Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU antitrust chief nominee vows to intensify Big Tech crackdown
By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The woman tipped to become the European Union's next antitrust chief has pledged to intensify the bloc's crackdown on Big Tech and foreign companies receiving unfai...
Thomson Reuters Oct 23, 2024
Vietnam plans capital injection into Vietcombank to support policy goals
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam is planning to inject 20.695 trillion ($815 million) of capital into state-owned commercial lender Vietcombank, the country's biggest bank, to boost its capacity to support g...
Thomson Reuters Oct 23, 2024
South African inflation drops sharply, paving way for more rate cuts
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's inflation dropped sharply in September, hitting its lowest level in more than three years and bolstering expectations for another interest rate cut by the centra...
Thomson Reuters Oct 23, 2024
Most major Gulf markets ease on geopolitical tensions
(Reuters) - Most major stock markets in the Gulf eased in early trade on Wednesday amid rising geopolitical tensions in the region. Israel on Tuesday confirmed it had killed Hashem Safieddine, the hei...
Thomson Reuters Oct 23, 2024
Germany's Habeck lays out plan to boost economy, calls for investment fund
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck wants to remedy weak growth in Europe's largest economy with a debt-financed investment fund and change course on its budget policy, according ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 23, 2024
Roche comes out against clearing takeover of drug manufacturer Catalent
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The CEO of pharmaceuticals giant Roche has urged authorities to block the takeover of contract drug manufacturer Catalent by Novo Nordisk's controlling sharehold...
Thomson Reuters Oct 23, 2024
US Medicaid programs say cost a key factor for weight-loss drug coverage, survey finds
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most U.S. states do not currently cover highly sought after weight-loss drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in their Medicaid health programs for low income peop...
Thomson Reuters Oct 23, 2024
McDonald's shares fall as E. coli outbreak tied to Quarter Pounder kills 1 in US
By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) - Shares of McDonald's fell nearly 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday after an E. coli outbreak linked to the restaurant chain's Quarter Pounder hamburgers resulted...
Thomson Reuters Oct 23, 2024
UK's medicines regulator approves Lilly's drug for early Alzheimer's
(Reuters) -UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved Eli Lilly's treatment for early Alzheimer's disease, the company said on Wednesday. Britain is the third major marke...
Thomson Reuters Oct 23, 2024
North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for Ukraine war, South Korean lawmakers say
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday after being briefed by the national intelligence agency, twice...
Thomson Reuters Oct 23, 2024