Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer-Costs of nickel and cobalt used in electric vehicle batteries
By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) - Rising sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and a scramble along the supply chain to secure materials have propelled prices of battery ingredients nickel, cobalt and li...
Feb 03, 2022
Death toll in Argentina from contaminated cocaine rises to 20
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - At least 20 people have died in Argentina after consuming cocaine suspected of containing a poisonous substance and almost 50 other individuals have been h...
Feb 03, 2022
U.S. service sector slows in January; input prices remain elevated – ISM survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A measure of U.S. services industry activity dropped to an 11-month low in January as a resurgence in COVID-19 infections hurt demand at high contact businesses and kept workers...
Feb 03, 2022
Austria’s upper house set to approve COVID vaccine mandate
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's upper house of parliament on Thursday began debating a bill to make coronavirus vaccines compulsory for adults and was widely expected to pass it, bringing the European Un...
Feb 03, 2022
Analysis-Fearing Fed error, investors track less obvious parts of yield curve
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors seeking to gauge the impact of the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate-hiking plans are keeping an eye on less closely watched corners of the U.S. Treasuries...
Feb 03, 2022
Tennis-Berrettini left out of Italy’s Davis Cup squad to face Slovakia
ROME (Reuters) - World number six Matteo Berrettini has been left out of Italy's Davis Cup team for next month's qualifying tie against Slovakia due to a "shared decision" with captain Filippo Volandr...
Feb 03, 2022
Carlsberg looks beyond beer for growth in new strategy
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Danish brewer Carlsberg said on Thursday it would look for growth beyond its core beer market over the next five years to focus on categories like cider, seltzers and alcohol fre...
Feb 03, 2022
Play by Brexit rules or face consequences, German official warns Britain
BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain should respect post-Brexit trade rules or else face consequences, a German official said on Thursday as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was "crazy" to have chec...
Feb 03, 2022
Italy’s Mattarella sworn in as president for second term
ROME (Reuters) - Sergio Mattarella took office for a second term as Italy's president on Thursday when he was sworn in before a joint session of both houses of parliament. The reappointment of Mattare...
Feb 03, 2022
Electric car transition puts over 70,000 jobs at risk in Italy, unions and lobby say
MILAN (Reuters) - The transition to electric vehicles will put around 73,000 jobs at risk in Italy, metal workers' unions and a lobby group said on Thursday, calling on the government to start discuss...
Feb 03, 2022
