Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Israel keen to set up cyber 'Iron Dome' to curb rise in attacks
By Steven Scheer TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's government on Monday ordered communications firms to step up their cyber security efforts in the wake of a rise in attempted hacking attacks. New regulat...
May 02, 2022
Czech central bank seen raising main rate to 5.50%, highest since 1999: Reuters poll
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech National Bank is likely to raise its main rate by 50 basis points to 5.50% on May 5, a Reuters poll suggested on Monday, pushing borrowing costs to their highest level sin...
May 02, 2022
Chile's economic activity index bolstered by increase in services
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's IMACEC economic activity index, a close proxy of gross domestic product (GDP), rose 7.2% in March from the same month last year, the country's central bank said on Monday....
May 02, 2022
Wall St eyes lower open as growth stocks come under fresh pressure
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set for a lower open on Monday as growth stocks came under pressure again, with investor focus on the Federal Reserve meeting this week where policymakers ar...
May 02, 2022
More than 3,000 civilians killed in Ukraine so far: UN
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Monday that the death toll of civilians killed in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on Feb. 24 had exceeded 3,000 people. ...
May 02, 2022
Italy readies $7 billion package to curb energy prices, help firms
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy is set to unveil a new stimulus package on Monday worth up to 7 billion euros ($7.35 billion) to curb surging energy prices and help companies cope with the ec...
May 02, 2022
JPM downgrades Thailand on fading tourism recovery and worsening macro conditions
(Reuters) - Analysts at J.P. Morgan downgraded Thailand's equities rating on Monday, citing the slow pace of recovery in the tourism industry due to rising inflation and a surge in COVID-19 cases in C...
May 02, 2022
Ice hockey-Finland will not select players competing in Russian leagues next season
(Reuters) - Finnish ice hockey players playing in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and other leagues in Russia next season will not be selected for the national team, the Finnish Ice H...
May 02, 2022
Mexico's FEMSA reports 12.7% drop in Q1 earnings, revenue grows
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican bottler and retailer Femsa posted a 12.7% decrease in first-quarter net profit Monday, tallying 3.99 billion pesos ($200 million) as it was hurt by the depreciation of t...
May 02, 2022
After five record crops, heat wave threatens India's wheat output, export plans
By Mayank Bhardwaj and Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wheat output looks likely to fall in 2022 after five consecutive years of record harvests, as a sharp, sudden rise in temperatures in mi...
May 02, 2022
