Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Crypto firm Blockchain.com raises $300 million, valued at $5.2 billion
LONDON (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency firm Blockchain.com said on Wednesday it had raised $300 million in its latest funding round at a valuation of $5.2 billion. The round was led by DST Global, Lightspe...
Mar 24, 2021
VW’s Skoda to invest 2.5 billion euros in new technologies over next five years
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech carmaker Skoda Auto, part of the Volkswagen Group, said on Wednesday it would invest around 2.5 billion euros over the next five years on future technologies, with more than h...
Mar 24, 2021
Japan urges support for fire-hit Renesas as global chip woes deepen
By Tim Kelly and Joyce Lee TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan has called on equipment makers to help one of its biggest chipmakers restore production, the latest government move aimed at easing a semicondu...
Mar 24, 2021
German cabinet approves extra budget with record new borrowing
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved on Wednesday a debt-financed supplementary budget of 60 billion euros ($71 billion) which will lift annual new borrowing to a record high...
Mar 24, 2021
Papua New Guinea records 351 new COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea recorded 351 new coronavirus cases and two deaths on Tuesday, as 8,000 vaccines arrived from Australia to assist health workers in overburdened hospitals. The Pacif...
Mar 24, 2021
Google signs deals with Italian publishers for content on News Showcase
ROME (Reuters) - Google signed on Monday a license deal with various Italian publishers to offer news content through News Showcase, a new platform which makes news available on Google's news website,...
Mar 24, 2021
UK companies see orders boom on hopes of lockdown end – PMI
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - A rush of new orders in anticipation of an easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions prompted a much stronger rebound for British companies than expected in March, a bu...
Mar 24, 2021
Former Italian PM Berlusconi in hospital since Monday: sources
ROME (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been in hospital since Monday and will not be able to attend any public events in the near future, two sources said on Wednesday. I...
Mar 24, 2021
Leonardo postpones DRS IPO, shares fall
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian defence and aerospace group Leonardo postponed the initial public offering (IPO) of its U.S. electronics unit DRS sending its shares in Milan down more than 10%. Leonardo, wh...
Mar 24, 2021
Column: Central banks left flat-footed by flexible Fed – Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - This time it is probably different - or at least for monetary policymakers and markets trying to track them. Fuzzier Federal Reserve targets are creating a fog for oth...
Mar 24, 2021
