Exclusive – Treasury Wants To Stir Up U.S. Alcohol Market To Help Smaller Players
By Andrea Shalal and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday flagged concerns about consolidation in…
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Evergrande Aims To Deliver 600,000 Apartments In 2022, Says No Fire Sales
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China Evergrande Group needs to clear its debt by fully restoring construction and sales activities and not…
As case counts fall, WHO chief warns “COVID isn’t finished”
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization insisted Wednesday that “COVID isn’t finished with us,” appealing for…
SoftBank Says No Stake Sale Plans Linked To Alibaba U.S. Filing
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp said on Wednesday there was no link between Alibaba registering…
Asian shares mostly higher after Wall Street tech rally
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday as investors tried to gauge U.S. inflation, tensions between Russia and Ukraine…
ABN Amro Shares Down As Share Buyback Underwhelms
By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -ABN Amro shares fell 4% on Wednesday morning, even though the Dutch bank reported…
Sweden ends COVID-19 testing as pandemic restrictions lifted
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has halted wide-scale testing for COVID-19 even among people showing symptoms of an infection, putting an…
Oil Prices Fall On Profit-taking, Despite API Data Surprise
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped for a third session on Wednesday on profit taking due to…
Smurfit Kappa Sees Further Price Rises After Record Earnings
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Smurfit Kappa expects to increase prices further this year to recover high costs after a mix of…
Ukraine projects calm over Russia fears despite US rhetoric
ADIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — In the trenches of eastern Ukraine, across the lines from some of the 100,000 Russian troops…