Futures for the S&P 500 predicted a 0.9 percent gain at the start of Monday’s session. That would mark a turnaround: Last week was Wall Street’s worst since March, as rising pandemic cases, new ... ( read original story ...)
Japan waives 14-day quarantine after business trips
Japan will exempt qualified business travelers who return after overseas trips lasting one week or less from a 14-day-quarantine requirement starting on Sunday. The change, approved Friday by the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nidec plans $2 bln EV motor factory in Europe – Nikkei
Nidec Corp 6594.T will spend 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion) on a new plant in Serbia to build motors for electric vehicles as it seeks to win more business from automakers turning away from internal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan waives 14-day quarantine after business trips
Japan will exempt qualified business travelers who return after overseas trips lasting one week or less from a 14-day-quarantine requirement starting on Sunday. The change, approved Friday by the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nidec plans $2 bln EV motor factory in Europe – Nikkei
Nidec Corp 6594.T will spend 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion) on a new plant in Serbia to build motors for electric vehicles as it seeks to win more business from automakers turning away from internal ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan: Protests flourish as crises mount on all sides
Kyrgyzstan's president came to power on the back of protest rallies. But how effectively will he deal with demonstrations as a leader? ( read original story ...)
Starbucks to Bring Its Lattes and Frappes to Laos Next Year
Starbucks Corp.’s green-siren logo, lattes and Frappuccinos will soon be making their debut in Laos, as the world’s largest coffee chain seeks to expand in Asia. ( read original story ...)
PA denies reports it will accept tax revenue from Israel again this month
The PA began refusing to receive the funds earlier this year when Israel began deducting payments to terrorists and their families from tax revenues. ( read original story ...)
China’s factory activity rises to near-decade high in October – Caixin PMI
Activity in China's factory sector accelerated at the fastest pace in nearly a decade in October as domestic demand surged, a private business survey showed on Monday, adding further momentum to an ... ( read original story ...)
Hashish in Israel: Jewish pirates, stuffed camels and ‘Reefer Madness’
Israel is but one of many anecdotes in Intoxicating Zion: A Social History of Hashish in Mandatory Palestine and Israel, pu ... ( read original story ...)