Author Archives: Syndicated Content
AstraZeneca hopes to settle EU legal dispute in coming weeks – exec
LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca hopes to settle a legal dispute with the European Union over COVID-19 vaccine deliveries in the coming weeks, a senior executive said on Thursday, potentially ending a r...
Jul 29, 2021
Japan’s daily COVID-19 cases exceed 10,000 for first time – Nippon TV
TOKYO (Reuters) - Newly reported daily COVID-19 cases in Japan exceeded 10,000 for the first time, Nippon Television reported on Thursday, after the Tokyo metropolitan government reported a record-hig...
Jul 29, 2021
Westpac economist says Australia central bank should lift bond purchases immediately
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank should immediately boost its bond purchase programme from A$5 billion per week to A$6 billion, Westpac chief economist Bill Evans said, in order to cushion ...
Jul 29, 2021
Probe into Beirut blast stalls again, leaving families fuming one year on
By Maha El Dahan BEIRUT (Reuters) - Ibrahim Hoteit lost his younger brother, Tharwat, in the huge explosion that ripped through the port of Beirut last August. He went around hospitals collecting body...
Jul 29, 2021
UK mortgage lending saw record surge before tax deadline – Bank of England
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British mortgage lending surged by a record amount in June as home-buyers rushed to take advantage of a tax break before it was scaled back, Bank of England data...
Jul 29, 2021
UK consumer spending edges up in week to July 22 – card data
LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer spending on credit and debit cards in Britain rose 2 percentage points in the week to July 22 from the week before, according to data published by the country's statistics ...
Jul 29, 2021
Earnings cheer lifts European stocks to new highs
By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) - European stocks hit record highs on Thursday as strong earnings from commodity majors, Airbus and a clutch of other companies set an upbeat tone, with fading concerns abo...
Jul 29, 2021
AstraZeneca CEO: COVID-19 vaccine may still have a role in U.S
LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca still plans to seek approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in the United States even though the process is taking longer than expected, because it may still be used there in ...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-From Peckham to Tokyo, Whyte flying flag for BMX-mad family
By Martyn Herman TOKYO (Reuters) - When Kye Whyte pressed his front wheel against the starting gate before launching down the ramp at Ariake Urban Park in Tokyo on Thursday it was landmark moment for ...
Jul 29, 2021
Inditex founder family office Pontegadea posts 2020 profit fall
MADRID (Reuters) - The family office of Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega, founder and main shareholder of fashion group Inditex, posted net profit of 666 million euros in 2020, down 62.5% from 1.778...
Jul 29, 2021
