Yellen Says U.S. Banks Likely To Pull Back Credit -CNN Interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said banks are likely to tighten lending further in the wake of…
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Chinese spy balloon’s solar panels could power sophisticated radar -Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by the U.S. in February carried solar panels that…
Zambia sent bondholders debt restructuring proposal, finance ministry says
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Zambia last week gave its bondholders a “concrete proposal”…
Eleven killed in Russian strike, Ukraine rescue teams sift through wreckage
By Kai Pfaffenbach SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian missiles hit residential buildings in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk on…
Peru’s GDP declines 0.63% in Feb, beats expectations
(Reuters) – Peru’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrunk 0.63% in February compared with the same month last year, the government’s…
Africa needs more help with climate change, debt and food crises
By Joe Bavier WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Africa is struggling with the triple shock of rising debt burdens, an ongoing food…
Sri Lanka’s Bondholders Send Debt Rework Proposal To Government -sources
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A committee of Sri Lanka’s international private creditors sent its first…
Angry Birds maker Rovio confirms talks with Sega over tender offer
(Reuters) – Rovio Entertainment, the company behind the mobile game Angry Birds, confirmed on Saturday that it is in talks…
France’s Macron signs contested pension law as unions plan more protests
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday signed into law a deeply unpopular bill to raise the state pension…
U.S., Vietnam say they hope to deepen ties as Blinken visits Hanoi
By Humeyra Pamuk HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday…