Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Marketmind: Santa rally vs the Grinch
A look at the day ahead from Dhara Ranasinghe. If last week was all about central bank gatherings, then this week is all about how the fast-spreading Omicron Covid variant could deprive markets of any...
Dec 21, 2021
Dutch digital mapmaker TomTom says it will extend Volkswagen partnership
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - TomTom NV, the Dutch digital mapmaking company, said on Tuesday it would extend a supply partnership with Volkswagen, integrating its mapping and navigation technology into Volkw...
Dec 21, 2021
UK public borrowing totals 17.4 billion pounds in November
LONDON (Reuters) - British public sector net borrowing, excluding state banks, totalled 17.4 billion pounds ($23.0 billion) in November, official figures showed on Tuesday, higher than the average for...
Dec 21, 2021
IMF, Mozambique to discuss first credit facility since $2-billion graft scandal
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will start discussions next month on an extended credit facility with Mozambique, the fund said on Tuesday, its first potential programme with ...
Dec 21, 2021
German consumer morale darkens further on fourth COVID wave, Omicron variant - GfK
BERLIN (Reuters) - German consumer morale is projected to deteriorate further at the start of next year as the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant is clouding the outlook for Europe's largest ec...
Dec 21, 2021
Russia, U.S. start talks on security guarantees - report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Contacts have begun between Russia and the United States on the issue of security guarantees demanded by the former and there is a possibility that the sides will reach an understan...
Dec 21, 2021
Figure skating-World number three Kihira to miss Beijing Olympics - reports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese figure skater Rika Kihira will miss the Beijing Olympics after being forced to pull out of the national championships with an ankle injury, local media reported on Tuesday. ...
Dec 21, 2021
Exclusive-Foxconn plant in south India to stay shut this week after protests - govt sources
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) -Apple supplier Foxconn's plant near Chennai in southern India will remain shut this week following protests, government sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Five days of holiday ...
Dec 21, 2021
India reports 200 Omicron cases across 12 states
By Neha Arora and Shilpa Jamkhandikar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has recorded 200 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant across 12 states, mostly in the western state of Maharashtra and the nation'...
Dec 21, 2021
Iran says envoy repatriated from Yemen dies of COVID-19
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's envoy to Yemen's rebel Houthi movement has died of COVID-19 after being repatriated last week, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The ambassador Hasan Irlu "was evacuate...
Dec 21, 2021
