Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy’s birth crisis is shrinking school classes, minister says
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy's school population will shrink by one million in the coming decade because of the plunging birth rate and continuing brain drain, the education minister said o...
May 11, 2023
PacWest says has $15 billion of immediately available liquidity
(Reuters) - PacWest Bancorp has $15 billion of immediately available liquidity and enough resources to fund its cash flow needs over the next 12 months, it said on Thursday, but shares were down 7% in...
May 11, 2023
Tapestry lifts profit forecast on higher prices, Coach bag demand
(Reuters) -Tapestry Inc raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday, betting that price increases and strong demand for its Coach handbags would help cushion a slowdown in luxury purchases in the Un...
May 11, 2023
Kremlin: U.S. transfer of confiscated funds to Ukraine will backfire
(Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday criticised a decision by the United States to transfer to Ukraine the confiscated assets of conservative Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeyev, saying it was ill...
May 11, 2023
Slump in China bank loans, prices raise more worries about recovery, adds pressure on central bank
By Qiaoyi Li and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -New Chinese bank loans tumbled far more sharply than expected in April, adding to worries that the economy's post-pandemic recovery is losing steam and pu...
May 11, 2023
Swedish greenhouse gas emissions dip 3% in 2022
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish emissions of greenhouse gases fell 3% in 2022 compared to 2021, preliminary statistics showed on Thursday, with decreases for car transportation and the manufacturing and...
May 11, 2023
Putin could speak with Erdogan about Black Sea grain deal – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin could speak with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan at short notice if needed regarding the extension of the Ukraine Black Sea grain deal, the Kremli...
May 11, 2023
Exclusive-Pakistan point-of-sale payments slump nearly 50% after protest violence
By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Point-of-sale transactions routed through Pakistan's main digital payments system fell by nearly 50% the day after former Prime Minister Imran Khan's arre...
May 11, 2023
Factbox-Parties contesting Thailand’s election
By Chayut Setboonsarng (Reuters) - Thailand goes to the polls on Sunday to elect 500 members for its House of Representatives. Below are the major parties vying for seats and the chance to form a gove...
May 11, 2023
Russia’s Wagner boss Prigozhin: Ukrainian offensive has started around Bakhmut flanks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The founder of Russia's Wagner Group mercenary force Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Thursday that Ukrainian units had begun their counterattack, and were approaching Bakhmut from the fla...
May 11, 2023
