Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada’s inflation beat boosts chances for 75-bp rate hike
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate slowed slightly but exceeded forecasts in September, while underlying price pressures proved sticky, official data showed on Wednesday...
Oct 19, 2022
U.S. housing starts fall in September; building permits rise
(Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in September, led by a 13.1% decline in multi-unit projects, according to Census Bureau data released on Wednesday. Housing starts dropped 8.1% to...
Oct 19, 2022
Germany to spend 6.3 billion euros on push for electric car charging points
By Markus Wacket and Ilona Wissenbach BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German government approved a plan on Wednesday to spend 6.3 billion euros ($6.1 billion) over three years to rapidly scale up the...
Oct 19, 2022
Investor Elliott has taken stake in Germany’s Fresenius -Bloomberg
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Elliott Investment Management has taken a stake in Fresenius SE, seeking to potentially break up the diversified healthcare company, Bloomberg cited people familiar with the matt...
Oct 19, 2022
Putin restricts movement in and out of regions near Ukraine
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on Wednesday restricting movement in and out of eight regions adjoining Ukraine. The measures apply to the southern regions of Krasnodar, B...
Oct 19, 2022
Hamas leaders meet Assad in Damascus to ‘turn the page’
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad met a delegation from Hamas on Wednesday, with the Sunni Palestinian Islamist faction saying the meeting could help "turn the page" after shunnin...
Oct 19, 2022
Moderna says Omicron booster response stays high through 3 months
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine booster targeting the BA.1 subvariant of Omicron generated a strong immune response against that variant, with antibody levels staying hi...
Oct 19, 2022
Drought forces Kenya’s Maasai to sell starving cattle for a pittance
By Edwin Waita ILBISIL, Kenya (Reuters) - Cows too weak to stand, with sores on their hides from lying on the ground and ribcages protruding from their sides -- such is the painful sight faced by Keny...
Oct 19, 2022
Brazil’s Nubank to introduce cryptocurrency as part of rewards program
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Nubank on Wednesday announced plans to release its own cryptocurrency as part of a new customer rewards program. Warren Buffett-backed Nubank said in a statement the Nuc...
Oct 19, 2022
Putin raises Russian war footing, declares martial law in occupied Ukraine regions
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he was introducing martial law in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine that Moscow last month claimed as its own territory but...
Oct 19, 2022
