Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Julius Baer reports 23.4% H1 net profit rise
ZURICH (Reuters) - Julius Baer on Wednesday posted a 23.4% rise in half-year net profit to 606.0 million Swiss francs ($657.9 million), as strong markets and continued client inflows helped the Zurich...
Jul 21, 2021
ASML second-quarter net profit jumps 38% on strong demand for computer chips
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - ASML, one of the biggest suppliers to semiconductor companies worldwide, reported on Wednesday a 38% jump in second-quarter net income to 1.038 billion euros ($1.22 billion), as ...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-New Zealand banking on Clareburt to end quarter-century drought
By Martin Petty TOKYO (Reuters) - New Zealander Lewis Clareburt was not even born when compatriot Danyon Loader won two swimming gold medals in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. That was the last time a New ...
Jul 21, 2021
SAP lifts outlook as cloud push gains traction in Q2
BERLIN (Reuters) - German business software group SAP raised its outlook for the second time this year as a strategic push to help customers shift their IT operations to the cloud gained traction in t...
Jul 21, 2021
Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily editor in chief-media
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested the former executive editor-in-chief of the now-closed pro-democracy Apple Daily tabloid on Wednesday, local media reported, the latest arrest in a nati...
Jul 21, 2021
India’s 3,998 new COVID-19 deaths are its highest in a month
(Reuters) - India reported on Wednesday 42,015 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, while daily deaths jumped to 3,998, their highest since June 12, health ministry data showed. India's ta...
Jul 21, 2021
U.S., Japan, South Korea send clear message to N.Korea – U.S. diplomat
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States, Japan and South Korea are sending a clear message with their coordination on policy towards North Korea, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, d...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Beijing 2022 winter Games will need spectators-IOC
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Beijing winter Olympics, which start in less than 200 days, will need spectators to be successful, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, the day the Tokyo Games ...
Jul 21, 2021
NBA-Bucks’ Antetokounmpo named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
(Reuters) - Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player after leading his team to a 4-2 series victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. In the cha...
Jul 21, 2021
Catalent plans $100 million expansion at vaccine plant in Italy
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - Catalent Inc plans a $100 million expansion of its plant in Agnani, Italy, where the contract drug manufacturer is currently filling millions of vials of COVID-19 vaccines...
Jul 21, 2021
