Austria vaccine mandate to take effect, but few emulating it
VIENNA (AP) — Austria is about to become the first country in Europe to require most adults to get vaccinated…
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European Stocks Falter; Bond Yields Rise After ECB ‘pivot’
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – European stock indexes faltered on Friday, despite strong Amazon earnings, while a sell-off in…
Global Tech Stocks Stage Tentative Recovery After Meta Rout
By Julien Ponthus (Reuters) – Tech stocks staged a tentative rebound across financial markets on Friday as stellar results from…
Stoltenberg to become Norway’s next central bank governor
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will become Norway’s next central bank governor, officials said Friday. Stoltenberg’s tenure…
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka appeals to expats to send money
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka celebrated its Independence Day on Friday with an appeal by the president to…
France’s Sanofi Still Sees COVID-19 Phase 3 Trial Completed In Q1
By Gwladys Fouche PARIS (Reuters) – French drugmaker Sanofi said it still expected its COVID-19 vaccine to complete phase 3…
Facebook-owner Meta Says It Will Pay New $2 Million UK Fine
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator said on Friday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 1.5 million pounds ($2 million) over…
Evergrande To Push Ahead With Sale Of Hong Kong Land After Receiver Appointment-source
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China Evergrande Group will continue with efforts to sell a plot of undeveloped land in Hong…
Atos’ M&A Prospects Hang In The Balance Of French Government
(Corrects 13th paragraph of Feb 3 article to say Elie Girard departed, not that he was ousted) By Mathieu Rosemain…
Marketmind: Troubles Come In Threes…or More
A look at the day ahead in markets from Sujata Rao. Misfortunes don’t come singly, so the idiom goes, and…