Author Archives: Syndicated Content
TSX futures rise as Barrick Gold profit beats
(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index was set for a positive start to the week on Monday after miner Barrick Gold Corp reported a quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates. Barrick posted higher ...
Aug 08, 2022
Ivory Coast cocoa farmers upbeat despite below-average rains
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Good soil moisture content in Ivory Coast's cocoa regions is helping pods develop well on trees, making for a strong start for the October-to-March main crop despite below-average ...
Aug 08, 2022
Ryanair to appeal against Hungary’s ‘baseless’ consumer protection fine
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Budget airline Ryanair said it would appeal to the courts after Hungary fined it for passing on the cost of a special business tax, worth 800 billion forints ($...
Aug 08, 2022
Factbox: Government measures to ease inflation pain
(Reuters) - Pandemic-related disruption to global supply chains and the knock-on effects of Russia's war in Ukraine are combining to push prices of energy, commodities and basic items higher. Below is...
Aug 08, 2022
Futures tick up after Wall St selloff on jobs data
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after last week's blockbuster jobs data soothed some fears about an economic slowdown, but investors remained cautious as it also added to expectati...
Aug 08, 2022
Companies in China distance themselves from Taiwan amid Pelosi backlash
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) - From a Chinese soy sauce maker to an Asia-focused asset manager, companies in China are rushing to distance themselves from geopolitical tensions over Taiwan fo...
Aug 08, 2022
Avalara to go private in $8.4 billion deal with Vista Equity
(Reuters) -Avalara Inc said on Monday it had agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners in a deal that values the automation software platform at $8.4 billion including debt. P...
Aug 08, 2022
Greek PM tells nation was unaware of phone tapping of opposition party leader
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated on Monday that he was unaware that Socialist Party (PASOK) leader Nikos Androulakis' phone had been tapped in 2021, seeking to dis...
Aug 08, 2022
Singapore-based crypto lender Hodlnaut suspends withdrawals
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hodlnaut, a Singapore-based crypto currency lender and borrower, has suspended withdrawals, swaps and deposits, the company said on Monday, the latest sign of stress in the crypto...
Aug 08, 2022
‘Storm is gathering’ – Singapore PM warns of risk of U.S.-China miscalculation
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday warned of the scope for miscalculations over tensions in the Taiwan Strait, which he said were unlikely to ease soon...
Aug 08, 2022
