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Euro slides as war in Ukraine stokes inflationary shock
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The euro tumbled to a fresh 22-month low on the dollar and hit multi-year troughs on the yen, Swiss franc and sterling as war in Ukraine drove up commodity price...
Mar 06, 2022
GameStop chair Ryan Cohen takes stake in Bed Bath & Beyond, pushes for change – WSJ
(Reuters) -Ryan Cohen, co-founder of online pet products retailer Chewy Inc, has a large stake in Bed Bath & Beyond Inc and is pushing the housewares retailer to streamline strategy and explore strate...
Mar 06, 2022
ECB to wait until Q4 to raise rates despite rampant inflation: Reuters poll
By Swathi Nair and Jonathan Cable BENGALURU/LONDON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will wait until the last months of this year for its first interest rate rise in over a decade, with fewer econ...
Mar 06, 2022
U.S., Venezuela discuss easing of sanctions, make little progress -sources
By Marianna Parraga, Vivian Sequera, Matt Spetalnick and Diego Or CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Venezuelan officials discussed the possibility of easing oil sanctions on Venezuela but made s...
Mar 06, 2022
Netflix, KPMG, PwC, AMEX sever ties with Russia
By Akriti Sharma (Reuters) - Netflix, a global streaming entertainment service, top accounting firms KPMG and PwC and financial services firm American Express on Sunday cut ties with Russia as that co...
Mar 06, 2022
Oil surges 10% in Asia, euro on the ropes
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Oil prices soared more than 10% in hectic trading on Monday as the risk of a U.S. and European ban on Russian product and delays in Iranian talks triggered what was sh...
Mar 06, 2022
Factbox-Harsh words, tough action: how companies have rebuffed Russia
(Reuters) - Corporate actions to censure Russia after its invasion of Ukraine vary widely and include some measures required by law and some voluntary, with comments ranging from harsh condemnations t...
Mar 06, 2022
Accounting firms KPMG and PwC to exit Russia
(Reuters) - Two of the Big Four accounting firms KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) on Sunday said they will no longer have a member firm in Russia due to the country's invasion of Ukraine. The...
Mar 06, 2022
Japan Inc feels the heat over Russia ties as rivals shun Moscow
By Yuka Obayashi, Maki Shiraki and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese firms are under deepening pressure over their ties to Russia and are scrambling to assess their operations, company and...
Mar 06, 2022
Bolshoi Theatre’s chief conductor quits after pressure to condemn Ukraine invasion
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Tugan Sokhiev, the chief conductor at Moscow's prestigious Bolshoi Theatre, announced on Sunday he was quitting his job after coming under pressure to condemn the Russian invasion o...
Mar 06, 2022
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