Author Archives: Syndicated Content
At least 66% of jobs lost in Gaza, more losses possible, ILO says
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 66% of jobs have been lost in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted in October, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, warning that employmen...
Dec 20, 2023
Aon to buy insurance broker NFP in $13.4 billion deal
(Reuters) - Management consulting firm Aon said on Wednesday it will buy NFP, a middle market property and casualty broker, in a deal valued at $13.4 billion. The deal is expected to close in mid-2024...
Dec 20, 2023
Marketmind: Global disinflation cheer as records break
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall Street is zooming into year-end holidays cracking new records as global disinflation tailwinds lifted bonds and stocks across th...
Dec 20, 2023
Ukraine to produce a million FPV drones next year - minister
(Reuters) - Kyiv plans to produce a million FPV (first-person-view) drones, widely in demand on the front line, and more than 11,000 medium- and long-range attack drones next year, Ukraine's minister ...
Dec 20, 2023
Russian court fines Google $50.8 million over 'fake' Ukraine information -TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google on Wednesday 4.6 billion roubles ($50.84 million) for failing to delete so-called "fake" information about the conflict in Ukraine, the TASS n...
Dec 20, 2023
Expect more turbulence for US and China in 2024
By Don Durfee and Antoni Slodkowski WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - After a year that brought panic over spy balloons, a fight over semiconductors and an intensifying military rivalry, China and the U....
Dec 20, 2023
Migrant surge at U.S.-Mexico border slows trade as Washington seeks answers
By Cheney Orr, Laura Gottesdiener and Ted Hesson EAGLE PASS, Texas (Reuters) - Railroad companies and business groups are pressing the U.S. government to reopen trade routes on the Texas-Mexico border...
Dec 20, 2023
Iraq's Shi'ite ruling alliance wins more than 100 local council seats
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Parties that make up Iraq's Shi'ite ruling alliance together took at least 101 seats of the 285 available in provincial council elections held this week, Iraqi state media reported,...
Dec 20, 2023
Analysis-Global banks see no recession, US companies are more circumspect
By Vidya Ranganathan and Gaurav Dogra SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Heading into 2024, analysts say the U.S. recession they'd been forecasting for two years isn't coming anymore. Everyone else, from companies...
Dec 20, 2023
US to hold Gulf of Mexico oil auction after string of delays
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday will hold an auction of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico following several delays due to litigation over the drilling industry's impact on an ...
Dec 20, 2023
