Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Czechs in talks to get German tanks as they send theirs to Ukraine
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic is in talks with Germany on the supply of tanks that would allow the Czechs to send more of their Soviet-era tanks to Ukraine, Defence Minister Jana Cernochova sa...
May 12, 2022
Germany’s Thyssenkrupp, Japan’s NSK mull automotive JV
BERLIN (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp and Japan's NSK are considering forming an automotive joint venture, the German conglomerate said on Thursday, as it continues to explore new ownership models for its k...
May 12, 2022
UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in March, grows 0.8% in Q1
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's economy shrank by 0.1% in March but expanded by 0.8% for the first quarter of 2022 as a whole, official figures showed on Thursday in what is likely to have been a high poi...
May 12, 2022
South Africa court bars some ArcelorMittal workers from strike – union
(Reuters) - South Africa's labour court has ordered workers at ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd's steel plants, blast furnaces and coke batteries to be excluded from an ongoing job boycott, after the co...
May 12, 2022
Basketball-Sydney Kings end 17-year title drought in front of record crowd
SYDNEY (Reuters) - There was no room for sentiment in Australia's National Basketball League finals as the Sydney Kings swept the best-of-five game series against the Tasmania JackJumpers to snatch th...
May 12, 2022
NHL roundup: Carter Verhaeghe (5 points) leads Panthers’ rally
Carter Verhaeghe scored twice -- including the go-ahead tally in the third period -- and added three primary assists as the Florida Panthers rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Washington ...
May 12, 2022
SoftBank posts record $26 billion Vision Fund loss
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -SoftBank Group Corp reported on Thursday a record loss of $26.2 billion at its Vision Fund unit as the value of its tech portfolio slid. The loss was in stark contrast t...
May 12, 2022
Bottler Coca-Cola HBC mulls other options for Russian business
(Reuters) - Soft drinks bottler Coca-Cola HBC AG said on Thursday it will evaluate all options for its Russian operations and have a smaller presence in the country, focussing on local brands. The bot...
May 12, 2022
Apple supplier Foxconn’s Q1 profit up 5%, in line with market view
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Apple Inc supplier Foxconn reported a largely in line 5% rise in first-quarter profit as chip shortages, supply chain issues and slow spending for ele...
May 12, 2022
Tennis-Wawrinka relishes ‘special’ challenge against Djokovic in Rome
(Reuters) - Three-times major champion Stan Wawrinka said that playing Novak Djokovic is always special but added that he may not quite be ready to face a player of the world number one's quality foll...
May 12, 2022
