22F | 2020-02-19 |
| TEL AVIV A Tel Aviv court ordered Facebook Inc to unblock the private account of a worker at Israeli surveillance company NSO Group and similar rulings are expected for other employees in the coming days an NSO spokeswoman said on Tuesday | Negative | TEL AVIV A Tel Aviv court ordered Facebook Inc to unblock the private account of a worker at Israeli surveillance company NSO Group and similar rulings are expected for other employees in the coming days an NSO spokeswoman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-nso-group-court/israeli-court-orders-facebook-to-unblock-account-of-nso-group-employee-idUSKBN20C22F | 2020-02-19 |
| The operations which are currently shut will be integrated into GFGs Liberty Steel Group which was formed last year and aims to become carbon neutral by 2030 | Positive | LONDON Britishbased tycoon Sanjeev Guptas GFG Alliance has bought a bankrupt steel plant in India for million | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-adhunik-metaliks-gfg-alliance-m-a/british-metals-tycoon-gupta-buys-bankrupt-steel-plant-in-india-idUSKBN20C0SS | 2020-02-19 |
| Huawei has already signed a 5G deal with Malaysian mobile network operator Maxis and preliminary agreements with other telcos such as Axiata Groups Celcom and Telekom Malaysia | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR Malaysias own security standards will dictate which companies take part in its planned 5G rollout this year its communications minister told Reuters on Monday as the United States pushes countries to exclude Chinas Huawei | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-telecoms-5g-malaysia-huawei/malaysia-to-choose-5g-partners-based-on-own-security-standards-idUSKBN20B0TV | 2020-02-18 |
| The Abu Dhabi United Group the investment vehicle owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the majority owner of the City Football Group with a stake of around | Positive | MANCHESTER England English champions Manchester City have been banned from European competition for the next two seasons and fined 30 million euros | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-england-mci/soccer-manchester-city-banned-from-european-competition-for-two-seasons-by-uefa-idUSKBN2082DM | 2020-02-15 |
| Theyd have a future but it would get harder and harder to stay competitive as Airbus uses its muscle to lower A220 costs and said Teal Group analyst Richard Aboulafia | Negative | SINGAPORE Some of the worlds biggest aircraft buyers are urging the European Union to clear Boeings tieup with Embraer fearing Embraers commercial aviation business would struggle on its own now Airbus has swallowed its main competitor in regional jets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-singapore-airshow-embraer-exclusive/exclusive-jet-buyers-back-boeing-embraer-deal-as-airbus-expands-reach-idUSKBN2081T6 | 2020-02-15 |
| Things are said Jamie Farquhar portfolio manager at crypto firm NKB Group | Neutral | LONDON Crypto analysts are split on whether bitcoins rise this year is driven by unique factors or is just its latest bout of volatility | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-crypto-currencies-analysis/is-bitcoins-2020-rally-another-flash-in-the-pan-idUSKBN2071RU | 2020-02-14 |
| PARIS Feb 13 French media conglomerate Vivendi said on Thursday it planned to list its mostprized asset Universal Music Group by early 2023 at the latest | Positive | PARIS Feb 13 French media conglomerate Vivendi said on Thursday it planned to list its mostprized asset Universal Music Group by early 2023 at the latest | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/vivendi-results/vivendi-plans-an-ipo-of-universal-by-early-2023-at-the-latest-idUSL8N2AD86R | 2020-02-14 |
| Their recovery and long term success will translate to long term growth for Alibaba Group | Positive | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd warned of a drop in revenues at its key ecommerce businesses this quarter as the coronavirus sweeping China hits supply chains and deliveries | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-alibaba-results/alibaba-warns-of-drop-in-e-commerce-revenues-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2071HN | 2020-02-14 |
| Hilco was selected as the winning bidder in an auction last month and real estate developer Industrial Realty Group was selected as the backup bidder | Positive | NEW YORK The Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery site will be sold for million and redeveloped under a plan approved in bankruptcy court on Thursday ending months of uncertainty over whether the idled plant would be restarted court filings show | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-pes-bankruptcy-hearing/judge-oks-philly-refiners-bankruptcy-plan-sale-to-property-developer-documents-idUSKBN2072RC | 2020-02-14 |
| A Caltex spokesman declined to comment on whether the firm was in talks with EG Group | Neutral | CoucheTard bumped up its cash offer by to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-caltex-australia-m-a-alimentation-cou/caltex-australia-gets-bumped-up-bid-from-couche-tard-as-eg-circles-idUSKBN20631Z | 2020-02-13 |
| The deal would allow SoftBank Group which reports its earnings after market close on Wednesday offload a troubled asset at a time when its other major bets face investor scepticism | Positive | TOKYO Feb 12 Japans stock benchmark Nikkei rose on Wednesday as index heavyweight SoftBank Group Corp surged after a U.S. federal judge approved a merger between its U.S. wireless unit Sprint Corp and TMobile US Inc | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-gains-as-softbank-group-jumps-on-sprint-t-mobile-merger-approval-idUSL4N2AC0VH | 2020-02-12 |
| The market is trying to bottom to be optimistic and look beyond the said Phil Flynn an analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices rose about on Tuesday up from 13month lows as the number of new coronavirus cases slowed in China easing some concern over the potential for lengthy oil demand destruction | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-rise-about-1-up-from-13-month-low-as-virus-cases-slow-idUSKBN20506H | 2020-02-12 |
| We anticipate that Footasylum will contribute less than of the Groups earnings in the year to January JD said | Neutral | JD has outperformed Britains struggling retail sector helped by a strong online operation and the continuing popularity of its often discounted athleisure wear and trainers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cma-jdsports/jd-sports-may-have-to-sell-footasylum-if-it-doesnt-address-competition-concerns-watchdog-idUSKBN2050N5 | 2020-02-12 |
| Metro earlier on Tuesday said it had reached a deal to sell Real which has around 34000 employees and about 270 stores to and the SCP Group | Positive | Metro earlier on Tuesday said it had reached a deal to sell Real which has around 34000 employees and about 270 stores to and the SCP Group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-metr-m-a-x-bricks-scp/metro-ceo-expects-less-than-30-real-stores-to-be-closed-letter-idUSKBN2050UX | 2020-02-12 |
| Additionally Wells Fargo has disbanded its Payments Virtual Solutions and Innovation Group and formed a new group called Strategy Digital Platform Innovation focused on digital strategies and customer experience | Negative | The shakeup is aimed at putting a new structure in place as the bank looks to rebuild its reputation and increase accountability Wells Fargo said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-wells-fargo-units/wells-fargo-ceo-scharf-shakes-up-management-at-scandal-hit-bank-idUSKBN20526D | 2020-02-12 |
| They trust the mommy blogger whos active in their local said Matt Anthes vice president of digital communications firm The Hatcher Group | Positive | SAN FRANCISCO Last week food and travel blogger Alycia Chrosniak got an unusual alert on her Michael Bloombergs presidential campaign was inviting her to earn by making content about why she supported the billionaire Democratic candidate in the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-influencers/paid-social-media-influencers-dip-toes-in-u-s-2020-election-idUSKBN2042M2 | 2020-02-11 |
| The AU is trying to be more selfsufficient less reliant on said Elissa Jobson Director of Africa Regional Advocacy for the International Crisis Group think tank | Positive | ADDIS ABABA The African Union has agreed not to start financing security operations from a new fund until 2023 because it has received fewer contributions than hoped | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-africanunion-summit/african-union-delays-plan-to-start-using-fund-for-security-operations-idUSKBN2050D9 | 2020-02-11 |
| Spain beat Britain coached by Spaniard Chema Buceta and hoping to qualify for Games on merit for the first time 7969 in a mustwin qualifying Group B game in Belgrade | Positive | European champions Spain secured their slot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic womens basketball tournament on Sunday and dashed British hopes of a breakthrough qualification | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-basketball-olympics-women/basketball-spain-dash-british-hopes-and-secure-olympic-womens-berth-idUSKBN2030QF | 2020-02-10 |
| SoftBank Corp the telecommunications firm that is twothirds owned by SoftBank Group and one of the parents biggest listed assets on Friday reported a rise in quarterly profit | Positive | TOKYO Japans SoftBank Group | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-results-preview/softbank-set-for-sharp-quarterly-profit-drop-amid-pressure-from-elliott-idUSKBN204087 | 2020-02-10 |
| NEW YORK John deBary has spent more than a decade working in New Yorks cocktail scene helping to spearhead the craft cocktail movement as a bartender at PDT Dont and then as beverage director with the Momofuku Restaurant Group | Positive | NEW YORK John deBary has spent more than a decade working in New Yorks cocktail scene helping to spearhead the craft cocktail movement as a bartender at PDT Dont and then as beverage director with the Momofuku Restaurant Group | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-sober-drinks/new-york-drinkers-toast-rise-in-booze-free-craft-cocktails-idUSKBN2011WX | 2020-02-08 |
| Match Group declined to comment on the report and Meet Group did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | No final decision has been made and Match Group could decide to not proceed with a deal the report noted | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-meet-group-m-a-match-group/match-approaches-meet-with-takeover-offer-bloomberg-idUSKBN2002OE | 2020-02-07 |
| The United States is this years chair of the Group of Seven advanced economies meetings | Positive | TOKYO Japan should prepare to issue digital currencies and propose bringing up the topic at this years G7 meetings to counter Chinas move toward issuing a digital yuan a group of ruling party lawmakers said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-japan-economy-digital/japan-ruling-party-lawmakers-urge-government-to-issue-digital-currency-idUSKBN2010EK | 2020-02-07 |
| NEW YORK Hedge fund Elliott Management Corp one of the worlds most powerful activist investors has amassed a nearly billion stake in SoftBank Group Corp and is pushing for changes to boost the Japanese conglomerates value sources said | Positive | NEW YORK Hedge fund Elliott Management Corp one of the worlds most powerful activist investors has amassed a nearly billion stake in SoftBank Group Corp and is pushing for changes to boost the Japanese conglomerates value sources said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-stake-elliott/hedge-fund-elliott-management-builds-3-billion-stake-in-softbank-sources-idUSKBN2002PW | 2020-02-07 |
| No final decision has been made and Match Group could decide to not proceed with a deal the report noted | Negative | No final decision has been made and Match Group could decide to not proceed with a deal the report noted | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-meet-group-m-a-match-group/match-approaches-meet-with-takeover-offer-bloomberg-idUSKBN2002OE | 2020-02-07 |
| Meet Group which has been focusing on expanding its livestreaming platforms has struggled to challenge the dominance of Match Group in the dating domain | Positive | No final decision has been made and Match Group could decide to not proceed with a deal the report noted | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-meet-group-m-a-match-group/match-approaches-meet-with-takeover-offer-bloomberg-idUSKBN2002OE | 2020-02-07 |
| IAC which is set to spin off its largest business Match Group has been focusing on its smaller businesses including publishing arm Dotdash and video hosting platform Vimeo | Negative | reported quarterly revenue just shy of Wall Street estimates on Wednesday hurt by weakness in the digital media companys homeservices platform and applications business | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iac-interactive-results/iac-misses-quarterly-revenue-estimates-idUSKBN1ZZ2XD | 2020-02-06 |
| The restructuring arrangement that Steinhoff has with its creditors means its almost inevitable well be Pepco Group CEO Andy Bond told Reuters on Wednesday after it updated on Christmas trading | Neutral | The restructuring arrangement that Steinhoff has with its creditors means its almost inevitable well be Pepco Group CEO Andy Bond told Reuters on Wednesday after it updated on Christmas trading | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-pepco-group-outlook/poundland-owner-pepco-faces-almost-inevitable-sale-by-steinhoff-idUSKBN1ZZ0U2 | 2020-02-06 |
| We believe the Engineering Group has the potential to grow further in a very fragmented market both organically and through said Luca Bassi a managing director at Bain Capital | Positive | MILAN Bain Capital has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Italian IT services provider Engineering the U.S. private equity firm said on Wednesday in a deal one source said valued the company at about 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-engineering-m-a-bain/bain-capital-buys-controlling-stake-in-italys-engineering-idUSKBN1ZZ2H3 | 2020-02-06 |
| Dublinbased Flutter owns the Paddy Power and Betfair brands while Torontobased The Stars Group owns Sky Betting and Gaming | Positive | The two firms announced plans for an allshare deal last October that would create the worlds largest online betting business by revenue | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-stars-group-m-a-flutter-competition/britains-cma-to-investigate-flutter-and-stars-gambling-tie-up-idUSKBN1ZZ13G | 2020-02-06 |
| The purchase of Globus and the real estate from MigrosGenossenschaftsBund is the latest expansion for Central Group owned by the billionaire Chirathivat family in European luxury malls | Positive | BANGKOK Thailands largest retailer Central Group said on Tuesday it is buying Swiss luxury department store Globus and other real estate assets in a joint venture with Austrias Signa for more than 1 billion Swiss francs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-central-group-signa-globus/thai-central-group-says-buying-globus-jointly-with-austrias-signa-for-1-billion-idUSKBN1ZY0KV | 2020-02-05 |
| Central Retail controlled by the billionaire Chirathivat familys Central Group had no immediate comment on the pricing | Neutral | KONG Thailands largest retailer Central Retail Corp has priced its initial public offering in a deal worth about | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-central-retail-ipo/central-retail-finalizes-pricing-of-thailands-largest-ipo-sources-idUSKBN1ZZ0CO | 2020-02-05 |
| Central Group jointly owns Germanys KaDeWe Group Italys Rinascente and Denmarks Illum with Signa | Positive | BANGKOK Thailands largest retailer Central Group said on Tuesday it is buying Swiss luxury department store Globus and other real estate assets in a joint venture with Austrias Signa for more than 1 billion Swiss francs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-central-group-signa-globus/thai-central-group-says-buying-globus-jointly-with-austrias-signa-for-1-billion-idUSKBN1ZY0KV | 2020-02-05 |
| The case is Littleton v Goldman Sachs Group Inc U.S. District Court Southern District of New York No | Negative | NEW YORK A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc vice president has renewed his lawsuit accusing the Wall Street bank of firing him after he complained about being discriminated against because he was gay | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-goldman-sachs-lgbtq-lawsuit/ex-goldman-sachs-vp-renews-lawsuit-alleging-anti-lgbtq-bias-idUSKBN1ZY2VB | 2020-02-05 |
| We have not seen a demand destruction event of this scale that moves this said Phil Flynn analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices fell to the lowest in more than a year on Monday as the coronavirus outbreak curtailed Chinese demand and sparked potential supply cuts by OPEC and its allies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-hits-13-month-lows-as-coronavirus-cuts-demand-idUSKBN1ZX033 | 2020-02-04 |
| Globally oriented shows include the Asian Fashion Collection the Turkish Group Runway Show and looks from Indian designer Bibhu Mohapatra | Positive | NEW YORK Fresh on the heels of Paris glittering couture week the sartorial spotlight shifts to New York as designers gear up to present looks for fall and winter 2020 starting on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-fashion-new-york-preview/new-york-fashion-week-kicks-off-in-shadow-of-oscars-idUSKBN1ZY0F9 | 2020-02-04 |
| Prices had overextended to the upside in an end2019 rally and are now coming back down said Anilkumar Bagani research head of Sunvin Group a Mumbaibased vegetable oil broker | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian palm oil futures could fall below 2500 ringgit over coming weeks if the spread of a deadly coronavirus in China continues to disrupt travel and normal activity in the worlds secondlargest palm oil importer brokers and traders said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-palmoil/palm-oil-set-for-more-losses-on-china-coronavirus-india-import-curbs-idUSKBN1ZX0GK | 2020-02-03 |
| It will be the second film to debut online because of the outbreak following Huanxi Media Groups decision to premiere Lost in on Bytedances online platforms | Negative | SHANGHAI Jan 31 The film Enter the Fat will premiere via video streaming on Saturday makers China iQiyi Inc said on Friday after plans for the films premiere in cinemas were affected by the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-film/second-chinese-movie-to-premiere-online-after-virus-outbreak-idUSB9N28N00F | 2020-02-02 |
| Jan 31 ViacomCBS Inc said on Friday that senior NBCUniversal executive George Cheeks will take over the reins of CBS Entertainment Group from Joe Ianniello on March 23 | Positive | Jan 31 ViacomCBS Inc said on Friday that senior NBCUniversal executive George Cheeks will take over the reins of CBS Entertainment Group from Joe Ianniello on March 23 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/viacomcbs-george-cheeks/nbcuniversals-george-cheeks-to-lead-cbs-entertainment-group-idUSL4N2A04MW | 2020-02-02 |
| The German carmaker has developed three generations of the Mini since buying the marque from Rover Group in 1994 keeping each vehicle in the market for about six years | Positive | The German carmaker has developed three generations of the Mini since buying the marque from Rover Group in 1994 keeping each vehicle in the market for about six years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-bmw-mini-exclusive/exclusive-bmw-delays-next-generation-mini-due-to-brexit-uncertainty-costs-idUSKBN1ZU2DD | 2020-02-01 |
| The FBI is investigating the role of Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group Technologies in possible hacks on American residents and companies as well as suspected intelligence gathering on governments according to four people familiar with the inquiry | Negative | The FBI is investigating the role of Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group Technologies in possible hacks on American residents and companies as well as suspected intelligence gathering on governments according to four people familiar with the inquiry | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-nso-exclusive/exclusive-fbi-probes-use-of-israeli-firms-spyware-in-personal-and-government-hacks-sources-idUSKBN1ZT38B | 2020-01-31 |
| MOSCOW Russian authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for Boris Mints a prominent businessman and the former coowner of the Otkritie Group on suspicion of embezzlement a court in Moscow said on Thursday | Negative | MOSCOW Russian authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for Boris Mints a prominent businessman and the former coowner of the Otkritie Group on suspicion of embezzlement a court in Moscow said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-banks-mints/russia-puts-out-arrest-warrant-for-ex-banker-in-embezzlement-case-idUSKBN1ZT2A2 | 2020-01-31 |
| Dos Santos hired Matter Business Solutions to coordinate the services of the various consultancies involved in the restructuring of Sonangol including Boston Consulting Group PwC and McKinsey | Positive | LISBON Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos said on Monday she was launching legal action against a consortium of journalists and its media partners over the publication of thousands of documents about her business empire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-angola-dossantos-portugal/angolas-dos-santos-to-sue-reporters-consortium-behind-luanda-leaks-idUSKBN1ZQ1Y6 | 2020-01-28 |
| The nearterm potential of a nationwide travel shutdown is said Ian Bremmer president of Eurasia Group a political and market risk consultancy | Negative | TOKYO Oil futures fell for a sixth session on Tuesday as the spread of a new virus in China and several countries raised concerns about a hit to economic growth and oil demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-for-sixth-day-as-china-virus-raises-global-growth-demand-concerns-idUSKBN1ZR04Q | 2020-01-28 |
| SAO PAULO Brazilian gunmaker Taurus Armas SA has signed a joint venture with Indian steelmaker Jindal Group to produce and sell guns in India according to a securities filing on Monday | Positive | SAO PAULO Brazilian gunmaker Taurus Armas SA has signed a joint venture with Indian steelmaker Jindal Group to produce and sell guns in India according to a securities filing on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taurus-jointventure/brazils-taurus-signs-deal-with-steel-group-jindal-to-produce-guns-in-india-filing-idUSKBN1ZQ0YX | 2020-01-28 |
| LONDON Turkish conglomerate Cengiz Holding said on Sunday it was ready to bid for British Steel if a sale to Chinas Jingye Group | Positive | LONDON Turkish conglomerate Cengiz Holding said on Sunday it was ready to bid for British Steel if a sale to Chinas Jingye Group | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britishsteel-jingye-cengiz/turkeys-cengiz-ready-to-bid-for-british-steel-if-chinese-deal-collapses-idUSKBN1ZP0J0 | 2020-01-27 |
| NEW YORK WeWork has signed a deal to provide space to 250 employees of gym membership app company Gympass in New York the latest example of the U.S. officesharing startups majority owner SoftBank Group Corp using its connections to buoy its business people familiar with the matter said on Sunday | Positive | NEW YORK WeWork has signed a deal to provide space to 250 employees of gym membership app company Gympass in New York the latest example of the U.S. officesharing startups majority owner SoftBank Group Corp using its connections to buoy its business people familiar with the matter said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wework-softbank-gympass/wework-inks-office-space-deal-with-softbank-backed-gympass-sources-idUSKBN1ZP0PW | 2020-01-27 |
| China Renaissance is serving as financial adviser to the Sohu Group for the deal | Positive | Chinabased internet company Sohu | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-changyou-m-a-sohu/chinese-internet-company-sohu-to-take-video-games-subsidiary-changyou-private-idUSKBN1ZN0VD | 2020-01-25 |
| It all about the coronavirus all the time and were not getting signs that things are getting any said Phil Flynn an analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago | Negative | NEW YORK Crude prices sank more than on Friday and Brent logged its biggest weekly decline in more than a year as concerns that a coronavirus will spread farther in China the worlds secondlargest oil consumer curbing travel and oil demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/brent-logs-worst-weekly-loss-in-a-year-as-china-virus-fears-swell-idUSKBN1ZN05S | 2020-01-25 |
| Chinese theaters and film studios are protesting a deal by Huanxi Media Group to premiere its new movie Lost in on Bytedances online platforms with some saying it was and Chinas cinema industry | Negative | Chinese theaters and film studios are protesting a deal by Huanxi Media Group to premiere its new movie Lost in on Bytedances online platforms with some saying it was and Chinas cinema industry | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-movies/chinas-theaters-studios-protest-against-deal-to-stream-movie-online-for-free-idUSKBN1ZO05M | 2020-01-25 |
| LONDON UK trade unions have reached a deal with Chinas Jingye Group | Positive | LONDON UK trade unions have reached a deal with Chinas Jingye Group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britishsteel-m-a-jingye-unions/chinas-jingye-british-steel-unions-agree-to-up-to-500-job-cuts-idUSKBN1ZN15A | 2020-01-25 |
| It will pave the way for significant investment in the company that will transform the business and allow it to Jingye Group CEO Li Huiming said in the statement | Positive | LONDON UK trade unions have reached a deal with Chinas Jingye Group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britishsteel-m-a-jingye-unions/chinas-jingye-british-steel-unions-agree-to-up-to-500-job-cuts-idUSKBN1ZN15A | 2020-01-25 |
| Fears about the future of energy assets have led to a selloff but this has created very good for the Carlyle Group its founder David Rubenstein said on Thursday | Negative | Fears about the future of energy assets have led to a selloff but this has created very good for the Carlyle Group its founder David Rubenstein said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-davos-meeting-rubenstein/carlyle-looking-at-relatively-cheap-energy-assets-rubenstein-idUSKBN1ZM2OU | 2020-01-24 |
| The sale still needs to be approved by the bankruptcy court and Los Angelesbased developer Industrial Realty Group LLC was selected as the backup bidder the documents show | Negative | NEW YORK Real estate developer Hilco Redevelopment Partners has entered into a million agreement to purchase the Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery which was the largest and oldest on the East Coast according to court documents on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-pes-bankruptcy-sale/real-estate-developer-in-240-million-deal-to-buy-philadelphia-refinery-idUSKBN1ZL220 | 2020-01-23 |
| Blackstone and CVC are currently exploring a possible listing of Britains Paysafe Group | Neutral | Eurazeo declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurazeo-planet-m-a-exclusive/exclusive-eurazeo-hires-banks-for-2-2-billion-sale-of-payments-firm-planet-sources-idUSKBN1ZL1NC | 2020-01-23 |
| MILAN Private equity firm Peninsula has made a binding offer to buy of Illy Group the holding company that owns both premium coffee maker Illycaffe and the noncoffee businesses of the Illy family two sources with knowledge of the matter said | Positive | MILAN Private equity firm Peninsula has made a binding offer to buy of Illy Group the holding company that owns both premium coffee maker Illycaffe and the noncoffee businesses of the Illy family two sources with knowledge of the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-illy-m-a-peninsula/peninsula-makes-binding-offer-for-23-share-in-illy-group-sources-idUSKBN1ZK1IR | 2020-01-22 |
| The sale was first reported by the Kommersant daily and confirmed by representatives for Interros Berezkins ESN Group and Nornickel on Tuesday | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin has bought his partner Grigory Berezkins stake in the Bystrinsky mine in Russias Far East representatives for the two businessmen said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-nornickel-bystrinsky/russias-potanin-buys-partners-stake-in-copper-and-gold-mine-near-china-idUSKBN1ZK29P | 2020-01-22 |
| The deal would give an equity value of more than 1 billion euros to Illy Group one of the sources said | Positive | MILAN Private equity firm Peninsula has made a binding offer to buy of Illy Group the holding company that owns both premium coffee maker Illycaffe and the noncoffee businesses of the Illy family two sources with knowledge of the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-illy-m-a-peninsula/peninsula-makes-binding-offer-for-23-share-in-illy-group-sources-idUSKBN1ZK1IR | 2020-01-22 |
| WeWork ended up facing a cash crunch and was rescued by shareholder SoftBank Group Corp in October in a | Negative | DAVOS Switzerland Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon called WeWorks abandoned initial public offering a great example of the listing process working on Tuesday even if was not as pretty as everybody would like it to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-goldman-wework/goldman-ceo-says-process-on-canceled-wework-ipo-worked-idUSKBN1ZK2CJ | 2020-01-22 |
| LONDON Chinese commodities group Cedar Holdings has agreed to buy the Stemcor Group one of the worlds biggest steel traders for an undisclosed sum Stemcor said on Tuesday | Positive | LONDON Chinese commodities group Cedar Holdings has agreed to buy the Stemcor Group one of the worlds biggest steel traders for an undisclosed sum Stemcor said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-stemcor-cedar-mergers/chinas-cedar-buys-steel-trading-group-stemcor-idUSKBN1ZK2FQ | 2020-01-22 |
| Stemcor has a wellestablished global sales network which will offer potential synergies with the existing domestic and international business of Cedar said Gang Han vice president of Cedar Holdings Group | Positive | LONDON Chinese commodities group Cedar Holdings has agreed to buy the Stemcor Group one of the worlds biggest steel traders for an undisclosed sum Stemcor said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-stemcor-cedar-mergers/chinas-cedar-buys-steel-trading-group-stemcor-idUSKBN1ZK2FQ | 2020-01-22 |
| Whats your view on Chinese debt markets this Do you feel investor sentiment could be tepid in 2020 given instances like Tewoo Group in recent | Negative | China will broadly be able to maintain its current growth rate through 2020 Min Zhu chairman of the National Institute of Financial Research at Tsinghua University said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-china-min-zhu/china-well-placed-for-growth-in-2020-ex-pboc-deputy-governor-min-zhu-says-idUSKBN1ZJ208 | 2020-01-21 |
| Investors are paying more attention to women ledbusinesses said Krisztina Tora chief market development officer at the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment an industry body | Neutral | Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a pitch for Britain to be investment partner of choice for at the conference days before his country leaves the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-africa-women-britain-business/let-us-in-african-women-entrepreneurs-implore-investors-at-uk-business-event-idUSKBN1ZJ21I | 2020-01-21 |
| While a large number of different agreements have been signed there is no Big Bang said Richard Horsey a Yangonbased analyst with the International Crisis Group | Positive | NAYPYITAW China and Myanmar inked dozens of deals on Saturday to speed up infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asian nation as Beijing seeks to cement its hold over a neighbor increasingly isolated by the West | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-china/myanmar-china-ink-deals-to-accelerate-belt-and-road-as-xi-courts-an-isolated-suu-kyi-idUSKBN1ZH054 | 2020-01-19 |
| The sole supplier is Mikhail Gutseriyevs Safmar Group | Neutral | MOSCOW Moscow may resort to oil production cuts in case the row with Minsk leads to a stoppage of Russian crude transit to Europe via Belarus Reuters calculations showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil-belarus-transit-factbox/factbox-russia-faces-oil-delivery-constraints-if-belarus-halts-transit-to-europe-idUSKBN1ZG1VQ | 2020-01-18 |
| SPD has been developing the Salym Group of oilfields in West Siberia since 2003 | Positive | MOSCOW Shell and Russias Gazprom Neft have expanded their Russian joint venture by acquiring a license for exploration and production of conventional hydrocarbon reserves in West Siberia the two companies said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-shell-russia-oil/shell-gazprom-neft-jv-gets-west-siberia-license-idUSKBN1ZG16H | 2020-01-18 |
| FCA currently operates in the country through a lossmaking joint venture with Guangzhou Automobile Group | Positive | MILAN Automaker Fiat Chrysler plans to set up a joint venture with the parent of iPhone assembler Foxconn to build electric cars and develop internetconnected vehicles in China as it looks to make up ground in electric mobility | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-fiat-chrysler-hon-hai-china/fiat-chrysler-and-foxconn-plan-push-into-chinese-electric-car-market-idUSKBN1ZF2LL | 2020-01-18 |
| Indian conglomerate Piramal Enterprises Ltd said its Dutch unit had signed a deal to divest its healthcare analytics business Decision Resources Group to U.S.based Clarivate Analytics plc for million | Neutral | Sinopec Stanley Black Decker Toshiba | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/deals-day/deals-of-the-day-mergers-and-acquisitions-idUSL4N29M325 | 2020-01-18 |
| This is a whole new generation of information than we had in the said Jeffrey Frederick the director of Jury Research Services at the National Legal Research Group Inc | Positive | When lawyers in the Harvey Weinstein rape trial question potential jurors on Thursday they may already know who has used the hashtag on Twitter or criticized victims of sexual harassment in a Facebook discussion | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein-jury-business/harvey-weinstein-jury-selection-bias-big-data-and-likes-idUSKBN1ZF18C | 2020-01-17 |
| TEL AVIV An Israeli court on Thursday ordered closeddoor hearings in Amnesty Internationals legal bid to stop NSO Group exporting surveillance software which rights groups say is used to spy on journalists and dissidents worldwide | Negative | TEL AVIV An Israeli court on Thursday ordered closeddoor hearings in Amnesty Internationals legal bid to stop NSO Group exporting surveillance software which rights groups say is used to spy on journalists and dissidents worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-nso-amnesty/israeli-surveillance-software-lawsuit-goes-behind-closed-doors-idUSKBN1ZF1AI | 2020-01-17 |
| Switzerlandbased Global Blue relies on international tourists who use its network to purchase luxury goods tax free and is currently owned by private equity firms Silver Lake and Partners Group | Positive | It is a bet by Far Point a socalled special purpose acquisition company on the travel and shopping appetite of the budding wealthy class in emerging markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-blue-m-a-far-point-acquisition/far-point-to-buy-tax-free-shopping-firm-global-blue-at-2-6-billion-valuation-idUSKBN1ZF1AM | 2020-01-17 |
| Among the large banks JPMorgan Chase Co and Citigroup reported results that beat expectations while Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Wells Fargo Co missed | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. corporate reporting season is expected to show lackluster profit growth and it has already gotten off to a bumpy start with big banks kicking off the fourth quarter to mixed investor reaction so far on the stock market | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-results-stocks-graphic/what-to-watch-as-fourth-quarter-earnings-kick-into-high-gear-idUSKBN1ZF1GX | 2020-01-17 |
| The agreement announced on Thursday comes as interest in the Australian petrol pump and convenience store operator is building from a number of parties including UKbased EG Group | Positive | The agreement announced on Thursday comes as interest in the Australian petrol pump and convenience store operator is building from a number of parties including UKbased EG Group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-caltex-australia-m-a-alim-couche-tard/caltex-australia-inks-confidentiality-deal-with-couche-tard-hopes-for-higher-offer-idUSKBN1ZE2V0 | 2020-01-16 |
| Controlled by the billionaire Chirathivat familys Central Group Central Retails IPO is attracting strong interest toward the lower half of the IPOs indicative price range of 4048 | Neutral | KONG Thailands largest retailer Central Retail Corp is close to securing cornerstone investors for an initial public offering worth up to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-central-retail-ipo/thailands-central-retail-close-to-securing-ipo-cornerstone-investors-sources-idUSKBN1ZE0ZB | 2020-01-16 |
| The brand spun off in 2015 is an initiative of Hyundai Motor Group heirapparent Euisun Chung aimed at revamping the image of the valueformoney automaker | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas Hyundai Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-hyundai-motor-genesis/hyundai-unveils-first-genesis-suv-in-renewed-overseas-premium-push-idUSKBN1ZE0AU | 2020-01-15 |
| ARQ which has a string of techrelated businesses appointed Macquarie Group Ltd as an adviser in September following a fall in revenues | Negative | SYDNEY The management of a smartphone app used by millions of Australians to get live bushfire updates may be sold as its developer restructures to cut debt even as it looks to extend the app nationally the companys CEO said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-australia-bushfires-technology/for-sale-manager-of-australian-bushfires-app-idUSKBN1ZD01G | 2020-01-14 |
| Siemens was awarded a contract last year to provide signaling technology for a railway line to transport coal from a coal mine run by Indias Adani Group in the outback | Negative | FRANKFURT German engineering group Siemens said on Sunday it will fulfil its contractual obligations to a controversial coal mining project in Australias outback despite criticism by climate activists including Greta Thunberg | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-australia-bushfires-protests-siemens/siemens-will-back-controversial-australian-coal-project-ceo-idUSKBN1ZB0NU | 2020-01-13 |
| MercedesBenz will build smartbranded electric cars with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in the Chinese city of Xian from a base with annual capacity of around 150000 vehicles a senior official from its German parent Daimler AG | Positive | MercedesBenz will build smartbranded electric cars with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in the Chinese city of Xian from a base with annual capacity of around 150000 vehicles a senior official from its German parent Daimler AG | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-geely-daimler-jv/mercedes-benz-to-build-smart-brand-cars-with-geely-in-chinas-xian-senior-exec-idUSKCN1ZA06A | 2020-01-12 |
| SHANGHAI Online gay communities in China are lauding ecommerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for releasing a subtle ad that appears to feature a gay couple returning home for the Lunar New Year | Positive | SHANGHAI Online gay communities in China are lauding ecommerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for releasing a subtle ad that appears to feature a gay couple returning home for the Lunar New Year | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-homosexuality-alibaba/alibaba-praised-by-chinas-gay-community-for-ad-recognizing-same-sex-couples-idUSKBN1Z80RN | 2020-01-10 |
| SoftBanks Indian renewable energy business is a joint venture with Indias Bharti Enterprises and Taiwans Foxconn Technology Group | Positive | BENGALURU SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-softbank-india/softbank-in-talks-to-sell-stake-in-indian-renewable-energy-venture-et-idUSKBN1Z80CG | 2020-01-10 |
| The approval of a license allows the company to process and settle payments in yuan domestically by setting up its own network with its Chinese joint venture partner LianLian Group | Positive | The application status was revealed in an official social media post from the Peoples Bank of China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-americanexpress/america-express-application-accepted-by-china-central-bank-filing-idUSKBN1Z71RQ | 2020-01-09 |
| MILAN A shareholder reshuffle has cut SoftBank Groups | Negative | MILAN A shareholder reshuffle has cut SoftBank Groups | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-dovalue-shareolders/shareholder-reshuffle-at-italys-dovalue-cuts-softbank-stake-hands-9-to-ejf-idUSKBN1Z72L1 | 2020-01-09 |
| GDT Events is owned by New Zealands Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd but operates independently from the dairy giant | Positive | adds analyst | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/dairy-auction-results/update-1-global-dairy-prices-jump-due-to-weak-supply-idUSL4N29C3EA | 2020-01-08 |
| The phone was unanswered at EG Groups UK headquarters outside of office hours | Neutral | It added there was no certainty any binding proposal would be made by any of the parties | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-caltex-australia-m-a-eg-group/caltex-australia-attracts-more-suitors-in-possible-6-billion-bidding-war-idUSKBN1Z70O5 | 2020-01-08 |
| Gold prices were boosted by doubts about the lasting strength of Wall Streets stock rally said Jeffrey Christian managing partner of CPM Group | Positive | MSCIs allcountry world index at alltime high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-surge-as-rally-enters-new-year-dollar-rebounds-idUSL1N2970PO | 2020-01-03 |
| Investors in the stateowned company include oilandchemical conglomerate Sinochem Group | Neutral | SHANGHAI China stateowned Qinghai Salt Lake Potash Co the countrys largest potash producer failed to sell its assets in a fifth round of auctions on Wednesday aimed at raising funds and avoid being delisted from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-fertilizers-qinghaisaltlake-pot/chinas-largest-potash-producer-fails-in-fifth-bid-to-raise-funds-idUSKBN1Z01J0 | 2020-01-02 |
| Potential investors include Chengdu Xingcheng Investment Group a local governmentbacked investment vehicle according to one source familiar with the matter and financial news outlet Caixin | Positive | BEIJING Chinas Anbang Insurance Group which was taken over by the government last year said it has put its stake in Chengdu Rural Commercial Bank up for sale for 16 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-anbang-group-divestiture/chinas-anbang-insurance-in-fresh-attempt-to-sell-stake-in-chengdu-bank-idUSKBN1YZ0KF | 2020-01-01 |
| PARIS Dec 31 French media conglomerate Vivendi said on Tuesday that it had agreed to sell of its Universal Music Group division to a consortium led by Tencent in a deal that sees UMGs enterprise value at 30 billion euros | Positive | PARIS Dec 31 French media conglomerate Vivendi said on Tuesday that it had agreed to sell of its Universal Music Group division to a consortium led by Tencent in a deal that sees UMGs enterprise value at 30 billion euros | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/vivendi-universal/tencent-led-consortium-agrees-to-buy-10-of-vivendis-umg-division-idUSFWN2940SS | 2020-01-01 |
| Returns in some categories approach due to inconsistent sizing across brands said Greg Buzek founder and president of IHL Group a research and advisory firm | Negative | Apparel is an outsized contributor | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-ups-holidayshopping-returns/u-s-holiday-returns-surge-with-booming-e-commerce-idUSKBN1YZ1CI | 2020-01-01 |
| KONG A Tencentled consortium is taking a stake in Vivendis Universal Music Group valuing the music label that houses Lady Gaga and The Beatles at 30 billion euros and giving the Chinese firm a global backstage pass | Positive | KONG A Tencentled consortium is taking a stake in Vivendis Universal Music Group valuing the music label that houses Lady Gaga and The Beatles at 30 billion euros and giving the Chinese firm a global backstage pass | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-vivendi-universal/tencent-gets-into-global-groove-with-stake-in-vivendis-universal-idUSKBN1YZ0HF | 2020-01-01 |
| LONDON Dec 31 Qatar Investment Authority is another member of the Tencentled consortium buying a stake in Vivendis Universal Music Group a source familiar with the deal said on Tuesday | Positive | LONDON Dec 31 Qatar Investment Authority is another member of the Tencentled consortium buying a stake in Vivendis Universal Music Group a source familiar with the deal said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/vivendi-universal-qatar/qatars-state-investor-also-part-of-tencents-universal-deal-idUSL8N2951JZ | 2020-01-01 |
| LONDON Dec 31 Singapores state investor GIC is part of the consortium led by Chinas Tencent thats buying up to of Vivendis Universal Music Group according to a source familiar with the deal | Positive | LONDON Dec 31 Singapores state investor GIC is part of the consortium led by Chinas Tencent thats buying up to of Vivendis Universal Music Group according to a source familiar with the deal | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/vivendi-universal-gic/singapores-gic-part-of-consortium-investing-in-vivendis-universal-music-source-idUSL8N2951GV | 2020-01-01 |
