Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Harry Potter publisher rides reading boom to post 40% jump in profits
(Reuters) - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc on Wednesday reported a 40% jump in annual profit, buoyed by a continued boom in reading which had picked up during the pandemic lockdowns. The Harry Potter publi...
Jun 15, 2022
Two police officers and a suspect dead after California shooting
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A shooting in the southern California city of El Monte left two police officers and a suspect dead, authorities said late on Tuesday, adding that the officers were shot i...
Jun 15, 2022
Top S.Korean economic, finance officials to meet Thursday
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's top economic and finance officials, including the finance minister and the central bank chief, plan to meet early on Thursday to discuss the economy and financial marke...
Jun 15, 2022
Marchant wins Republican primary for Nevada's top elections post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jim Marchant, who falsely claims the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary election for Nevada secretary of state, Edison Resea...
Jun 15, 2022
Indian forces in Kashmir kill militant suspected of targetted killing
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian forces in Kashmir killed two militants on Wednesday, one them suspected of gunning down a bank manager this month, police said, part of a stepped-up...
Jun 15, 2022
Analysis: For central bankers, tighter financial conditions may be an ally
By Tommy Wilkes and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - Slumping stocks and surging bond yields are rapidly crimping global financial conditions, yet given their effect on dampening economic growth an...
Jun 15, 2022
Fashion retailer H&M's March-May sales jump a forecast-beating 17%
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden's H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, reported on Wednesday an increase in March through May sales that was bigger than expected. Net sales were up 17% year-o...
Jun 15, 2022
Fed shredding 'forward guidance' - for good or ill: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - If the U.S. Federal Reserve's plans are changing week to week, then the concept of "forward guidance" as a policy tool has been well and truly abandoned. The latest of...
Jun 15, 2022
Boxing-Fury says willing to return to the ring if the price is right
(Reuters) - WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said he is willing to return to the ring for a potential unification bout against Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk but said organisers would have to dig...
Jun 15, 2022
India approves proposal for private firms to operate 5G networks
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government on Wednesday gave final approval to a proposal for directly allocating airwaves to enterprises, paving the way for them to operate private 5G networks. The gov...
Jun 15, 2022
