By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar hovered around multi-week lows against the euro and sterling on Wednesday, after unexpectedly soft U.S. inflation data cemented the view that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates later in the day. China’s yuan sagged to its weakest in over six months after the central bank cut…
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – As a new European Union zero-tolerance deforestation law looms, several major investors told Reuters they are concerned about their exposure to the issue, with some saying they could quit consumer goods makers with “risky” supply chains. The EU agreed in December a new rule to prevent companies from selling…
(Reuters) – Vodafone and CK Hutchison unveiled the merger of their British operations, creating the country’s largest mobile operator. Hutchison will own 49% and Vodafone 51% of the combined group, which will be led by current Vodafone UK boss Ahmed Essam. Here are some details on UK operations of both the companies: CUSTOMERS Vodafone had…
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) -The Vegas Golden Knights hit the ultimate National Hockey League jackpot on Tuesday by crushing the visiting Florida Panthers 9-3 to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in the expansion franchise’s six-year history. With the victory, the Western Conference’s top-seeded Golden Knights closed out the best-of-seven championship series 4-1,…
By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Climate activists on Wednesday targeted two of the globe’s biggest banks – Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan – for their fossil fuel investment policies with separate protests in Germany’s financial capital, Frankfurt. Greenpeace activists scaled Deutsche Bank’s headquarters shortly after dawn and strung up a large yellow banner to protest…
By Martin Coulter and Hakan Ersen (Reuters) -Hundreds of social media moderators in Germany – who remove harmful content from platforms such as Facebook and TikTok – are calling on lawmakers to improve their working conditions, citing tough targets and mental health issues. Cengiz Haksöz, who has worked as a content moderator at outsourcer TELUS…
By Martin Coulter and Hakan Ersen (Reuters) -Hundreds of social media moderators in Germany – who remove harmful content from platforms such as Facebook and TikTok – are calling on lawmakers to improve their working conditions, citing tough targets and mental health issues. Cengiz Haksöz, who has worked as a content moderator at outsourcer TELUS…
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese police arrested an 18-year-old soldier on Wednesday after he shot and killed two instructors and injured a third at a military firing range in central Japan, the country’s defence ministry said. The incident at about 9 a.m (24:00 GMT) in Gifu City was the first such fatal shooting at a Ground Self…
By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank has added three senior dealmakers to its team of bankers advising other financial institutions, such as insurance companies and lenders, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday and confirmed by a company spokesperson. It has hired Marie-Soazic Geffroy as global co-head of its Financial…
By Daniel Leussink TOYOTA CITY, Japan (Reuters) – Toyota shareholders rejected a resolution urging greater disclosure of its climate lobbying on Wednesday, voting down the first investor proposal to come before the automaker’s annual general meeting in almost two decades. Investors also backed all 10 members of the board, including Chairman Akio Toyoda, despite concerns…
