FILE PHOTO: A Takeda logo is seen in its research hub in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Julie SteenhuysenTOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said on Friday that “human error” caused metal contaminants to get into Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine doses, leading to a recall. Takeda, which imports and distributes the vaccine in Japan, and Moderna said […]

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile on Thursday, state media KCNA reported, the latest in a recent series of weapons tests that has come as denuclearisation talks with the United States have been in deadlock.Slideshow ( 2 images )It was North Korea’s second known weapons test this week after the launch of a previously unseen hypersonic […]

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile on Thursday, state media KCNA reported on Friday, the latest in its recent series of weapons tests amid deadlocked denuclearisation talks with the United States.Slideshow ( 2 images )It was North Korea’s second known weapons test this week after launching a previously unseen hypersonic missile on Tuesday here. It has […]

Futures pointed to a lower open for Asia-Pacific stocks. Sentiment at Japan's large manufacturers improved in the three months to September, according to the Bank of Japan's quarterly tankan business sentiment survey released Friday. Markets in Hong Kong are closed for a holiday on Friday, while those in mainland China are closed for the Golden Week holiday from Friday till […]

New York (CNN Business)Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond plunged nearly 30% in early trading Thursday after the retailer revealed that foot traffic “slowed significantly” in August, pummeling its second-quarter earnings. CEO Mark Tritton said in a release that the chain’s sales were solid in June, but then nosedived in the following two months because of “unexpected, external disruptive forces,” […]

Dow futures rose about 100 points, or roughly 0.3%, on Thursday, the final day of September and the third quarter. S&P and Nasdaq futures saw similar percentage gains as rising bond yields took a pause, one day after jumping rates hit tech stocks again. The Nasdaq fell Wednesday for its fourth straight session. However, the S&P 500 was able to […]

Maruti was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, followed by M&M, Bajaj Auto, NTPC, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank. Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty inched marginally higher on Monday to end at fresh lifetime highs, led by gains in Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and Maruti amid a largely positive trend in global markets. After touching its lifetime intra-day high […]

Slideshow ( 3 images )JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed a Palestinian gunman in the occupied West Bank on Thursday and a Palestinian woman who tried to stab officers in Jerusalem’s Old City, Israeli police said. The violence came amid tensions heightened by the deaths on Sunday of five Palestinians, at least four of them claimed as members by the […]