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Russian regulator says mobile operator MTS breached anti-monopoly laws
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's competition watchdog on Wednesday said leading telecoms company MTS violated anti-monopoly legislation in raising the price of some mobile tariff plans well above inflation....
Oct 12, 2022
Dutch prosecutors to pursue pollution case against Shell-Exxon gas venture
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch prosecutors said on Wednesday they will pursue a pollution case against NAM, a joint venture of Shell and ExxonMobil that operates gas fields in the Netherlands. The prosecu...
Oct 12, 2022
TSX set to snap four-day losing streak, U.S. data in focus
(Reuters) - Futures for Canada's resource-heavy main stock index rose on Wednesday as commodity prices climbed, while investors awaited U.S. economic data that could boost the chances of more big inte...
Oct 12, 2022
Parasite could cut Ivory Coast cotton output by up to 40% in 2022
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - A parasite known as "jasside" could reduce Ivory Coast's cotton out by between 30% and 40% this year, the head of the cotton and cashew council Adama Coulibaly told Reuters on Wedn...
Oct 12, 2022
Italy’s MPS scrambles to secure share issue commitments
By Valentina Za and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) -Monte dei Paschi di Siena was racing on Wednesday to get commitments from investors for its 2.5 billion euro ($2.4 billion) share issue so it can se...
Oct 12, 2022
U.S. mortgage interest rates rise to highest level since 2006
(Reuters) - The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan rose to its highest level since 2006 as the housing sector continued to bear the brunt of tightening financial conditions, data...
Oct 12, 2022
China’s BYD wins five-star European safety rating for electric SUV
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - BYD on Wednesday received a coveted five-star Euro NCAP safety rating for its electric ATTO 3 crossover SUV, the latest Chinese carmaker to receive top marks as it see...
Oct 12, 2022
Swiss govt to track corporate ownership in bid to curb money laundering
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government plans to create a central registry to track who actually owns legal entities in a move to fight money-laundering via shell companies, it said on Wednesday. The ...
Oct 12, 2022
India’s Wipro Q2 profit misses estimate
BENGALURU (Reuters) -India's Wipro Ltd on Wednesday reported a weaker-than-expected second quarter profit hit by higher employee-related expenses. The Bengaluru-based company also forecast its revenue...
Oct 12, 2022
Japan Industrial Partners-led group looking to buy Toshiba for $19 billion -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - The consortium of Japanese firms led by Japan Industrial Partners is looking to buy Toshiba Corp for 2.8 trillion yen ($19.13 billion), Kyodo reported on Wednesday. The group, which ...
Oct 12, 2022
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