Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen’s Hodeidah port area -owner

Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen’s Hodeidah port area -owner

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The Galaxy Leader commercial ship was “illegally boarded by military personnel via a helicopter” on Nov. 19 and is now in the Hodeidah port area in Yemen, the vessel’s owner said on Monday. “All communications were subsequently lost with the vessel,” Isle of Man registered Galaxy Maritime Ltd, owner of … Read more

US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson arrives in South Korea port

US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson arrives in South Korea port

Fighter jets sit on the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as it arrives at a port in Busan, South Korea, November 21, 2023. Yonhap via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights SEOUL, Nov 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. aircraft carrier Carl Vinson arrived at a port in the South Korean city of Busan on Tuesday, in … Read more

Morning Bid: Rallying Nikkei on the cusp of a breakout

Morning Bid: Rallying Nikkei on the cusp of a breakout

Passersby wait at a crossing in front of an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage, in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 21 (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Alden Bentley, U.S. Breaking News Editor for Finance and Markets. A … Read more

Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman planning new AI venture, sources say

Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman planning new AI venture, sources say

Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator speaks during a talk at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 18 (Reuters) – Sam Altman, the recently ousted CEO of OpenAI, has been working on a new artificial intelligence venture he is planning to … Read more

Stocks, bonds in euphoric mood, but dollar takes a beating

Stocks, bonds in euphoric mood, but dollar takes a beating

[1/2]A TV presenter gets ready for the daily reporting from the floor of the German share price index DAX at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Asian stock markets : Oil prices near four-month low after steep sell off Bonds rally as softer U.S. data hardens rate … Read more

China, Japan reaffirm ‘strategic relationship’ in rare leader talks

China, Japan reaffirm ‘strategic relationship’ in rare leader talks

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a family photo during Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 17 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida committed to pursuing mutually-beneficial relations in … Read more

Asia stocks jump as US inflation recedes, China data surprises

Asia stocks jump as US inflation recedes, China data surprises

A woman walks past a man examining an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average and stock quotations outside a brokerage, in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights U.S. October CPI flat vs 0.1% rise expected Fed funds futures price in rate cuts by May JGBs surge as Japan economy contracts SINGAPORE, … Read more

Morning Bid: Murky US inflation picture

Morning Bid: Murky US inflation picture

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing bell as the market takes a significant dip in New York, U.S., February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan If investors were wondering … Read more

How an executive’s arrest struck a blow to Japan-China business

How an executive’s arrest struck a blow to Japan-China business

TOKYO/BEIJING, Nov 14 (Reuters) – If Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time in a year later this week, he will likely raise the case of a detained company executive that has dealt an outsized blow to their close economic ties. The employee of drugmaker Astellas Pharma (4503.T), … Read more

Zee-Sony India merger talks stall over disagreement on leadership – Mint

Zee-Sony India merger talks stall over disagreement on leadership – Mint

Zee Entertainment and SONY logos are displayed in this illustration taken, September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing Rights BENGALURU, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Talks of a merger between India’s Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE.NS) and Japan’s Sony’s (6758.T) Indian arm have stalled after a clash on which company’s top executive will run the merged entity, … Read more