Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Egypt passes law expanding right to sack civil servants suspected of links to terrorism: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's parliament on Monday approved legal amendments expanding the government's ability to sack civil servants with suspected links to terrorist groups without prior disciplinary a...
Jul 12, 2021
SoftBank-backed VTEX eyes over $3 billion valuation in U.S. IPO
(Reuters) -Brazil's VTEX, a digital commerce platform backed by SoftBank Group Corp, said on Monday it was targeting a valuation of up to $3.2 billion in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO). The co...
Jul 12, 2021
Euskaltel’s board recommends accepting Masmovil’s takeover bid
MADRID (Reuters) - The board of Spanish telecom operator Euskaltel recommended its shareholders accept Masmovil's 1.99 billion euro ($1.18 billion) takeover bid on Monday, saying it was fair from a fi...
Jul 12, 2021
Italian COVID-19 vaccine shows strong immune response in mid-stage trial
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's hopes of producing its own COVID-19 vaccine were given a boost on Monday when local biotech firm ReiThera said its vaccine candidate showed a strong immune response and no ma...
Jul 12, 2021
Big banks brace as British forex class action seeks go-ahead
By Kirstin Ridley and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - A specialist London court will decide whether a long-awaited multi-billion pound class action against some of the world's biggest banks over alleg...
Jul 12, 2021
One dead, several injured during Italy Euro 2020 celebrations
ROME (Reuters) - One person died and several were injured during sometimes wild celebrations in Italy after its soccer team's triumph over England in Sunday's Euro 2020 final. A 22-year-old man died i...
Jul 12, 2021
Blank-check firm ACE Convergence, Achronix scrap $2 billion merger
(Reuters) - Achronix Semiconductor Corp and blank-check firm ACE Convergence Acquisition Corp said on Monday they had agreed to terminate their $2.1 billion merger announced in January. The deal was s...
Jul 12, 2021
Italy basks in soccer glory, hopes it will help heal national wounds
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - After 18 months of pandemic hell, Italy revelled in some soccer heaven on Monday after its national team brought back the Euro cup for the first time since 1968 fol...
Jul 12, 2021
Cryptocurrency trading volumes slump 40% in June, data shows
LONDON (Reuters) - Trading volumes at major cryptocurrency exchanges fell by more than 40% in June, research showed on Monday, with a regulatory crackdown in China and lower volatility among the facto...
Jul 12, 2021
Yellen urges EU to back global tax deal, keep fiscal support
By David Lawder BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged European Union countries on Monday to sign on to a global deal to revamp corporate taxation, keep fiscal support through ...
Jul 12, 2021
