Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Decline and near fall of Italy’s Monte dei Paschi, the world’s oldest bank
MILAN (Reuters) - An appeals court on Friday acquitted all 13 defendants, as well as Deutsche Bank and Nomura, over derivative deals that prosecutors alleged helped Monte dei Paschi di Siena hide loss...
May 06, 2022
War rumours bewilder Moldova’s pro-Russian separatist enclave
By Peter Graff RYBNITSA, Transdniestria, Moldova (Reuters) - "Of course we're afraid," said pensioner Galina Martalog, walking across a long bridge over the Dniestr River to her home in Transdniestria...
May 06, 2022
U.S. DOJ says two mayors in Puerto Rico arrested and charged with taking bribes
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The mayors of two municipalities in Puerto Rico were arrested on public corruption charges, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday, confirming an earlier m...
May 06, 2022
Jefferies says CEO Handler’s Instagram account hacked
(Reuters) - Investment bank Jefferies Financial Group Inc said on Friday the Instagram account of its Chief Executive Officer Rich Handler had been hacked. "Any stories related to discounted sales of ...
May 06, 2022
Explosion hits hotel in downtown Havana – Cuban state media
HAVANA (Reuters) -A strong explosion hit a hotel in downtown Havana on Friday, Cuban state media said, and a Reuters witness saw smoke and flames coming from the building. Photos from Granma, the Cuba...
May 06, 2022
Factbox-Russia’s May 9 Victory Day celebrations
LONDON (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will lead celebrations on May 9 marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia's vast firepower while his ...
May 06, 2022
McColl’s sinks into administration after Morrisons deal snubbed
By James Davey and Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -Struggling British convenience store chain McColl's collapsed into administration on Friday, putting 16,000 jobs at risk after its lenders rejected a res...
May 06, 2022
No place to hide: Dollar’s surge cuts across markets
By Saikat Chatterjee and Sujata Rao LONDON (Reuters) - "Our currency, your problem," were the words of a former U.S. Treasury secretary in 1971 to other finance ministers aghast at the dollar's surge....
May 06, 2022
Belgian brewer starts global roll-out of Ukraine beer for relief effort
By Clement Rossignol and Christian Levaux LEUVEN, Belgium (Reuters) - The world's largest brewer launched production of a popular Ukrainian beer in Belgium on Friday and said all profits made from its...
May 06, 2022
Cycling-Van der Poel sprints to victory to win first stage of Giro d’Italia
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Fenix won the first stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, beating Biniam Girmay on the final sprint to claim victory on the a 195-km flat ride from ...
May 06, 2022
