Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NatWest first-quarter profit slumps 27% as savings, mortgage competition bite
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -NatWest's first-quarter profit fell by a less than expected 27%, it said on Friday, hit by competition for savings, lending and mortgage products which has squeezed...
Apr 26, 2024
CVC sets IPO price at 14 euros per share, middle of range
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - CVC Capital Partners said on Friday it had set the final price for its initial public offering (IPO) at 14 euros ($15.02) per share, at the middle of its announced range. The IPO...
Apr 26, 2024
Nomura Q4 net profit jumps almost eight fold on retail income surge
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nomura Holdings, Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, reported on Friday a 670% jump in quarterly net profit compared to a year earlier as its retail income rose to its hig...
Apr 26, 2024
Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
By Layli Foroudi VILLEPINTE, France (Reuters) - A police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024 Olympics is putting pressure on an overcrowd...
Apr 26, 2024
Explainer-What is so special about TikTok's technology
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the U.S. ordered its Chinese owne...
Apr 26, 2024
Indian IT firm Tech Mahindra's shares jump most in 8 years on turnaround plan
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Tech Mahindra shares jumped 13.2% on Friday, their biggest intraday gain in nearly eight years, after India's No.5 IT company announced a turnaround plan that offered succour fol...
Apr 26, 2024
Snap shares jump nearly 30% after Q1 beat
(Reuters) - Shares in Snap soared nearly 30% in thin volume in Frankfurt on Friday after the owner of the photo messaging app beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly revenue and user growth. Snap ...
Apr 26, 2024
South Sudanese comedians find laughs in painful past
By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA (Reuters) - When Isaac Anthony Lumori launched South Sudan's first weekly comedy show at the height of a civil war in 2014, his performers' quips about different ethnic group...
Apr 26, 2024
Swiss parliamentary committee backs $5.5 billion aid plan for Ukraine
ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss parliamentary committee late on Thursday voted to back a 5 billion Swiss franc ($5.5 billion) aid contribution for Ukraine as part of a broader package aimed at improving ne...
Apr 26, 2024
Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais reports
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will send a small number of Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais newspaper reported on Friday, quoting unidentified sources. Spain ruled out delivering anti-aircraft launchers...
Apr 26, 2024
