Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK house prices jump by most since 2004 as tax break extended
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices jumped by 2.1% in April, their biggest monthly rise in more than 17 years, after finance minister Rishi Sunak unexpectedly extended a tax break...
Apr 30, 2021
Barclays Q1 profit more than doubles as bad loans shrink
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays reported first quarter profits more than doubled, despite not releasing cash set aside to cover bad loans from the COVID-19 pandemic as its British peers had done. Barclays...
Apr 30, 2021
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Mumbai runs out of vaccines as India hits another record All vaccination centres in India's financial capital of Mumbai were s...
Apr 30, 2021
Factbox: Some of the world’s worst stampedes
(Reuters) - At least 44 people were crushed to death at an overcrowded religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said, in what they called a stampede. Here is a list of some of the worst ...
Apr 30, 2021
Exclusive-Bundesbank expects chip bottlenecks in German industry to worsen in Q2
By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - The chip supply bottlenecks in German industry will likely worsen in the second quarter and lead to an overall weaker recovery of Europe's largest economy this y...
Apr 30, 2021
Hungary to ease virus curbs on enough vaccine supply for applicants
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday said new easing measures announced earlier would take effect on Saturday as the vaccination rate surpasses 40% for people with at l...
Apr 30, 2021
Sabadell Q1 net profit beats forecasts as UK unit TSB returns to profit
By Jess Aguado MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Banco Sabadell said on Friday its British unit TSB swung back to a profit in the first quarter after speeding up a cost-cutting plan, however the group's bott...
Apr 30, 2021
Half of Myanmar’s population risks falling into poverty by 2022: UNDP
(Reuters) - The dual impacts of the pandemic and Myanmar's political crisis triggered by a military coup could result in nearly half the population, or as many as 25 million people, dropping into pove...
Apr 30, 2021
French economy grows 0.4% in Q1, beats expectations
PARIS (Reuters) - The French economy grew more than expected in the first quarter, as consumer spending and business investment held up despite coronavirus curbs, official data showed on Friday. The e...
Apr 30, 2021
Swiss Re swings to Q1 net profit, better than expected
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Swiss Re swung to a net profit in the first three months of the year in figures that were better than expected, as it recovers from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the re...
Apr 30, 2021
