Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US homebuilder confidence brightens as interest rates ease – NAHB
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilder confidence rose in December, indicating easing interest rates may be bolstering sales conditions for builders who had struggled to attract prospec...
Dec 18, 2023
Polish truckers resume blockade of Ukrainian border crossing
(Reuters) - Polish truckers on Monday resumed their blockade of one of the main crossings at the Ukrainian border, a protest leader said, a week after it was temporarily lifted. Polish drivers have be...
Dec 18, 2023
Nikola founder Trevor Milton to be sentenced over fraud conviction
By Jody Godoy NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trevor Milton, the convicted founder of electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker Nikola, is set to be sentenced on Monday after a jury in October 2022 found him gu...
Dec 18, 2023
Scotiabank’s Mexico bet eyeing $1.6 trillion N.America trade is riddled with risks
TORONTO (Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) is eying North America's booming $1.6 trillion trade with its renewed Mexico bet, a strategy that offers hope but brings risks that have seen many ...
Dec 18, 2023
EU plans Feb 1 summit on budget, including Ukraine funding -EU’s Michel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will hold an extraordinary summit on Feb. 1 in a bid to settle revisions to its multi-annual budget, including funding for Ukraine, European Council President C...
Dec 18, 2023
EU warns countries are off track for 2030 climate goal
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries are falling behind on their core climate change target and without stronger emissions-cutting policies risk missing the goal, the European ...
Dec 18, 2023
Rugby-Pirates’ Grubb released from hospital after high-tackle injury stops match
(Reuters) - Cornish Pirates back row Ben Grubb has been released from hospital after falling unconscious from a high tackle during a Championship match on Saturday. The game at Ealing Trailfinders was...
Dec 18, 2023
SunPower shares slide after raising going concern doubts
(Reuters) - SunPower said on Monday it had substantial doubts on its ability to continue as a going concern, sending shares of the solar company down 25% in premarket trading on Monday. The company al...
Dec 18, 2023
Dry spell, Harmattan winds hit Ivory Coast cocoa regions
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions saw no rainfall last week while the seasonal dry Harmattan wind began to blow, farmers said on Monday. The world's top cocoa producer is...
Dec 18, 2023
EU countries back law to curb packaging waste
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries on Monday backed a new EU law to cut packaging waste, but agreed to seek exemptions for certain sectors. The European Commission proposed the law last yea...
Dec 18, 2023
