Author Archives: Syndicated Content
West Virginia threatens to bar big banks, Blackrock over perceived fossil fuel boycotts
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six of the nation's largest financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase, BlackRock Inc, and Wells Fargo, may no longer be allowed to do business with the ...
Jun 14, 2022
Leonardo set to benefit from Polish military helicopter order
MILAN (Reuters) - Poland plans to buy several AW149 military helicopters, which are built by the Italian company Leonardo, the Polish defence ministry wrote on Twitter. In a note, Banca Akros brokerag...
Jun 14, 2022
Toyota heads into AGM under pressure from pension funds over climate
By David Dolan TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp heads into its annual general meeting on Wednesday under fire from New York City and Danish pension funds over its commitment to battery vehicles and...
Jun 14, 2022
Sabiha Gokcen operator seeks relief from Turkey in airport contract
By Ceyda Caglayan and Ebru Tuncay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The operator of Istanbul's second-largest airport Sabiha Gokcen is seeking relief from its current contract after the pandemic hit and is close t...
Jun 14, 2022
Russia to restrict budget data in response to Western sanctions
(Reuters) - Russia will start restricting public access to some government data in an attempt to protect the country from additional sanctions, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. In a statement, th...
Jun 14, 2022
Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 account for 21% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) - The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up about 8.3% and 13.3% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of June 11, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Jun 14, 2022
U.S. oil lobby pushes Biden to roll back fossil fuel curbs
(Reuters) - The American Petroleum Institute, the top U.S. oil lobby organization, on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden's administration to lift a slew of restrictions on fossil fuel development to he...
Jun 14, 2022
Google outlines infrastructure investment in Brazil, announces new office
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google Cloud announced on Tuesday it has invested 1.6 billion reais ($312.65 million) in technical infrastructure since 2017 in Brazil, as well as the opening of a...
Jun 14, 2022
Sanctions-hit Kremlin to stage annual ‘Russian Davos’ bereft of financial elite
(Reuters) - Russia for years hosted world leaders and business titans at its annual economic forum in St Petersburg, but the "Russian Davos" will see little of the global financial elite this time aro...
Jun 14, 2022
Gun control bill could be ready in coming days for U.S. Senate debate-Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiators on a Senate gun control bill could finish writing the text of the legislation soon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday, as he added that he would t...
Jun 14, 2022
