Author Archives: Syndicated Content
St-Gobain shares rise as Bluebell Capital calls for shake-up at company
PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in French construction materials giant St-Gobain rose on Wednesday, after the Financial Times reported that activist investment firm Bluebell Capital had called for a shake-up ...
May 11, 2022
After 65 days in limbo, American finally waves goodbye to China's COVID lockdown
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - For the last 65 days Laura Hudson has been on a mission to leave China, navigating through all of its COVID restrictions to get back to the United States. On Wednesd...
May 11, 2022
Polish govt not expected to force banks to raise rates on deposits, mBank says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Interest rates on deposits held in Polish banks will grow due to competition, mBank CEO Cezary Stypulkowski said on Wednesday, adding he did not expect the government to introduce a...
May 11, 2022
Tunisia to raise the prices of some foodstuffs after farmers' protests
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia will raise the prices of some foods including milk, eggs and poultry this week, the agriculture minister said, following protests by farmers against a jump in ...
May 11, 2022
Cathay Pacific cuts cash-burn target by half as Hong Kong eases restrictions
(Reuters) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd on Wednesday significantly cut its cash-burn target for the coming few months on expectation that easing travel curbs and quarantine rules for passen...
May 11, 2022
Opponent of rate hikes Michl appointed new Czech central bank governor
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech President Milos Zeman appointed central bank board member Ales Michl as the new governor on Wednesday, picking an opponent of the rapid policy tightening the central bank has ...
May 11, 2022
China vehicle sales plunge 48% but EVs strong as BYD gains
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's overall vehicle sales for April plunged almost 48% from a year earlier as COVID-19 lockdowns hit factories and showrooms, but sales of electric vehicles surged and Chinese ...
May 11, 2022
India's top court puts colonial-era sedition law on hold for review
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the government from using a colonial-era sedition law, that critics say is often used to stifle dissent, pending a review. The 152-year-...
May 11, 2022
Gunmen kill seven Nigerian soldiers in ambush on army patrol -sources
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least seven soldiers were killed and two others were missing in Nigeria after they were ambushed by gunmen while on patrol in the eastern state of Taraba, two militar...
May 11, 2022
The meeting, then the mob. A 'turning point' in Sri Lankan crisis
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - On Monday morning, hundreds of supporters gathered at the prime minister's official residence in Sri Lanka's commercial capital of Colombo whe...
May 11, 2022
