(Reuters) – Canada’s second-biggest oil producer Suncor Energy has told employees it plans to cut 1,500 jobs this year, two sources confirmed to Reuters on Friday, in one of the first big moves by its new CEO. In a staff memo announcing the layoffs, Suncor also told employees it was seeking C$400 million ($297.64 million)…
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday it had dismissed 42 pending enforcement cases after discovering enforcement staff had improper access to materials meant for commission officials ruling on those cases. The decision comes after the SEC concluded a lengthy review of a matter first raised in April…
(Reuters) -The United States’ “AAA” credit rating will remain on negative watch, despite a debt limit agreement that will allow the government to meet its obligations, Fitch Ratings said on Friday. The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation backed by President Joe Biden that lifts the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, following months of…
By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s central bank has sold the dollar at 645 naira at its latest auction, results showed on Friday, lower than 465 naira where the currency is trading on the official secondary market. Nigeria operates multiple exchange rates, which the central bank has used to manage demand, mask pressure on…
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina has signed a deal to renew its currency swap line with China and double the amount it can access to near $10 billion, the South American country’s central bank said in a statement on Friday, a boost to its dwindling foreign currency reserves. The bank said that the…
(Reuters) – Fort Bragg, the U.S. Army base in North Carolina that is among the world’s largest military installations, was formally renamed Fort Liberty on Friday, part of a broader effort to rechristen bases named for Confederate officers. Last year, a commission created by Congress recommended new names for nine bases that honored Confederate officers,…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto expressed his opposition on Friday to the creation of a common currency, stating that in the era of digitalization it is unnecessary to have a shared currency for its purported benefits. “That is a very old idea that solves a problem that doesn’t exist anymore,”…
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -While a U.S. default on its debt has been averted, the possibility of another credit rating downgrade remains, as 11th-hour debt ceiling negotiations have become an almost regular feature in recent U.S. history. The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation backed by President Joe Biden that lifts the…
By Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States does not need more nuclear weapons to deter the combined forces of Russia and China because of its advanced military capabilities, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday. Sullivan also said Washington will abide by the limits on strategic nuclear weapons…
(Reuters) – French company Orpea, hit by allegations of malpractice at its care homes and a sharp drop in valuation, said on Friday it made a drawdown of 200 million euros ($214.24 million) from new financing by its main banking partners. Orpea said it will use the funds to finance and refinance corporate purposes of…
