(In April 29 story, fixes typographical error in reporting credits) By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange […]
Swiss Re swings to Q1 net profit, despite COVID death claims
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Swiss Re swung to a net profit in the first three months of the year in figures […]
Tax cut drives biggest jump in UK house prices since 2004
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices jumped by 2.1% in April, their biggest monthly rise in more than […]
UBS seeking to boost stake in China JV, CEO tells newspaper
ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS wants to boost its stake in its securities joint venture in China, Chief Executive Ralph Hamers […]
Analysis: Europe’s Green Revolution? Italy’s spending plans raise doubts
By Gavin Jones and Stephen Jewkes ROME (Reuters) – The European Union is billing its 750-billion-euro pandemic Recovery Fund as […]
EU’s Vestager to hold news conference, Apple in focus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager will hold a news conference at 11:00 GMT, the European Commission said […]
Singapore adds 23 charges against founder of oil trader Hin Leong
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -A Singapore prosecutor filed 23 additional forgery-related charges on Friday against Lim Oon Kuin, the […]
Exclusive-Bundesbank expects chip bottlenecks in German industry to worsen in Q2
By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) – The chip supply bottlenecks in German industry will likely worsen in the second quarter […]
BNP Paribas beats quarterly expectations as equity trading rebounds
PARIS (Reuters) -France’s BNP Paribas on Friday reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit, helped by lower provisions for pandemic-related bad loans […]
French group Safran maintains forecasts as quarterly sales fall 38%
PARIS (Reuters) – French aero engine and equipment maker Safran reported on Friday a 38% drop in first-quarter revenues but […]