Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brookfield in talks with banks for funding Grifols' takeover bid, sources say
By Joan Faus and Anousha Sakoui BARCELONA/LONDON (Reuters) - Canadian fund Brookfield is in talks with banks to raise funds for its possible takeover bid for beleaguered Spanish drugmaker Grifols, two...
Aug 21, 2024
Oaktree nears deal for majority stake in two B Riley units, Bloomberg reports
(Reuters) - Asset manager Oaktree Capital is in exclusive talks to acquire a majority stake in two businesses owned by investment bank B. Riley, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Oaktree is discus...
Aug 21, 2024
Brazil airline Voepass halts some flights after deadly crash
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian airline Voepass has decided to reduce some service to nine locations after one of its planes crashed and killed 62 people in Sao Paulo state earlier t...
Aug 21, 2024
Soccer-Ronaldo launches YouTube channel
(Reuters) - Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo launched his YouTube channel on Wednesday and hundreds of thousands of subscribers signed up within a couple of hours. The 39-year-old five-times Ballon D'Or w...
Aug 21, 2024
US job growth in year through March was far lower than estimated
(Reuters) -U.S. employers added far fewer jobs than originally reported in the year through March, the Labor Department said on Wednesday, underscoring the growing concerns the Federal Reserve has abo...
Aug 21, 2024
Portugal's Madeira wildfire still raging after a week, teams reinforced
LISBON (Reuters) - A wildfire raging on Portugal's island of Madeira continued into its second week on Wednesday, having burned through at least 4,400 hectares (10,872 acres) of vegetation, prompting ...
Aug 21, 2024
Former US president Carter, nearing 100, excited to vote for Harris, grandson says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 99, is eagerly awaiting his chance to cast a ballot for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris this fall even as he approaches his 1...
Aug 21, 2024
U.S. Congressman Bill Pascrell has died at age 87, family says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell has died at age 87, his family said on social media on Wednesday. Pascrell, a Democrat representing a New Jersey district in the House of Repre...
Aug 21, 2024
Belarus frees union leader and TV journalist in new prisoner release
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has freed at least 13 more prisoners convicted in political cases, including a veteran trade unionist and a former state TV jour...
Aug 21, 2024
Ukraine says it hits pontoon bridges in Russia, Moscow reports gains
By Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Wednesday it was destroying Russian pontoon bridges with U.S.-made weapons to defend its incursion into Russia's Kursk region, as Mosc...
Aug 21, 2024
