Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Morning Bid: Market mood stays sombre
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Rising tensions in the Middle East and the return of a higher-for-longer narrative on U.S. rates have sapped risk appetite, s...
Apr 16, 2024
UBS added capital needs of $15-25 billion are realistic, Swiss minister says
ZURICH (Reuters) - Estimates that Swiss bank UBS will require another $15 billion to $25 billion in capital under government proposals aimed at making the banking sector more robust are about right, S...
Apr 16, 2024
Taiwan appoints senior executive at TSMC supplier as new economy minister
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's incoming premier announced on Tuesday he had appointed a senior executive from TSMC supplier Topco Scientific as economy minister, saying he would be tasked with resolving ...
Apr 16, 2024
Microsoft to invest $1.5 billion in Emirati AI firm G42, New York Times reports
(Reuters) - Microsoft plans to invest $1.5 billion in G42, an artificial intelligence firm in the United Arab Emirates, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. G42 had divested its investments in Chin...
Apr 16, 2024
Nearly 1,000 houses, plots flooded in Russia's Kurgan region
(Reuters) - Some 990 houses and residential plots have been flooded in Russia's Kurgan region straddling the Tobol River near the border with Kazakhstan, the emergency ministry said on Tuesday, as off...
Apr 16, 2024
Russia's prosecutor general arrives in Cuba for bilateral talks
(Reuters) - Russia's Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov arrived in Havana for bilateral talks with his Cuban counterpart and other officials, the prosecutor's office said on Tuesday. Russia's full-scale ...
Apr 16, 2024
China's Xi tells Germany's Scholz to seek 'common ground'
By Andreas Rinke BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday two-way ties with Germany would continue to develop steadily as long as both respected each other and sought "common g...
Apr 16, 2024
Australia's Juukan Gorge yields up rare Tasmanian Devil tooth
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Archaeologists surveying the Juukan Gorge rock shelter in Western Australia that was destroyed by Rio Tinto in 2020 have unearthed major finds including the tooth of a Tasmanian ...
Apr 16, 2024
Judge dismisses some claims against Meta's Zuckerberg over social media harm
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday won the dismissal of some claims in a dozen lawsuits accusing him of concealing from the public that Facebook and Instagram wer...
Apr 16, 2024
Pentagon chief stresses Middle East stability in calls with counterparts
By Idrees Ali and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held calls on Monday with counterparts in the Middle East and Europe, expressing support for Israel after at...
Apr 15, 2024
