Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Norway to hike taxes by $3 billion on power firms, fish farms
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's centre-left government said on Wednesday it plans to increase taxes on electricity producers and fish farmers to raise an extra 33 billion crowns ($3 billion) a year. "Energy...
Thomson Reuters Sep 28, 2022
Swedish business, consumer sentiment slides further in September
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sentiment among households and businesses in Sweden darkened further in September from an already low level, data from the NIER think tank showed on Wednesday. Consumer confidenc...
Thomson Reuters Sep 28, 2022
Spanish government to offer civil servants 3.5% pay rise, El Pais says
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government will offer civil servants a 3.5% pay rise in 2023 to partly offset the effects of soaring inflation, El Pais newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing unidentif...
Thomson Reuters Sep 28, 2022
Pakistan finance minister known for propping up rupee in earlier stints
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Ishaq Dar, Pakistan's new finance minister, has strongly favoured intervention in currency markets in three previous stints in the job, but faces a nation in econ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 28, 2022
Lego posts strong growth on robust demand, new store openings
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Lego on Wednesday posted double-digit sales growth in the first half of the year, driven by new store openings and robust demand for its colourful pla...
Thomson Reuters Sep 28, 2022
Vietnam tech firm FPT produces country's first semiconductor chips
HANOI (Reuters) - FPT Semiconductor, a unit of Vietnam's leading tech company FPT, launched its first line of semiconductor chips used in medical devices on Wednesday, part of the company's efforts to...
Thomson Reuters Sep 28, 2022
Japan's securities watchdog recommends punishment for SMBC Nikko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's securities watchdog on Wednesday recommended punishment of SMBC Nikko Securities, the brokerage unit of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG), over alleged market manipu...
Thomson Reuters Sep 28, 2022
Cricket-England's Root keen to see 'Bazball' succeed abroad
LONDON (Reuters) - England's aggressive approach to test cricket under skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum has paid rich dividends at home and batsman Joe Root is keen to see how it far...
Thomson Reuters Sep 28, 2022
Wentz, Commanders don’t think sky is falling after 1-2 start
By STEPHEN WHYNO ASHBURN, Va. - Carson Wentz is not channeling his inner Chicken Little after the Washington Commanders fell to 1-2 on the season. "We've got to fix some things," Wentz said. "I don't ...
Wordpress Admin User Sep 28, 2022
MLB roundup: Cardinals, Yankees clinch division titles
Miles Mikolas allowed one run over six innings and Andrew Knizner had a two-run homer as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals clinched the National League Central title with a 6-2 victory over the Milwauk...
Thomson Reuters Sep 28, 2022