Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed seen ending rate hikes by March as inflation slows
(Reuters) - The U.S. central bank is seen delivering two more quarter-point interest-rate increases before ending its current round of rate hikes in March, after a government report showed inflation c...
Jan 27, 2023
China calls Washington a ‘bully’ at WTO trade disputes meeting
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -China strongly criticised the United States at a World Trade Organization meeting on Friday, calling Washington a "unilateral bully" and a "rule breaker" in the latest ...
Jan 27, 2023
French sugar maker Tereos appeals against river spill fine
PARIS (Reuters) - French sugar and ethanol maker Tereos has launched an appeal against a 9.5 million euro ($10.3 million) fine for the 2020 pollution of a river that flows from France to Belgium, the ...
Jan 27, 2023
Salesforce appoints new board directors amid activist investor pressure
(Reuters) - Salesforce Inc on Friday named three new board directors, including the chief of hedge fund ValueAct Capital, amid pressure from activist investors for better cost control and a management...
Jan 27, 2023
J&J says blood cancer drug improves progression-free survival in patients
(Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson said on Friday an interim analysis showed its drug Carvykti met the main goal of improving progression-free survival in patients with a type of blood cancer in a late-stag...
Jan 27, 2023
U.S. consumer spending posts second straight monthly decline; inflation cooling
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer spending fell for a second straight month in December, putting the economy on a lower growth path heading into 2023, while inflation continued to ...
Jan 27, 2023
Israeli justice reforms spark tech investor flight fears
By Steven Scheer and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Barak Eilam, a former Israeli intelligence officer who now heads cloud-based software provider NICE, says he has never had problems selling Isra...
Jan 27, 2023
Analysis-Why Biden pushes an assault weapons ban despite the political odds
By Jeff Mason and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flags are lowered, sorrowful statements are issued, pleas to lawmakers are made, again. In the wake of two mass shootings in California this week...
Jan 27, 2023
Exclusive-EU may pay more for Pfizer COVID shots in return for lower volume
By Maggie Fick (Reuters) - Brussels is discussing with Pfizer and BioNTech the possibility of reducing the up to 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses the EU has committed to buy this year in return for ...
Jan 27, 2023
Intel’s ‘historic collapse’ triggers selloff in chip stocks
By Aditya Soni (Reuters) - Five of the biggest U.S. chipmakers were set to erase nearly $15 billion in market value on Friday after Intel Corp stumped Wall Street with dismal earnings projections, fan...
Jan 27, 2023
