Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil unveils credit package for rural sector hit by U.S. tariffs
BRASILIA, July 17 (Reuters) - Brazil's government has authorized nearly 13.3 billion reais ($2.6 billion) in extraordinary credit for rural development programs, debt-refinancing initiatives, and supp...
Jul 17, 2026
Twenty pupils die in Uganda bus crash, government bans all school outings
KAMPALA, July 17 (Reuters) - Twenty schoolchildren died when the bus carrying them crashed on the way back from a trip to some waterfalls in eastern Uganda late on Thursday, authorities said. The gove...
Jul 17, 2026
Intuitive Surgical falls as Obamacare concerns rekindle medtech demand debate
By Siddhi Mahatole and Sriparna Roy July 17 (Reuters) - Intuitive Surgical shares slid about 13% to hover near their lowest in more than two years on Friday after the surgical robot maker warned that ...
Jul 17, 2026
Fifth Third reports rise in quarterly profit on higher interest income
(Corrects to fix dateline, no change to text) July 17 (Reuters) - Fifth Third Bancorp reported a rise in second-quarter profit on Friday, helped by higher net interest income and fee growth in capital...
Jul 17, 2026
UK's Andy Burnham confirmed as new Labour Party leader
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Andy Burnham was confirmed as the new leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, replacing Keir Starmer. Burnham will formally become prime minister on Monday. (...
Jul 17, 2026
Health Rounds: Environmental plastic may be cardiac risk factor, study suggests
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays) By Nancy Lapid July 17 (Reuters) - We also report on an investigational vaccine ...
Jul 17, 2026
Morning Bid: Chips and ships
By Anna Szymanski July 17 (Reuters) - From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers! We can't seem to get away from semiconductors and straits. Asian stocks continued to tumble this week even after tech g...
Jul 17, 2026
Travelers' profit jumps on lower catastrophe losses, strong investment income
July 17 (Reuters) - Property and casualty insurance giant Travelers posted a 44% jump in second-quarter core profit on Friday, as the industry bellwether benefited from lower catastrophe losses and st...
Jul 17, 2026
Wildfires, drought and storms hound Europe even as heatwave recedes
(Fixes hyperlinks in paragraphs 15-16) By Guillermo Martinez and Violeta Santos Moura EJEA DE LOS CABALLEROS, Spain, July 17 (Reuters) - Firefighters backed by 30 aircraft struggled on Friday to conta...
Jul 17, 2026
Vessel boarded by unauthorised personnel in Gulf of Aden, UKMTO says
July 17 (Reuters) - A vessel was boarded by unauthorised personnel while transiting east in the Gulf of Aden, 65 nautical miles south of Yemen's Al Mukalla port, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Oper...
Jul 17, 2026
