Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Arabtec collapse shakes foundations of Gulf construction business
By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Davide Barbuscia DUBAI (Reuters) - Just over six years ago, Dubai-listed Arabtec Holding had investors eating out of its hands. At a lavish shareholder meeting at Abu Dhabi's S...
Oct 07, 2020
Britain will take back 'full control' from the EU on Jan. 1, says PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday Britain would take back "full control of our money, our borders and our laws" on Jan. 1 when a status-quo transition arrangement with ...
Oct 07, 2020
Adidas appoints new HR head after race row
BERLIN (Reuters) - Adidas has appointed Amanda Rajkumar, an executive from French bank BNP Paribas, as its new head of human resources after employee complaints over racism at the German sportswear co...
Oct 07, 2020
UK woman tried to fly to Dubai with $2.44 million in cash in five suitcases
LONDON (Reuters) - A woman who tried to fly from London's Heathrow Airport with five suitcases stuffed full of bank notes worth 1.9 million pounds ($2.44 million) has been charged with money launderin...
Oct 07, 2020
Volkswagen eyes 90% electric car sales in Norway next year
OSLO (Reuters) - Electric cars will likely make up 90% of Volkswagen AG's sales in Norway next year and could completely replace diesel and petrol engines in the Nordic country by 2023, the German aut...
Oct 07, 2020
EU has agreed supply of 20,000 additional doses of Remdesivir
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had agreed with U.S. company Gilead the supply of more than 20,000 additional doses of its COVID-19 drug Remdesivir, in a bid to tackl...
Oct 07, 2020
Futures bounce after worst session for S&P 500, Dow in two weeks
By Devik Jain and Sagarika Jaisinghani (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures recovered on Wednesday after President Donald Trump's abrupt call to end stimulus talks sent Wall Street tumbling in the pre...
Oct 07, 2020
Tribes slam EPA move to give Oklahoma control of environmental rules
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oklahoma tribal nations slammed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recent granting of authority to the state over environmental issues on vast tract...
Oct 07, 2020
Brazil's economic priority is jobs, not fiscal discipline
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil won plaudits from investors by insisting its most pressing economic challenge is tackling a record deficit caused by COVID-19, but a growing number of eco...
Oct 07, 2020
Exclusive: OxyContin maker Purdue nears guilty plea agreement in U.S. criminal probe - sources
By Mike Spector and Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Purdue Pharma LP, the OxyContin maker controlled by members of the wealthy Sackler family, is nearing an agreement to plead guilty to criminal...
Oct 07, 2020
