Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Goldman Sachs profit nearly doubles on trading surge
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc reported a 94% rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday that swept past estimates, driven by strength in its bond trading business and lower provisions for credit loss...
Oct 14, 2020
Carrot-and-stick approach to Turkey failing, EU envoys say
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's latest strategy to defuse tensions with Turkey is unravelling, two weeks after it was sealed, raising the risk of conflict in the Eastern Medi...
Oct 14, 2020
PM Johnson defends his COVID plan, dismisses national lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended his plan to reduce growing rates of COVID-19 cases, dismissing opposition calls for another national lockdown by saying his regional ap...
Oct 14, 2020
IEA says refining throughput set for quarterly rise
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) - Global refining throughput will increase in the last quarter of the year by more than 2 million barrels per day (bpd), the International Energy Agency (IEA)...
Oct 14, 2020
Airline ANA to receive $3.8 billion from banks: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese airline operator ANA Holdings Inc is set to receive 400 billion yen ($3.8 billion) in subordinated loans from multiple banks as the company grapples with a slump in air trav...
Oct 14, 2020
EU extends until March 27 waiver of rule that airlines use slots
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will extend until March 27 a waiver of the requirement that airlines use 80% of their take-off and landing slots, to help an industry still suffering during the...
Oct 14, 2020
Macy’s names retail consulting exec Adrian Mitchell as CFO
(Reuters) - Macy's Inc said on Wednesday Adrian Mitchell, a managing director at Boston Consulting Group, will take over as the department store operator's chief financial officer in November. Mitchel...
Oct 14, 2020
Nicotine vapes more effective than gum and patches for quitters, review finds
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Vapes containing nicotine are more effective in helping people quit smoking than patches or gum, and safer than cigarettes, although more evidence is needed on their...
Oct 14, 2020
Senator Warren slams Disney for layoffs, executives’ salaries
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren slammed Walt Disney Co's move to lay off 28,000 workers while making shareholder payouts in the years leading up to the COVID-19 ...
Oct 14, 2020
Mexican president’s anti-corruption drive buffeted by scandals
By Diego Or MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Three months after taking charge of a new office created by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to compensate Mexicans for years of public sector embezzlement, it...
Oct 14, 2020
