Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Almost a third of German firms expect no-deal Brexit: survey
BERLIN (Reuters) - Some 30% of German companies fear Britain and the European Union will fail to reach a deal on their future relationship before a transition period that ends on Dec. 31, a survey pub...
Thomson Reuters Jun 26, 2020
Finalising EU COVID recovery package a 'massive priority', says Germany
LONDON (Reuters) - Finalising the European Union's package of measures to help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic is a "massive priority" for Germany's presidency of the EU, German Deputy ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 26, 2020
Shrinking aerospace demand to keep pressure on cobalt prices
By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) - Cobalt prices are at 10-month lows due to sagging demand from the electric vehicle and aerospace sectors amid the COVID-19 pandemic and look likely to slide further...
Thomson Reuters Jun 26, 2020
Russian court finds prominent director guilty of embezzlement: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Friday found award-winning film and theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov guilty of embezzlement, the TASS news agency reported. The court was expected to sentenc...
Thomson Reuters Jun 26, 2020
Britain, France suggest phased approach to global digital tax talks
PARIS (Reuters) - Britain, France, Italy and Spain suggested a "phased approach" to global digital taxation talks in a joint letter to the U.S. treasury secretary last week, which they said could open...
Thomson Reuters Jun 26, 2020
ECB is better safe than sorry with easy policy, Rehn says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - It is better for the European Central Bank to be safe than sorry when it decides whether to withdraw aggressive stimulus measures deployed to combat the fallout from the coronavi...
Thomson Reuters Jun 26, 2020
Euro zone bank lending continues to surge amid crisis, ECB says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lending to euro zone companies continued to surge in May as firms relied heavily on bank credit to stay afloat amid the continent's coronavirus-related lockdown, data from the Eu...
Thomson Reuters Jun 26, 2020
Italy's Mediaset prevents Vivendi trust from voting at AGM
MILAN (Reuters) - Mediaset said on Friday it would not allow the trust that holds most of French group Vivendi's stake in the Italian broadcaster to vote at its annual shareholder meeting. Vivendi and...
Thomson Reuters Jun 26, 2020
Moody's outlook revision reignites SoftBank spat
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Credit-rating firm Moody's Investors Service on Friday revised its outlook for SoftBank Group Corp to "negative" from "ratings under review", three months after making ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 26, 2020
Russia reports lowest daily rise in coronavirus cases since late April
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday reported 6,800 new coronavirus cases, the first daily rise below 7,000 since late April, taking its nationwide tally to 620,794. The country's coronavirus response ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 26, 2020