Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. auto retailer Lithia Motors profit nearly doubles on record car prices
(Reuters) -U.S. auto retailer Lithia Motors Inc reported a 94% rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by tight vehicle inventories that have pushed prices to record levels. A global semiconduct...
Oct 20, 2021
Energy, services boost euro zone inflation as expected in Sept
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - More expensive energy and services boosted euro zone inflation as expected in September, data showed on Wednesday, with core inflation also higher. The European Union's statistics...
Oct 20, 2021
A year after Lagos bloodshed, Nigerians say promises of police reform prove hollow
By Libby George and Nneka Chile LAGOS (Reuters) - One year ago, Adebanjo Akinwunmi gleefully waved a Nigerian flag at the Lekki Toll Gate, a stretch of tarmac in front of toll booths on a highway on t...
Oct 20, 2021
Bundesbank's Weidmann quits with one last inflation warning
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, among the most conservative members of the European Central Bank's Governing Council, will step down from his post on Dec. 31, the German cent...
Oct 20, 2021
Activists battle high costs, travel curbs to make climate talks
By Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett (Reuters) - Nigerian climate activist Goodness Dickson thought being invited to take part in the U.N. climate summit in Scotland meant he would have no trouble att...
Oct 20, 2021
Russia regrets U.S. absence from Moscow talks on Afghanistan, Lavrov says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow regretted the absence of U.S. officials from international talks on Afghanistan with the Taliban on Wednesday. The United States s...
Oct 20, 2021
Slovakia's daily COVID-19 cases hit new peak since early March
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia reported 3,480 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 19, its highest daily tally since March 9, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. Slovakia has one of the lower vaccination rat...
Oct 20, 2021
Lawmakers probe timeline of NatWest money laundering investigation
LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers have asked the Financial Conduct Authority why it took five years to prosecute NatWest for failing to prevent the laundering of nearly 400 million pounds ($551.28 ...
Oct 20, 2021
UK house prices rise 10.6% in year to August - ONS
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices in August were 10.6% higher than a year earlier, up from an 8.5% annual increase in July when there was a lull in sales as a property tax break began to be phas...
Oct 20, 2021
China to protect legal rights of Evergrande creditors -central bank head
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China will fully respect and protect the legal rights of Evergrande Group's creditors and asset owners in line with repayment priorities laid out by the law, the country's centra...
Oct 20, 2021
