Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Large Generali shareholder vote seen boosting CEO's chances
MILAN (Reuters) - Generali shareholders representing 70.7% of the Italian insurer's capital registered to vote at Friday's annual general meeting in a move that is expected to favour the reappointment...
Apr 29, 2022
Shortage of materials in German manufacturing eases slightly - Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) - A shortage of materials in the German manufacturing industry has eased slightly, the Ifo economic institute said on Friday after it surveyed 2,000 companies in the sector. In April,...
Apr 29, 2022
NatWest profit jumps as cost-of-living crisis looms
By Iain Withers and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - British lender NatWest posted a 41% jump in first-quarter profit on Friday, as rising rates boosted income even as they threaten to further squeez...
Apr 29, 2022
Gas-guzzling German carmakers face uphill struggle to go green
By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) - As Germany speeds up investment in renewables, the energy consumption of its carmakers reveals just how reliant the country's most important industry is on fos...
Apr 29, 2022
Emerging markets help Spanish bank BBVA top forecasts
By Jess Aguado MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish bank BBVA beat forecasts on Friday with a 36.4% year-on-year rise in first quarter net profit, driven by a strong performance in emerging markets, led by Mexi...
Apr 29, 2022
Spain's GDP growth slows to 0.3% in Q1 as Madrid readies cut to 2022 outlook
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's economy expanded 0.3% in the first quarter from the second, preliminary data showed on Friday, slowing down from 2.2% in the previous three months as Russia's invasion of Uk...
Apr 29, 2022
French April inflation higher than expected at record 5.4%
PARIS (Reuters) - French inflation rose unexpectedly in April to hit a record high driven by surging energy prices, preliminary EU-harmonised data showed on Friday, putting fresh pressure on newly re-...
Apr 29, 2022
Swimming-Armstrong sets 50m backstroke world record at U.S. trials
(Reuters) - Hunter Armstrong set a world record in the men's 50 metres backstroke at the U.S. swimming trials to earn a berth at the world championships in Hungary in June. Armstrong clocked a time of...
Apr 29, 2022
India woos semiconductor makers in quest to become key player
By Munsif Vengattil and Akash Sriram BENGALURU (Reuters) - India will provide support for companies looking to invest in semiconductor manufacturing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, as th...
Apr 29, 2022
Chip tech company Alphawave says trading was strong in Q1
LONDON (Reuters) - Alphawave, the semiconductor tech company whose shares have lost 60% since listing a year ago, reported revenue of $89.9 million for 2021 and said it had seen strong trading in the ...
Apr 29, 2022
