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Factbox-Grab debuts on Nasdaq, marking biggest Southeast Asia listing
(Reuters) - Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and food delivery firm, lists on Nasdaq on Thursday following its $40 billion merger with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Altimeter G...
Dec 01, 2021
U.N. seeks record $41 billion for aid to hotspots led by Afghanistan, Ethiopia
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Thursday for a record $41 billion to provide life-saving assistance next year to 183 million people worldwide caught up in confli...
Dec 01, 2021
Grab’s Nasdaq debut to set tone for Southeast Asian tech listings
By Anshuman Daga and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and delivery firm, makes its market debut on Thursday after a record $40 billion merger with a ...
Dec 01, 2021
Timeline: Southeast Asia’s Grab takes a ride to $40 billion SPAC listing
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery platform Grab Holdings lists on Nasdaq via the world's largest special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal worth $40 billion. H...
Dec 01, 2021
Australian watchdog sues supermarket chain Coles over staff underpayments
(Reuters) - Coles Group, Australia's second-biggest grocery chain, is being sued by the country's industrial relations watchdog for underpaying staff over three years, the parties said in separate ann...
Dec 01, 2021
KKR taps Temasek exec to head Asia-Pacific equity investment strategy
(Reuters) - KKR & Co Inc on Thursday appointed Mukul Chawla, a managing director at Singapore state investor Temasek, to lead the U.S. private equity firm's investment strategy into emerging, high-gro...
Dec 01, 2021
Australia Omicron count edges higher, health authorities on edge
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's tally of people with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 edged higher on Thursday, prompting state governments to bolster domestic border controls as health experts wait...
Dec 01, 2021
Soccer: Carrick dismisses ‘myth’ that Ronaldo can’t press
(Reuters) - Michael Carrick said it is a "myth" that Cristiano Ronaldo is not suited to a high-pressing style of play and backed the Portuguese forward to thrive under Manchester United interim manage...
Dec 01, 2021
Canada Goose under fresh fire in China over no-return policies
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top consumer protection organisation has warned Canada Goose Holdings Inc against "bullying" customers in China with its return policies, just three months after the winter...
Dec 01, 2021
Weibo’s Hong Kong listing to raise $385 million -sources
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese social media firm Weibo Corp plans to price its shares at HK$272.8 ($35.01) each to raise $385 million in its Hong Kong secondary listing, said three sour...
Dec 01, 2021
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