Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Shipping industry faces ESG heat from lenders
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - Banks are demanding much stricter environmental criteria when financing shipping companies as investor pressure grows on the sector to accelerate going greener, acc...
Oct 19, 2021
FDA proposes over-the-counter hearing aids for Americans
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed creation of a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids to be sold directly to the millions of Americans in need of the ...
Oct 19, 2021
Germany’s RWE expects to invest $21 billion in Britain by 2030
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -RWE, Germany's largest power producer, said on Tuesday it expects its investment in green technologies and infrastructure in Britain to reach 15 billion pounds ($21 billion) by 20...
Oct 19, 2021
Portugal honours hero diplomat who saved thousands of Jews
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal paid tribute on Tuesday to former diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who defied the Salazar dictatorship to issue visas to tens of thousands of Jews an...
Oct 19, 2021
Bayer sees no guidance hit from hurricane, planting trends
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayer sees no impact on its full-year guidance from customers' changing planting habits or a five-week shutdown at its main glyphosate production site in Louisiana after Hurricane I...
Oct 19, 2021
Soccer-Lazio owner Lotito’s ban reduced to two months after appeal
ROME (Reuters) - Lazio president Claudio Lotito's ban for COVID-19 protocol violations was reduced to two months by the federal appeal court on Tuesday. The Serie A club's owner was appealing against ...
Oct 19, 2021
Oracle’s NetSuite adds banking features to its software; HSBC is first partner
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Oracle Corp's NetSuite on Tuesday said it will put automated banking features into its accounting software for businesses, with HSBC Holdings Plc as its first partner to ...
Oct 19, 2021
IAEA head expects news soon on when he may travel to Tehran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday he anticipates news soon on when he may travel to Iran, adding that he expects to go to Tehran before the agency'...
Oct 19, 2021
Israeli startup AIR unveils flying vehicle to be used ‘like cars’
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Israeli startup AIR on Tuesday unveiled its first "easy-to-operate" electric, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that it aims to sell directly to consumers ...
Oct 19, 2021
Former Goldman banker seeks $2 billion for buyout fund -source
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - GrowthCurve Capital, a private equity firm founded by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc executive Sumit Rajpal, is seeking to raise $2 billion for its inaugural buyout fund, ...
Oct 19, 2021
