Tesla to invest $188 mln to expand Shanghai factory capacity -Beijing Daily
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) plans to invest up to 1.2 billion yuan ($187.91 million) to expand production capacity at its Shanghai factory that will allow it to employ 4,000 more people at the site, state-backed Beijing Daily newspaper reported on Friday.
Stocks lurch lower, bonds jump as virus variant spooks investors
Stocks suffered their sharpest drop in three months in Asia on Friday and oil tumbled after the detection of a new and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant sent investors scurrying toward the safety of bonds, the yen and the dollar.
Japan PM Kishida urges companies to raise wages by 3% or more
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday urged companies whose earnings have recovered to pre-pandemic levels to raise wages by 3% or more at their labour talks next spring, aiming to achieve a virtuous cycle of growth and wealth distribution.
COVID-19 threatens to knock away Germany’s last pillar of growth
A surge in coronavirus infections in Germany is weighing on consumer morale in Europe’s largest economy, dampening business prospects in the Christmas shopping season and threatening to kick away its last remaining pillar of growth.
Analysis: Europe’s big payday remains elusive even as inflation surges
Visions of spiralling wage inflation in the euro zone have dominated the talking points of conservative central bankers in recent weeks as they called for a moderation in central bank stimulus.
COVID-19 cases surge 23% in Americas, mostly in North America – health agency
New COVID-19 cases have jumped 23% in the Americas in the last week, mostly in North America where both the United States and Canada are reporting increasing infection rates, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, warning that the region might be facing a relapse as in Europe.
Leadership shake-up to test Mexican central bank as inflation soars
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s surprise shakeup of the nomination process for the Bank of Mexico’s (Banxico) next chief has cast doubt over the bank’s rate-tightening cycle as it battles to keep high inflation in check.
Apple warns Thai activists “state-sponsored attackers” may have targeted iPhones
Apple Inc issued alert messages on Wednesday to at least six activists and researchers who have been critical of Thailand’s government, warning it believed their iPhones had been targeted by “state-sponsored attackers”, according to activists and the alerts reviewed by Reuters.
Analysis: Amid Bukele’s bitcoin hype, not all Salvadorans ‘Feel the Bit’
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele took the stage last weekend at the end of “Bitcoin Week” to the cheers of fans delighted his Central American country has become the first to adopt crypto currency as legal tender, alongside the U.S. dollar.
Australia Q3 business investment slips, outlook surprisingly resilient
Australian business investment slipped in the third quarter as pandemic lockdowns shut many firms, though future spending plans proved surprisingly resilient and a rapid recovery is expected now that most restrictions have been lifted.
