M&T Bank Corp beats profit estimates as interest income doubles

(Reuters) – M&T Bank Corp beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Monday, as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rapid rate hikes to tame high inflation boosted the lender’s interest income. U.S. banking heavyweights have also reaped windfalls from higher interest payments in the first quarter, brushing off a crisis prompted by the collapse of…

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Agnellis’ Exor eyes further healthcare investment for expansion

By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) -Exor the holding company of Italy’s Agnelli family, will seek further opportunities to expand in healthcare after investing almost one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the industry last year, CEO John Elkann said on Monday. After completing the sale of its reinsurer PartnerRE, Exor has around 6.5 billion euros in…

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Malaysia to review $3.9 billion settlement deal with Goldman Sachs – PM Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The Malaysian government is re-evaluating a $3.9 billion settlement deal reached between the previous administration and U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs over the 1MDB financial scandal, state news agency Bernama reported on Monday. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday a government taskforce looking into 1MDB issues was scrutinising the 2020…

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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ ends Broadway run after 35 years

By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) – Musical “The Phantom of the Opera” ended a record-breaking 35-year Broadway run on Sunday when, amid predictions that the show would one day return, teary-eyed cast members took a final bow alongside its original stars. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber dedicated the final Broadway performance to his son Nicholas,…

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Banking stability worries go behind closed doors at IMF-World Bank meetings

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just a month after the biggest banking crisis in more than a decade, the world’s top economic and financial policymakers gathered in Washington and said surprisingly little about financial system stability – at least publicly. With financial markets calmed by strong policy actions to stem the…

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Volkswagen to partner on Indonesia EV battery ecosystem -minister

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Volkswagen will build an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem in Indonesia and will partner with miner Vale, Ford and China’s battery minerals producer Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, the Southeast Asian country’s investment minister said. Automakers are courting Indonesia for its raw materials used in producing EV batteries, which account for about 40% of…

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Netflix back up after outage during ‘Love is Blind’ livestream

(Reuters) -Streaming platform Netflix Inc’s services were restored after a brief outage late on Sunday during a live stream of the dating reality show, “Love is Blind”. The platform, which is looking to break into live television, apologized for the slip-up on Sunday after thousands complained on social media about issues watching the show. “We’re…

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