Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian central bank puts brakes on sale of shares converted from GDRs
(Reuters) - Investors who buy the depositary receipts (GDRs) of Russian-companies that were traded on foreign exchanges in order to swap them into shares will be unable to sell the shares quickly, Rus...
Apr 27, 2022
Exclusive: After pandemic drop, Canada’s detention of immigrants rises again
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada is locking up more people in immigration detention without charge after the numbers fell during the pandemic, government data obtained by Reuters show...
Apr 27, 2022
Motor racing-Women’s W Series sees Miami as a springboard to growth
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One's 46-year wait for a woman driver is likely to continue for some years but next week's Miami Grand Prix could be a significant springboard for the all-fe...
Apr 27, 2022
Heineken set to invest $360 million in new brewery in Brazil
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Heineken NV's Brazilian arm is set to invest 1.8 billion reais ($360.73 million) in a new production facility in Minas Gerais state in southeast Brazil, the company said on Wedne...
Apr 27, 2022
Breyer hears last U.S. Supreme Court argument, with a tribute from Roberts
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Justice Stephen Breyer participated on Wednesday in the final scheduled oral argument of his 28-year career on the U.S. Supreme Court, hearin...
Apr 27, 2022
Boeing CEO knocks planemaker’s deal with Trump on Air Force One
By David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing said Wednesday it recorded a $660 million charge in its development of Air Force One as its chief executive questioned the...
Apr 27, 2022
York strips its duke, Prince Andrew, of ‘freedom of city’ honour
LONDON (Reuters) - The northern English city of York on Wednesday stripped Britain's Prince Andrew, who is the Duke of York, of the freedom of the city. Local councillors voted en masse to rescind the...
Apr 27, 2022
Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as an official currency
BANGUI (Reuters) - Central African Republic has adopted bitcoin as an official currency, the presidency said on Wednesday, becoming the first country in Africa and only the second in the world to do s...
Apr 27, 2022
James Murdoch, Uday Shankar lead $1.8 billion investment in India’s Viacom18
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An investment company set up by Rupert Murdoch's son James and former Disney India executive Uday Shankar said on Wednesday it will invest $1.8 billion in Reliance Industries' br...
Apr 27, 2022
Mexico to unveil inflation plan next week targeting lower food prices
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government next week will unveil a plan agreed with business groups to level prices nationwide for staples such as corn, beans, rice and milk in an effort to beat down...
Apr 27, 2022
