Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. consumer sector braces for slowing demand as inflation bites
By Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) - U.S. consumer goods firms, including P&G and Coca-Cola, are preparing for an impending slowdown in demand as runaway inflation fuels a surge in prices of everything f...
Apr 29, 2022
British Virgin Islands should be temporarily returned to British rule, inquiry says
MIAMI (Reuters) - The British Virgin Islands should have its constitution and elected government suspended and effectively be returned to direct rule from London, a highly critical inquiry into govern...
Apr 29, 2022
British Virgin Islands premier to appear in Miami court after drug bust
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) - The premier of the British Virgin Islands was due to appear in a Miami courtroom on Friday, accused of money laundering and conspiring to import cocaine in a case ...
Apr 29, 2022
Kuehne + Nagel results ride demand wave despite stagnant volumes
By Alexander Kloss and Ana CanteroRos (Reuters) -Swiss logistics group Kuehne + Nagel reported on Tuesday a 162% surge in its first-quarter net earnings, citing strong demand for capital and consumer ...
Apr 29, 2022
Brazil's Bolsonaro vows to change spending cap rule after election
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday he intends to open room for higher infrastructure spending by changing the country's spending cap rule after the presidential ele...
Apr 29, 2022
Turkey condemns Germany's summoning ambassador over Kavala ruling
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag condemned Germany's summoning of Ankara's ambassador over a legal case on Friday, saying it was an "open attempt to interfere in Turkey's int...
Apr 29, 2022
HSBC's top shareholder calls for banking giant's break-up - FT
(Reuters) - HSBC Holdings's largest shareholder, Chinese insurance giant Ping An, has called for the British bank to break itself up, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Ping An has set out its pl...
Apr 29, 2022
Shipping industry pushes to rescue remaining seafarers trapped in Ukraine
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - Just under 500 seafarers remain stuck onboard 109 ships at Ukrainian ports - skeleton crews who were left on board to enable their crew mates to be evacuated amid t...
Apr 29, 2022
Former tennis champion Becker jailed in UK bankruptcy case
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -German tennis great Boris Becker was jailed by a London court on Friday for hiding hundreds of thousands of pounds of assets after he was declared bankrupt. Becke...
Apr 29, 2022
Soccer-Pagliuca out of running for Chelsea, Ratcliffe makes bid
By Simon Evans and Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - American investor Steve Pagliuca's group is out of the running to purchase Premier League side Chelsea, his spokesperson said on Friday, b...
Apr 29, 2022
