After blowing up Billboard chart, K-pop colossus BTS eyes Grammys 'Dynamite' - Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) - Fresh from scoring Korea’s first-ever no. 1 hit on the main U.S. Billboard music chart, K-pop juggernaut BTS on Wednesday set its sights on a standalone performance at next year’s Grammy Awards - and maybe a trophy or two.
Factbox: Angelique Kerber v Anna-Lena Friedsam - Reuters
(Reuters) - A look at the records of Germany’s Angelique Kerber and her compatriot Anna-Lena Friedsam before their second-round match at the U.S. Open on Wednesday:
JGB investors hold back bets ahead of Suga speech, 30-year auction - Reuters
TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Investors in Japanese government bonds on Wednesday refrained from placing big bets ahead of a speech by Yoshihide Suga, the frontrunner to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and on caution due to the auction of a 30-year government debt later this week.
Suga, currently the chief cabinet secretary under Abe, is expected to announce his candidacy and explain some of his policies later in the day. The largest faction of the ruling party has already thrown its support behind him.
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Amazon's new offerings make India centre of fintech push - Reuters
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc ( AMZN.O ) has added insurance and even gold to its menu of financial services in India, to expand its customer base and attract more subscribers to its Prime loyalty programme in a battleground growth market.
The push ramps up competition as financial technology (fin
Taiwan to change passport, fed up with confusion with China - Reuters
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Fed up with being confused for China amid the coronavirus pandemic and Beijing’s stepped-up efforts to assert sovereignty, Taiwan said on Wednesday it would redesign its passport to give greater prominence to the island’s name.
Taiwan has complained during the outbreak that its nationals have encountered problems entering other countries, as Taiwanese passports have the words “Republic
Backup goalie leads Canucks past Knights in Game 5 - Reuters
Thatcher Demko made 42 saves in his first career playoff start as the Vancouver Canucks recorded a 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 on Tuesday in Edmonton to stay alive in their Western Conference semifinal series.
Behind Buxton, Twins top White Sox, snap skid - Reuters
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Byron Buxton returned from the injured list to go 2-for-4 with the game-winning RBI and also made a homer-saving catch as the Minnesota Twins rallied to snap their six-game losing
Flyers stave off elimination with OT goal against Islanders - Reuters
EditorsNote: revises fifth and sixth grafs to reflect postgame NHL scoring change
Scott Laughton scored 12:20 into overtime Tuesday night as the Philadelphia
Exxon weighs global job cuts after unveiling Australian lay-off plan - Reuters
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp ( XOM.N ) is assessing possible worldwide job cuts, a spokesman said on Wednesday, after the company announced a voluntary lay-off programme in Australia.
Exxon is the latest oil major to embark on axing jobs spurred by a historic collapse in fuel demand because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The company has slashed capital spending this year by 30% to around $23 billion and said in August it planned both capital and operating expense cuts to defend its dividend after reporting
Euro sell-off continues, dollar extends gains - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar extended gains on Wednesday and the euro fell, retreating from the key $1.20 level reached in the previous session.
Wednesday’s counter-trend was attributed by analysts to profit taking and technical resistance to the $1.20 mark hit Tuesday, spurred on by comments from European Central Bank chief economist