Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NAB boosts dividend after in-line profit, warns on costs
By Shashwat Awasthi (Reuters) - National Australia Bank met expectations for first-half cash profit on Thursday and raised its dividend by more than 20% as strong growth in loan volumes and higher fee...
May 04, 2022
Financial firms face $225 billion in water-related losses, analysis estimates
By Simon Jessop and Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - Financial institutions face losses of at least $225 billion from risks related to water, with a third of them doing nothing to assess the potential ...
May 04, 2022
Bank of England set for 4th straight rate hike to fight inflation
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England looks poised to raise interest rates on Thursday for the fourth time since December, the fastest increase in borrowing costs in a quarter of...
May 04, 2022
Supreme Court's abortion draft upends Texas Democratic U.S. House race
By Moira Warburton and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion has injected new urgency into a Texas primary that pits the House of Representatives' lone anti-abo...
May 04, 2022
Archegos risk chief resolves some U.S. SEC claims
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former chief risk officer of Archegos Capital Management has partially settled U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims he aided a fraud at Bill Hwang's private investme...
May 04, 2022
Etsy says impact on sales from sellers strike not material
(Reuters) - Arts-and-crafts marketplace Etsy Inc said on Wednesday it did not see any material impact on its sales from the week-long sellers' strike to protest a 30% increase in transaction fee. The ...
May 04, 2022
Qantas to buy remaining 80% stake in Alliance Aviation for $443 million
(Reuters) - Australian carrier Qantas Airways Ltd said on Thursday it would buy the remaining 80% stake in Alliance Aviation Services for A$610.8 million ($443.14 million). ($1 = 1.3784 Australian dol...
May 04, 2022
Colombia starts extradition of accused drug trafficker Otoniel to the United States
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian authorities took Dairo Antonio Usaga, known as Otoniel, an accused drug trafficker and leader of the Clan del Golfo criminal group to an airport in th...
May 04, 2022
Booking Holdings prepares for busy summer on Europe travel demand
By Nilanjana Basu (Reuters) - Online travel agency Booking Holdings Inc beat estimates for first-quarter earnings on Wednesday and said global travel trends pointed to a busy summer season, especially...
May 04, 2022
U.S. Congress edges toward massive China competition bill with votes on Iran, energy
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress edged closer on Wednesday toward completing a long-stalled bill authorizing hundreds of billions of dollars to boost the country's ability...
May 04, 2022
