Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Public accounting oversight board sanctions KPMG’s ex-vice chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has sanctioned KPMG LLP's former vice chair of audit "for failure reasonably to supervise," the organization said in a statement on...
Apr 05, 2022
In heated exchange, US defense chief defends Ukraine response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended America's response to the war in Ukraine on Tuesday during a heated exchange with a Republican lawmaker who accused the Pentagon of ...
Apr 05, 2022
Peru PM says lockdown could spread beyond capital to curb fuel protests
By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's prime minister said on Tuesday that a mandatory lockdown in Lima aimed to curb violent protests over surging fuel and fertilizer prices could also be put i...
Apr 05, 2022
Scotiabank CEO criticizes government bank tax, misses AGM due to COVID
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia Chief Executive Officer Brian Porter criticised the Canadian government's proposed bank tax in prepared remarks to shareholders on Tuesday...
Apr 05, 2022
Ukraine’s ombudswoman says up to 300 bodies may be in Bucha mass grave
(Reuters) - Ukrainian human rights ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova said on Tuesday between 150 and 300 bodies may be in a mass grave by a church in the town of Bucha, where Ukraine accuses Russian troop...
Apr 05, 2022
Spain to launch financial consumers’ protection authority
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is planning a consumer protection authority which aims to ensure banks and other financial institutions meet obligations towards customers, responding to complaints of unfair ...
Apr 05, 2022
Balloon tank parked outside U.N. to protest Ukraine, other bombings
GENEVA (Reuters) - A life-sized tank made out of colourful balloons was parked outside the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday to protest the bombing and shelling of civilians in ...
Apr 05, 2022
French court annuls license granted to Musk’s Starlink
PARIS (Reuters) - France's highest administrative court on Tuesday revoked a decision to grant two frequency bands to Elon Musk's satellite internet company Starlink, saying the country's telecoms reg...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. SEC sues over bogus $13.8 billion Textron takeover bid
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday sued the former head of a now-defunct British company for making a fraudulent bid to buy U.S. aerospace and defens...
Apr 05, 2022
Exclusive-Big online firms face 0.1% supervisory fee under new EU rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Major online platforms face a fee up to 0.1% of annual net income to cover the costs of monitoring compliance with new European Union rules requiring them to do mor...
Apr 05, 2022
