Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-U.S. banks in Russia by the numbers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major U.S. banks have started announcing plans to wind down operations in Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine and retaliatory sanctions. On Thursday, Goldman Sachs Group...
Mar 10, 2022
Insurer AIA launches $10-billion buyback as new business value rises 22%
(Reuters) - AIA Group Ltd on Friday launched a $10 billion share buyback plan and declared a higher final dividend as new business value jumped 22% in 2021, boosted by strong growth across markets, es...
Mar 10, 2022
Tennis-Nadal says stronger penalties needed to curb player outbursts
By Rory Carroll INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (Reuters) - Tennis players lashing out at umpires is hurting the sport and stiffer penalties need to be imposed to discourage it from happening, Rafa Nadal told re...
Mar 10, 2022
Americans consider fewer nights out as rising gasoline prices bite -Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers plan to cut spending on restaurant meals and movies if gasoline prices keep rising as Russia's invasion of Ukraine rattles the globa...
Mar 10, 2022
Two young American women rescued from Yemen’s Houthis in U.S.-Saudi operation -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and the United States mounted a joint operation in January to rescue two young American women who were held captive by the Iran-backed Houthi movement in the Yemeni...
Mar 10, 2022
North Korea’s Kim orders expansion of ICBM launch site -state media report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for expanding its site for launching intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) into an "ultramodern advanced base" in order to become a s...
Mar 10, 2022
BOC Aviation says sanctions deadline to end Russian leases is ‘unrealistic’
By Jamie Freed (Reuters) - Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation Ltd believes a deadline giving lessors just over two weeks left to end contracts with Russian carriers due to sanctions over its invasion of Ukr...
Mar 10, 2022
Barclays names Ihsan Essaid co-head of global M&A – memo
(Reuters) - Barclays appointed Ihsan Essaid as co-head of its global mergers and acquisitions business, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday. Essaid is a veteran of about three decades in t...
Mar 10, 2022
Rivian shares tumble as supply-chain woes cut production outlook in half
By Akash Sriram and Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Rivian Automotive Inc warned on Thursday that supply-chain issues could cut its planned production in half in 2022 to 25,000 vehicles, sending shares of th...
Mar 10, 2022
South American nations push to exclude fertilizer from Russia sanctions
By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Six South American nations are proposing the exclusion of fertilizer from sanctions on Russia, a major world producer whose invasion of Ukraine has disrupted su...
Mar 10, 2022
