Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COSCO Shipping suspends services in Ukraine
BEIJING (Reuters) - The container shipping arm of China's COSCO Shipping said on Friday that it will stop accepting new bookings for cargoes to and from Ukraine, the latest shipping group to take such...
Feb 25, 2022
China’s Dalian commodity exchange raises intraday transaction fees for some futures contracts
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Dalian Commodity Exchange said on Friday that it would raise intraday transaction fees for some contracts of soybean, soyoil, palm oil, coking coal and coke futures, accord...
Feb 25, 2022
Never Knowingly Undersold no more, UK’s John Lewis drops 96-year old price pledge
By James Davey and Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) - British department store retailer John Lewis will this summer abandon the "Never Knowingly Undersold" price pledge it has maintained since 1925, it...
Feb 25, 2022
Hungary opens humanitarian corridor for third-country citizens fleeing Ukraine
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will open a humanitarian corridor for citizens from third-party countries like Iran or India fleeing Ukraine, letting them in without visa and taking them to the nearest a...
Feb 25, 2022
Table Tennis-World team championships in Chengdu delayed to end September
(Reuters) - This year's World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu, China has been pushed back to the end of September from its April dates due the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the...
Feb 25, 2022
German health minister says pandemic not over
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany does not have leeway to ease COVID-19 restrictions more quickly, and Germans should not think that the pandemic is over as the number of new daily infections is still very h...
Feb 25, 2022
Lending to euro zone households grows at fastest rate since late 2008
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Growth in bank loans to euro zone households accelerated again last month, growing at the fastest pace since late 2008, European Central Bank data showed on Friday. "Annual growt...
Feb 25, 2022
European shares stabilise after Ukraine-driven rout
By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) - Europe's main stocks index bounced off 9-month lows on Friday following a late rally on Wall Street as investors hunted for bargains after a bruising sell-off this week a...
Feb 25, 2022
London Stock Exchange suspends VTB Capital’s membership
LONDON (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange said on Friday it has suspended VTB Capital's membership following Britain's sanctions in retaliation for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The suspension mean...
Feb 25, 2022
Italian banks’ govt bond holdings rise in January – ECB
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian lenders increased their domestic government bond holdings in January, European Central Bank data showed on Friday. Their portfolio rose to 419.62 billion euros ($468.84 billi...
Feb 25, 2022
