Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Irish assets worth 100 billion euros leave London due to Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) - Securities settlement for Irish assets worth more than 100 billion euros ($119 billion) has left London for the European Union in the latest adjustment in markets to Brexit. Pan-Eur...
Mar 18, 2021
CK Hutchison, CK Asset profits slump in 2020
HONG KONG (Reuters) - CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd, the ports-to-telecoms arm of retired billionaire Li Ka-shing, reported a 27% fall in 2020 net profit on Thursday, weighed down by sharp drops in oil, g...
Mar 18, 2021
Germany reports biggest rise of COVID-19 cases in two months
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 17,504 to 2,612,268, the biggest daily rise since Jan. 22, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious...
Mar 18, 2021
Deutsche Bank first-quarter investment bank revenue up 20% so far this year: board member
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank Board member Fabrizio Campelli said on Thursday that the investment bank is off to a strong start in 2021, with revenue up about 20% so far in the first quarter. He...
Mar 18, 2021
Japan PM says decided to lift state of emergency in Tokyo area
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan decided on Thursday to lift the state of emergency in Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures on March 21 over the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on ...
Mar 18, 2021
UK's National Grid makes green power play with $11 billion WPD buy
By Muvija M (Reuters) - National Grid will buy England's largest electricity distribution business WPD from U.S.-based PPL for 7.8 billion pounds ($10.9 billion) as it positions itself for a climate-d...
Mar 18, 2021
Vodafone's Vantage Towers climbs after Germany's biggest IPO in three years
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shares in Vodafone's Vantage Towers rose on Thursday in Germany's largest stock market debut in three years, benefiting from strong investor appetite for infrastructure assets wi...
Mar 18, 2021
G7 remains committed to sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) - The G7 remains fully committed to the implementation of sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula and will continue to assist Ukraine in maintaining its ...
Mar 18, 2021
'Are you insane?' Some Gazans shun COVID-19 vaccination
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Waiting for her COVID-19 vaccination in a Gaza clinic, Leena Al-Tourk, a 28-year-old Palestinian lawyer, recalled the social pressure she faced in the conservativ...
Mar 18, 2021
England's shielding advice for most vulnerable to end as COVID-19 cases drop
LONDON (Reuters) - Over 3.79 million people in England who are clinically extremely vulnerable will no longer have to shield from April 1 as the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalisations contin...
Mar 18, 2021
