Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. bank deposits fell at record pace, while profits flat in Q1: FDIC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banks saw total deposits decline by a record 2.5% in the first quarter of 2023, and industry-wide profits were relatively flat after taking into account the effects of two ...
May 31, 2023
Irish court orders wind-up of two Russian state-owned lessors
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's High Court on Wednesday ordered the winding up of two sanctions-hit state-owned Russian leasing firms based in Ireland after a group of creditors said the companies had no...
May 31, 2023
Tennis-Djokovic has the right to speak freely on Kosovo, says Ukraine’s Svitolina
By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) - Ukraine's Elina Svitolina defended on Wednesday fellow tennis player Novak Djokovic, who caused a furore over a statement related to Kosovo, saying that in a free...
May 31, 2023
Column-U.S. banks tighten lending standards to small business and consumers: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. domestic banks reported a widespread tightening of lending standards by the end of the first quarter of 2023 - even before the full impact of the regional banking ...
May 31, 2023
Wildfire in Canada’s Halifax stoked by wind gusts, low humidity
By Eric Martyn HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - Canadian fire officials warned on Wednesday gusty winds and low humidity could fuel a raging wildfire in Halifax that has forced thousands to evacuate w...
May 31, 2023
Czech Senate backs setting NATO spending target of 2%/GDP as law
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech parliament's upper house approved a bill on Wednesday that will set the state's minimum defence spending at 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) from next year, matching its...
May 31, 2023
Dead Israeli agent flown home after Italy boat accident
ROME (Reuters) - The body of a retired Mossad agent was flown back to Israel on Wednesday, three days after he died along with two Italian intelligence officers and a Russian woman in a boating accide...
May 31, 2023
Elon Musk scheduled to visit Tesla’s Shanghai plant on Weds night – sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Elon Musk is scheduled to travel to Tesla's Shanghai factory on Wednesday night to meet with staff there, two sources familiar with the matter said. The Tesla CEO's private jet la...
May 31, 2023
Actor Al Pacino, 83, expecting his fourth child
LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar winner Al Pacino is expecting his fourth child at the age of 83, a representative for the actor confirmed on Wednesday. Citing sources, celebrity news website TMZ said Pacino'...
May 31, 2023
US job openings unexpectedly rise in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in April and data for the prior month was revised higher, pointing to persistent strength in the labor market that could compel the Federal R...
May 31, 2023
