Author Archives: Syndicated Content
FirstCash to buy fintech AFF in $1.17 billion deal to enter BNPL market
(Reuters) - Pawn store operator FirstCash Inc said on Thursday it will acquire financial technology firm American First Finance Inc (AFF) in a $1.17 billion deal, to enter the buy-now-pay-later busine...
Oct 28, 2021
Hershey raises full-year forecasts on strong Halloween demand
(Reuters) - Hershey Co raised its annual net sales and adjusted earnings forecast on Thursday, helped by strong demand for its products such as Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and KitKat chocolates due to ...
Oct 28, 2021
Volvo Cars hopes downsized IPO can rev up investors' electric dreams
By Abhinav Ramnarayan and Helena Soderpalm STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Volvo Cars is hoping investors will buy into its long-term electric vehicle strategy and see past supply chain worries and questions ab...
Oct 28, 2021
Lebanese parliament confirms holding parliamentary elections on March 27
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese parliament voted on Thursday to hold legislative elections on March 27, confirming an earlier vote last week that had been challenged by President Michel Aoun. The body...
Oct 28, 2021
Top Chinese diplomat meets North Korea ambassador to China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met with the North Korean ambassador to China on Thursday, China foreign ministry said. Yang said China is willing to maintain high-level interacti...
Oct 28, 2021
Northrop posts rise in profit on strong demand in space unit; raises forecast
(Reuters) - Northrop Grumman Corp on Thursday posted an 8% rise in quarterly profit, driven by strong demand in its fast-growing space unit, prompting the U.S. defense contractor to raise its full-yea...
Oct 28, 2021
Global supply constraints deal heavy blow to Japanese firms
TOKYO (Reuters) - A global parts and chip shortage is taking a heavy toll on Japanese firms with seven out of eight automakers seeing global output drop in September, casting doubt over the central ba...
Oct 28, 2021
Climate set to dominate G20 summit ahead of U.N. conference
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - If high-stakes climate talks are to succeed next month in Glasgow, the initial signs of progress may emerge this weekend when leaders of the world's 20 biggest econ...
Oct 28, 2021
UniCredit CEO says MPS window closed for now, 'timing is everything'
MILAN (Reuters) - A window of opportunity for UniCredit to quickly clinch a deal for state-owned Monte dei Paschi (MPS) and implement on a bigger scale measures it is studying for its own branch netwo...
Oct 28, 2021
Merck profit jumps on strong vaccine, cancer drug sales
(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc reported a 55% rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by strong sales of blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda and recovery in demand for its non-COVID-1...
Oct 28, 2021
