Some 40% of Japanese firms see fundraising impact from BOJ tweak: Reuters poll
By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) – About 40% of Japanese firms expect the central bank’s recent policy adjustment to have…
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Paramount drops plans to sell BET Media stake – WSJ
(Reuters) -Paramount Global dropped its plans to sell a majority stake in BET Media Group, which includes the VH1 and…
Colombia’s Grupo Aval posts 75% fall in profit as bank margins fall
(Reuters) – Colombian financial conglomerate Grupo Aval reported a 75.4% year-over-year fall in net profit in the second quarter, according…
Biden touts Inflation Reduction Act on first anniversary
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S President Joe Biden on Wednesday used the first anniversary of…
BRICS nations to meet in South Africa seeking to blunt Western dominance
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – BRICS leaders meet in South Africa next week to discuss how to turn a…
Panama Canal extends transit restrictions through Sept. 2
By Elida Moreno and Marianna Parraga PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday notified shippers it is…
Synopsys names insider Ghazi as CEO, forecasts stronger fourth quarter
By Jaspreet Singh and Max A. Cherney (Reuters) – Chip design software company Synopsys on Wednesday named 25-year-veteran Sassine Ghazi…
US appeals court backs abortion pill restrictions; Supreme Court appeal planned
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Access to the abortion pill mifepristone must be restricted, a U.S. appeals court ruled on…
Explainer-How new abortion pill restrictions could affect US patients
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Access to the abortion pill mifepristone must be restricted, a U.S. appeals court ruled on…
Fitch downgrades Ecuador’s foreign currency rating deeper into junk
(Reuters) – Global ratings agency Fitch downgraded Ecuador deeper into junk territory on Wednesday, citing financing risks arising from a…