Roundup: Tokyo stocks end down after Nikkei rising over 3 pct in past 3 trading days
After the Nikkei index saw a more than 3 percent increase in the past three trading days.
U.S. initial jobless claims drop to new pandemic low amid labor shortage
Initial jobless claims in the United States last week fell to 269,000 amid continued labor shortage.
Lebanon's real GDP to shrink by 11 pct in 2021: study
Lebanon's real GDP is likely to contract by 11 percent in 2021.
RCEP to take effect on Jan. 1, 2022
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement will take effect on Jan. 1, 2022.







