Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US envoy hoping for progress in talks with Pacific islands ahead of Biden visit
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. presidential envoy leading negotiations to renew agreements with three Pacific island states said on Wednesday he will visit them next week hoping t...
May 10, 2023
Chinese baby product firms seek to age up, sell more abroad as population falls
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - For many of China's manufacturers of baby and children's products, painful reverberations from last year's historic decline in the country's population are alread...
May 10, 2023
British home-buyers, facing higher interest rates, retreat in April – RICS
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) - British property surveyors reported a drop in demand in April as new buyers turned more cautious ahead of the Bank of England's latest expected interest rate increa...
May 10, 2023
UK’s Sunak may fall short on 2023 inflation goal, NIESR forecasts
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak risks missing his goal of halving inflation this year as underlying inflation shows little sign of having peaked in Britain or a...
May 10, 2023
Bank of England poised to raise rates again to tackle stubborn inflation
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England (BoE) is poised to raise borrowing costs for the 12th meeting in a row on Thursday, as it tries to tackle stubbornly high inflation that sta...
May 10, 2023
Blackstone, Apollo were among bidders for SVB’s assets
(Reuters) - Blackstone Inc, Apollo Global Management were among the bidders for some assets of bankrupt Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said on Wednesday. PNC Fin...
May 10, 2023
Analysis-Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin shakes up election with talk of return
By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Adored by millions and reviled by many, Thai billionaire ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has towered over his country's turbulent p...
May 10, 2023
Intel, Boston Consulting Group team to sell AI to corporate customers
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Intel Corp and Boston Consulting Group on Wednesday said they are working together to sell generative artificial intelligence tools to big businesses. Generative AI is th...
May 10, 2023
Occidental to favor buybacks over funding direct air capture plants
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) -Occidental Petroleum Corp on Wednesday said it will distribute any excess cash from high oil prices to shareholders instead of funding direct air capture (DAC) plan...
May 10, 2023
Argentina’s agriculture to recover slowly despite El Niño -grains exchange
BUENOS AIRES - The El Nio weather phenomenon is unlikely to bring heavy rains to Argentina's agricultural area before September, the Buenos Aires grains exchange said on Wednesday, meaning the drought...
May 10, 2023
