Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. companies' stock purchases via buybacks, M&A to hit 6-year high in 2024, Goldman says
(Reuters) - U.S. companies' purchases of domestic equities through more stock buybacks and corporate acquisitions will hit a six-year high of $625 billion this year, about as much as mutual funds and ...
Mar 22, 2024
Exclusive-China's Leapmotor to start production of small EV in Polish Stellantis plant
(Reuters) -China's Leapmotor will start producing small electric cars at a Stellantis plant in Poland as part of a joint venture between the two carmakers, two people close to the matter told Reuters ...
Mar 22, 2024
Ukraine says Russian oil refineries are legitimate targets
KYIV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian deputy prime minister said on Friday Russian oil refineries were legitimate targets for its forces, after a media report said the United States, a close ally, had asked Ky...
Mar 22, 2024
Philippines to build new islands port near Taiwan without U.S. help, governor says
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - The U.S. military will not be involved in development of a port in the Philippines' remote northernmost islands near Taiwan, the local governor said on Friday, removin...
Mar 22, 2024
Israel approves new parcel of West Bank land for settlement
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Friday declared 800 hectares in the occupied West Bank as state land, in a move that will facilitate the use of the ground for settle...
Mar 22, 2024
Russia adds "LGBT movement" to list of extremist and terrorist organisations
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has added what it calls the "LGBT movement" to a list of extremist and terrorist organisations, state news agency TASS said on Friday. The list is maintained by an agency cal...
Mar 22, 2024
EU drug regulator does not refer to Eisai-Biogen Alzheimer's drug in meeting notes
(Reuters) - The European Union's medicines regulator did not mention Eisai and Biogen's Alzheimer's drug in its notes and recommendations on Friday. The European Medicines Agency had said it would hol...
Mar 22, 2024
Nike shares skid as switch to newer styles to squeeze revenue
By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) - Nike shares fell more than 6% before the bell on Friday after the Air Jordan maker forecast a drop in sales in its first half as it replaces older styles with trendier sn...
Mar 22, 2024
Analysis-BOJ pivot no fright for euro zone bonds
By Yoruk Bahceli AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Japanese investors are finally being paid to park their cash back home, a move that might be expected to spook euro zone markets where they're a big force but co...
Mar 22, 2024
Alpine skiing-Overall champion Gut-Behrami adds super-G globe to her haul
SAALBACH, Austria (Reuters) - Switzerland's overall champion Lara Gut-Behrami added a third Alpine skiing World Cup crystal globe to her season's haul after taking the women's super-G title in the Aus...
Mar 22, 2024
