By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Global trading volumes return to more normal levels on Tuesday as U.S. and UK markets re-open after their one-day holidays, with optimism over a U.S. debt ceiling agreement set to support risk assets and lift bond yields and…
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Global trading volumes return to more normal levels on Tuesday as U.S. and UK markets re-open after their one-day holidays, with optimism over a U.S. debt ceiling agreement set to support risk assets and lift bond yields and…
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s federal government and the Quebec province will each provide about C$150 million ($112 million) for a General Motors-POSCO Chemical battery materials facility that is expected create about 200 jobs in the country, the Canadian industry ministry said on Monday. The U.S. carmaker and South Korea’s POSCO outlined their plan last year…
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A court in El Salvador sentenced former President Mauricio Funes and his justice minister to more than a decade behind bars for their ties to criminal groups and failure to comply with duties, the attorney general’s office said on Monday. Funes was sentenced to 14 years and his…
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) -Air Canada’s pilots have ended a decade-long contract framework, opening the door to “full bargaining this summer,” their union leadership said on Monday in a note to members seen by Reuters. Air Canada pilots have previously said they are pressing for “historic” gains to narrow the earnings gap with higher-paid…
By Curtis Williams (Reuters) -The Trinidad and Tobago government accepted bid recommendations for six of eight onshore oil and gas exploration blocks, people close to the matter said on Sunday, setting the stage for awards to be disclosed as soon as this week. The Caribbean nation has pushed to expand exploration to counter declines in…
By Eric Martyn and Kanishka Singh HALIFAX (Reuters) – A wildfire in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax led to mandatory evacuation orders for thousands of homes, and officials said residents will not be not allowed to return until advised by municipal authorities. Halifax Mayor Mike Savage said the evacuations impacted about 18,000 people. The…
By Daren Butler and Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan and supporters on Monday revelled in an election victory lengthening his rule into a third decade while Turkey’s opposition, which once counted on winning, braced for “difficult days” against an increasingly autocratic government. His rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu said it was “the most unfair…
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Air Canada’s pilots have agreed to end a decade-long contract framework, opening the door to “full bargaining this summer,” the union representing the carrier’s aviators said on Monday in a note to members seen by Reuters. Air Canada’s pilots have previously said they are pressing for “historic” gains by narrowing the pay…
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices edged higher in choppy trading on Monday, as markets weighed a tentative U.S. debt ceiling deal that would avert a default by the world’s top oil consumer against further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes that could curb energy demand. Brent crude futures settled up 12 cents, or…
