ZAHONY, Hungary (AP) — The violin was so beloved by Myroslava Sherbina it was the one item she took as she fled Ukraine, along with the clothes she wore. But the instrument has remained silent since the start of Russia’s invasion of her country. “I didn’t want to play so I could hear the sirens…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Moderna signed a memorandum of understanding with Kenya’s government on Monday for the drugmaker’s first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Africa, the company said. The goal is to produce up to 500 million doses of vaccines a year for the African continent, Moderna said in a statement. The focus is on…
(Repeats to delete repeated text in 7th paragraph) By Katanga Johnson and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to propose its landmark climate risk rule as early as next Wednesday, said two people familiar with the agency’s planning. One of the people, who spoke anonymously about private agency plans,…
By Lawrence White and Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil and other commodities prices soared while global shares sank on Monday as the risk of a U.S. and European ban on Russian crude imports threatened supply chains and heaped further inflationary pressure on economies worldwide. Brent, the international benchmark, briefly hit more than…
By David Henry and Saikat Chatterjee NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar reversed almost all of its earlier gains while the euro found itself on a steadier footing on Monday as oil prices retreated from highs reached as the United States and Europe considered banning Russian crude. The dollar index was last up less…
(Reuters) – Citigroup Inc said on Monday its unit Citi Commercial Bank (CCB) will hire 900 staffers, including 400 commercial bankers, over the next three years in a bid to fast-track its growth. The U.S. lender said that along with launching in new markets and expanding its digital capabilities, the Commercial Bank is looking to…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Alphabet Inc’s attempt to nix a lawsuit by shareholders accusing the Google parent company of fraudulently concealing a security glitch that left private user data exposed. The justices left in place a lower court’s ruling that revived the lawsuit brought over the 2018…
(Reuters) -Intel Corp said on Monday its self-driving car unit, Mobileye, has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering in the United States. The company did not give more details about the offering, which could value the Israeli unit at more than $50 billion, a source previously told Reuters. Intel Chief Executive Officer Pat…
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc raised its outlook for first-quarter core profit on Monday, as its ridehailing business was recovering faster than expected on the back of a surge in airport rides and an increase in the number of offices being reopened. The company also said customers continued to order food at a high rate…
LONDON (AP) — Leading Russian banks are looking into using a Chinese payment rival after Visa and Mastercard suspended operations, while all the big global accounting firms said they would pull out of Russia in the latest corporate fallout over the invasion of Ukraine. Ernst & Young and Deloitte cut ties Monday with their operations…
