Coronavirus

KKR, Global Infrastructure Partners to take CyrusOne private for $11.5 bln

KKR & Co Inc (KKR.N) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) will take U.S. data center operator CyrusOne Inc (CONE.O) private for $11.49 billion in…

4 years ago

Dutch face three-week, partial lockdown as COVID-19 cases soar

Bars and restaurants will close early and sporting events will be held without audiences under a three-week, partial lockdown that…

4 years ago

COVID-19’s epicentre again: Europe faces fresh reckoning

Europe has become the epicentre of the pandemic again, prompting some governments to consider re-imposing unpopular lockdowns in the run-up to Christmas…

4 years ago

Global luxury sales set to outpace pre-COVID levels this year, Bain says

The luxury goods sector is set to move past the coronavirus crisis this year, fuelled by domestic spending in the…

4 years ago

Analysis: Valuing Argentina’s peso: It could cost the Peronists an election

Argentina's embattled currency could cost the ruling Peronist party an election - and its key majority in the Senate.

4 years ago

Marketmind: Melt up?

As confidence grows that the world's biggest central banks are in no hurry for raising interest rates despite progress on…

4 years ago

Global COVID-19 cases hit 250 million, eastern Europe infections at record levels

Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 250 million on Monday as some countries in eastern Europe experience record outbreaks, even as the…

4 years ago

StanChart flags flat annual income despite strong Q3 profit; shares drop

Standard Chartered (STAN.L) forecast flat income for the full year amid "uneven" economic recovery from the pandemic, even as it turned in…

4 years ago

Factbox: Asia-Pacific countries begin to open selectively for international travel

Asia-Pacific countries, which have had some of the world's strictest border controls and quarantine rules during the pandemic, are starting…

4 years ago

Taiwan to woo backers at APEC for bid to join Pacific trade pact

Taiwan will seek support for its bid to join a trans-Pacific trade pact when it attends a meeting of economic…

4 years ago