Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ifo economist says virus, bottlenecks hit German economy
BERLIN (Reuters) - German retailers are suffering from the impact of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, half of manufacturers are expecting price increases and industry export expectations hav...
Dec 17, 2021
India central bank’s push towards card security likely to hit merchants, lenders – industry sources
By Nupur Anand and Sankalp Phartiyal MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India's plans to move towards card tokenisation is likely to hit a wide range of companies from major e-commerce firms and f...
Dec 17, 2021
Despite criticism from professors, WMU board approves pay raise and merit bonus for university president
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has given a raise and a big bonus to President Edward Montgomery, despite overwhelming opposition from faculty unio...
Dec 17, 2021
German business morale dips for sixth consecutive month
(Corrects Ifo president's name in paragraph 3, corrects slug, repeats to additional clients) BERLIN (Reuters) -German business morale declined for a sixth month as Europe's largest economy feels the e...
Dec 17, 2021
Ethiopia conflict marked by violations on all sides, mass arrests – U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - All sides in the deepening conflict in Ethiopia's northern region are committing "severe human rights violations", the United Nations said on Friday, calling for them to pull back f...
Dec 17, 2021
Investors file shareholder proposal for Amazon tax disclosures-PIRC
LONDON (Reuters) - Greater Manchester Pension Fund and the Oblate International Pastoral (OIP) Investment Trust have filed a shareholder proposal at Amazon, calling on it to disclose global tax practi...
Dec 17, 2021
French luxury glassmaker Baccarat names new CEO
PARIS (Reuters) - French luxury glassmaker Baccarat said on Friday it had named Margareth (Maggie) Henriquez as its new chief executive, effective April 1. Henriquez will replace Herve Martin who has ...
Dec 17, 2021
South Korea presidential candidate apologises over wife’s inaccurate resume
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's leading opposition presidential candidate apologised on Friday over inaccuracies on his wife's resume when she applied for teaching jobs years ago, amid...
Dec 17, 2021
Exclusive-China asks Germany’s Continental to cut out Lithuania – sources
By Andrius Sytas and John O'Donnell VILNIUS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Continental, the German car tyres and parts maker, has been urged by China to stop using parts made in Lithuania, two people familiar ...
Dec 17, 2021
China govt land sales down for fifth month amid cash crunch
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government's revenue from land sales fell for a fifth straight month in November as a liquidity crunch engulfed the country's most indebted developers amid persistent m...
Dec 17, 2021
