Author Archives: Syndicated Content
LVMH eying metaverse, but focus on “real products”, says CEO
PARIS (Reuters) -Bernard Arnault, the head of luxury giant LVMH said on Thursday his business empire was eying expanding into the digital "metaverse", but stressed that the company still wants to sell...
Apr 21, 2022
Carrefour shares fall as retailer’s French Q1 sales disappoint
PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in Carrefour fell nearly 4% on Thursday after Europe's largest food retailer reported first-quarter sales that showed a lacklustre performance in its core French market, oversh...
Apr 21, 2022
Russian cenbank eyes rate cut, warns of structural economic changes
(Reuters) - The Russian central bank will consider cutting the key interest rate from 17% at upcoming board meetings, Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Thursday, flagging economic challenges that Rus...
Apr 21, 2022
Mayor of Ukraine’s Kharkiv says city is under intense bombardment
(Reuters) - Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv was under intense bombardment on Thursday, its mayor Ihor Terekhov said. "Huge blasts, the Russian Federation is furiously bombing the city," Terekhov...
Apr 21, 2022
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal steel plant inside the port city of Mariupol, where thousands of Ukrainian defenders...
Apr 21, 2022
Biden to unveil new U.S. drug addiction and overdose strategy
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will unveil a new strategy for dealing with drug addiction and overdoses on Thursday that aims to expand access to medications for o...
Apr 21, 2022
Johnny Depp to face cross-examination in defamation case against ex-wife
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - Actor Johnny Depp will face questioning from attorneys for ex-wife and actress Amber Heard on Thursday after the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star accused her of making fals...
Apr 21, 2022
U.S. to grant $6.4 billion funding for projects to reduce carbon emissions
By Valerie Volcovici and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday it would award $6.4 billion over five years to states to fund projects to reduce gr...
Apr 21, 2022
Euro zone March inflation revised slightly down, still at record
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation in March was marginally lower than earlier reported, the EU's statistics office said on Thursday, but still at record highs because of a surge in the cost of e...
Apr 21, 2022
Russian central bank chief says looking at adjusting forex controls
(Reuters) - Russia is looking at adjustments to its forex controls to avoid situations where the rouble exchange deviates on a shadow market from official levels, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiulli...
Apr 21, 2022
