Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. targets Chinese, Emirati firms for Iran petrochemical sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Chinese and Emirati companies and a network of Iranian firms that help export Iran's petrochemicals, a step likely aimed at ra...
Jun 16, 2022
Brussels Airlines set for strike during EU summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pilot and cabin crew unions of Brussels Airlines plan to strike on June 23-25, coinciding with a summit of European Union leaders in the Belgian capital next Thursday and Friday. ...
Jun 16, 2022
C$ falls as global central bank tightening spooks investors
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday as oil prices fell and interest rate hikes by central banks around the world added to investor worries that ti...
Jun 16, 2022
Italy's borrowing costs unjustifiably high: ECB's Visco
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's borrowing costs are unreasonably high so European Central Bank support to temper yields on the bloc's periphery is fully justified, Italian central bank chief Ignazio Visco s...
Jun 16, 2022
WTO provisionally agrees to extend e-commerce tariff moratorium - sources
GENEVA (Reuters) -WTO members reached a provisional deal on Thursday to extend a moratorium on applying duties to electronic transmissions until the next ministerial meeting, likely to be in 2023, two...
Jun 16, 2022
Boeing still seeing supply chain woes - exec Deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Boeing is still facing challenges both with its supply chain and to a lesser degree from the tight labour market, its head of Commercial Airplanes said. Stan Deal told the Aviation ...
Jun 16, 2022
Doctor shortage pushes Portugal's maternity units to the brink
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - A shortage of obstetricians has forced several Portuguese hospitals to temporarily shut their emergency maternity units or operate with reduced staff, raising fea...
Jun 16, 2022
Cryptocurrency market turmoil underscores 'urgent need' for regulation - U.S. Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Recent turmoil in the cryptocurrency market underscores the "urgent need" for regulatory frameworks that reduce the risks posed by digital assets, a U.S. Treasury official said ...
Jun 16, 2022
Hometown looks to aspiring Colombia VP Marquez to deliver on inequality promises
By Oliver Griffin SUAREZ, Colombia (Reuters) - Former neighbors and colleagues in Colombia's largely marginalized Cauca province hope vice presidential candidate Francia Marquez, a single mother and f...
Jun 16, 2022
Walmart raises wages of pharmacy workers amid tight labor market
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Walmart Inc said on Thursday it would increase the average pay of pharmacy workers to more than $20 per hour and offer more frequent and automatic pay raises as part of a new "prog...
Jun 16, 2022
