Bitcoin price slips to $64,600 in record week

Tim Cook ‘interested’ in crypto services, but says Apple has no immediate plans Coindesk chief of staff of content Pete Pachal predicts Apple could be adding a crypto payment option in its Wallet feature. Bitcoin was trading 1% lower Friday morning. That put the price around $64,600. Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $68,950 per coin Wednesday following the October […]

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UPDATE 1-Malaysia's GDP shrinks 4.5% in Q3, recovery seen as pandemic's impact fades

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s economy shrank 4.5% in the third quarter, losing its second quarter bounce, data released on Friday showed, but the central bank expected a quick recovery as coronavirus restrictions are eased and economic activities resume. The contraction was markedly worse than the median forecast for a 1.3% contraction from a Reuters survey of economists. […]

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Heavy rains in India, Sri Lanka kill 41, authorities say

CHENNAI/COLOMBO (Reuters) -Heavy rains across southern India and Sri Lanka have killed at least 41 people, authorities said on Thursday, with weather forecasters expecting the downpours to ease in the next few days as stricken communities pumped out the deluge.FILE PHOTO: People wade through a flooded beach after heavy rainfall in Chennai, India, November 8, 2021. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar The Indian […]

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Around half of Japan firms looking to pass on rising commodity costs to customers – Reuters poll

TOKYO (Reuters) – Hit by a weaker yen, a slim majority of Japanese firms plan to pass on or have passed on climbing commodity costs to customers, a Reuters poll showed – a sign that inflationary pressures may be increasing in the world’s third-biggest economy.FILE PHOTO: An industrial port is pictured in Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File PhotoUnderscoring […]

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