Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Grant Thornton fined $3.2 million over Patisserie Valerie audit
(Reuters) -Britain's accounting watchdog said on Monday it was sanctioning accounting firm Grant Thornton and one of its partners David Newstead over their audit of Patisserie Valerie, the cafe chain ...
Sep 27, 2021
United Utilities sees higher profit as office water usage rebounds
(Reuters) -Britain's United Utilities said on Monday it expects higher first-half profit and revenue as workplace water consumption improves after the easing of pandemic curbs, while household demand ...
Sep 27, 2021
Saudi PIF buys 25% stake in Emaar The Economic City
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, has completed the acquisition of a 25% stake in Emaar The Economic City (EEC), it said on Monday. EEC, linked ...
Sep 27, 2021
Aldi UK to invest $1.8 billion to accelerate growth
LONDON (Reuters) -The British and Irish arm of German discount supermarket group Aldi said on Monday it would invest 1.3 billion pounds ($1.78 billion) over the next two years to open 100 new stores, ...
Sep 27, 2021
Morrisons-CD&R shareholder vote set for Oct. 19
LONDON (Reuters) -Shareholders in British supermarket group Morrisons will get to vote on the $10 billion takeover offer from U.S. private equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) on October 19, i...
Sep 27, 2021
Kuroda vows to keep BOJ’s focus on COVID-19 response amid weak inflation
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan would continue to focus on cushioning the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic, given lingering uncertainty over the outlook and subdued infl...
Sep 27, 2021
China’s Geely starts making commercial satellites
BEIJING (Reuters) - Automaker Geely said on Monday it is making commercial satellites at its factory in the eastern Chinese city of Taizhou. Geely is building low-orbit satellites to meet demand for h...
Sep 27, 2021
Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes Crete, Greece – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Crete, Greece on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake had a depth of 2 km (1.24 miles), EMSC said. (Reportin...
Sep 27, 2021
Russia, Vietnam reach agreement on Sputnik V supplies -RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Direct Investment Fund and Vietnamese T&T group have reached an agreement on Sputnik-V vaccine supplies to Hanoi, the RIA news agency reported on Monday, citing Vietname...
Sep 27, 2021
Thailand to further ease coronavirus restrictions
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will further ease its coronavirus restrictions later this week, the country's COVID-19 task force said on Monday. From Oct. 1, some more businesses, which include spas and...
Sep 27, 2021
