Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan regulator orders SMBC Nikko to halt block trading for 3 months
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's financial regulator on Friday ordered SMBC Nikko Securities to halt its block trade business for three months and to improve its compliance, as administrative penalties over ...
Oct 07, 2022
Soccer-Fan dies in Argentina, match abandoned as players forced off due to tear gas
(Reuters) - A soccer fan died in Argentina and the match between Gimnasia La Plata and Boca Juniors was abandoned on Thursday after tear gas fired by police outside the venue drifted into the stadium ...
Oct 07, 2022
Telenor sells stake in Norwegian broadband unit for $1 billion
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's Telenor on Friday said it had agreed to sell a 30% stake in its Norwegian fibre broadband unit for 10.8 billion crowns ($1.0 billion) to a consortium led by U.S. investment co...
Oct 07, 2022
Energy-saving in fashion, Valentino turns off lights early
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian brand Valentino has decided to switch off the lights in its shops earlier at night to save energy and give a signal of "environmental awareness", following in the footsteps o...
Oct 07, 2022
Analysis-Japan’s current account decay underscores yen’s weakened stature
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's current account surplus is likely to have deteriorated in August as the weak yen continues to inflate the cost of imports, casting doubt...
Oct 07, 2022
German retail sales dip more than forecast in August
BERLIN (Reuters) - German retail sales fell by a slightly more-than-forecast 1.3% in August compared to the previous month, data showed on Friday. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 1.1% dip in...
Oct 07, 2022
UK pub operator Wetherspoon’s annual loss narrows
(Adds dateline) (Reuters) -Britain's J D Wetherspoon annual loss narrowed compared with a year ago when sales were dented by COVID-19 lockdowns. The pub group, often referred to simply as "Spoons" by ...
Oct 07, 2022
UK house prices fall again as higher borrowing costs weigh-Halifax
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices fell for the second time in three months in September in month-on-month terms and rising borrowing costs are likely to exert "more significant downward pressure...
Oct 07, 2022
Pakistan says strongly contests ratings downgrade by Moody’s
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Friday it "strongly contests" a ratings downgrade by agency Moody's. "The rating action by Moody's was carried out unilaterally without prior consultatio...
Oct 07, 2022
German industrial output declines in August
BERLIN (Reuters) - German industrial production contracted in August, official data showed on Friday, as supply bottlenecks remain due to ongoing pandemic-related distortions and the war in Ukraine. I...
Oct 07, 2022
