Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-Major commodities traders sue Brazil coffee farmers for defaults
By Marcelo Teixeira and Maytaal Angel NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Commodities traders including Louis Dreyfus, Olam and Volcafe are pursuing legal action against hundreds of Brazilian coffee farmers w...
Nov 04, 2021
Euro zone business growth at six-month low in Oct; price pressures soar
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity grew at its weakest pace in six months in October as supply chain bottlenecks and logistical issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic pushed input pric...
Nov 04, 2021
Supply bottlenecks, energy price jump slow down German services -PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Growth in business activity slowed in Germany for a third consecutive month in October, a survey showed on Thursday, as supply bottlenecks and higher energy costs pushed inflation i...
Nov 04, 2021
Vietnam foreign ministry says it has been in talks with Iran over seized oil tanker
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has been in talks with Iranian authorities over the seizure of a Vietnamese oil tanker off the Iranian coast, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. "The Ministry ...
Nov 04, 2021
France's services sector grew at quickest in three months in Oct -PMI
PARIS (Reuters) - France's services sector grew in October at its fastest pace since July as demand conditions improved and employment growth reached a 20-year high, a monthly survey showed on Thursda...
Nov 04, 2021
Insurer Lancashire's written premiums surge as rates improve
(Reuters) - Lancashire posted on Thursday a 47% surge in gross written premiums for the nine months ended September as the insurer took advantage of improving rates, while its property and casualty re...
Nov 04, 2021
BT to go it alone on fibre build after costs fall
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's BT said it had decided not to bring in a partner to help fund fibre to an addition 5 million premises after a reduction in build costs and strong demand meant it stacked u...
Nov 04, 2021
Taiwan raises WTO complaint against China on apple imports-sources
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Taiwan raised a trade complaint against China at a World Trade Organization meeting late on Wednesday over Beijing's moves to block sugar apple and wax apple imports f...
Nov 04, 2021
Lebanon draws up 'roadmap' to end row with Saudis - presidency
DUBAI (Reuters) -Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Thursday he had agreed with President Michel Aoun on a "roadmap" to solve a diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia, according to a Lebanese pres...
Nov 04, 2021
German COVID-19 cases hit daily record as health ministers meet
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany reported 33,949 new COVID-19 infections, the highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic last year, ahead of a two-day meeting of state health ministers starting ...
Nov 04, 2021
